And all the people broke off the golden earrings which were in their ears, and brought them to Aaron. Treasury of Scripture Judges 17:3,4 And when he had restored the eleven hundred shekels of silver to his mother, his mother said... Isaiah 40:19,20 The workman melts a graven image, and the goldsmith spreads it over with gold, and casts silver chains... Isaiah 46:6 They lavish gold out of the bag, and weigh silver in the balance, and hire a goldsmith; and he makes it a god: they fall down, yes... Jeremiah 10:9 Silver spread into plates is brought from Tarshish, and gold from Uphaz, the work of the workman, and of the hands of the founder...
Context The Golden Calf
1And when the people saw that Moses delayed to come down out of the mount, the people gathered themselves together to Aaron, and said to him, Up, make us gods, which shall go before us; for as for this Moses, the man that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we know not what is become of him. 2And Aaron said to them, Break off the golden earrings, which are in the ears of your wives, of your sons, and of your daughters, and bring them to me. 3And all the people broke off the golden earrings which were in their ears, and brought them to Aaron. 4And he received them at their hand, and fashioned it with a engraving tool, after he had made it a molten calf: and they said, These be your gods, O Israel, which brought you up out of the land of Egypt. 5And when Aaron saw it, he built an altar before it; and Aaron made proclamation, and said, To morrow is a feast to the LORD. 6And they rose up early on the morrow, and offered burnt offerings, and brought peace offerings; and the people sat down to eat and to drink, and rose up to play. Parallel Verses American Standard Version
And all the people brake off the golden rings which were in their ears, and brought them unto Aaron.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And the people did what he had commanded, bringing the earrings to Aaron.
Darby Bible Translation
Then all the people broke off the golden rings that were in their ears, and brought them to Aaron.
King James Bible
And all the people brake off the golden earrings which were in their ears, and brought them unto Aaron.
Young's Literal Translation
and all the people themselves break off the rings of gold which are in their ears, and bring in unto Aaron,
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