KJV ORIGINAL
For thou shalt worship no other god: for the LORD, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God:
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
You must not worship any other god, because the LORD's very name is Jealous—he is a jealous God.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
God is saying that He alone deserves worship and will not share that devotion with anyone or anything else.
📚 Historical Context
This verse comes from God's renewal of His covenant with Moses after the golden calf incident at Mount Sinai. The Israelites had just broken their commitment to God by worshiping an idol, so God was reestablishing the fundamental principle of exclusive worship. In the ancient world, people commonly worshiped multiple gods, but God was calling Israel to be radically different.
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