For you must not worship ¹  any other god, ²  for the Lord, whose name ³  is Jealous, is a jealous God.

biblegateway Exo 34:14

—for you shall not worship any other god, for the LORD, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God—

You are to never bow down to another god because the LORD, being jealous by nature, is a jealous God.

(Never worship any other god, because the LORD is a God who does not tolerate rivals. In fact, he is known for not tolerating rivals.)

biblegateway Exo 34:14

Do not worship any other god, for the LORD, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God.

(for you shall worship no other god, for the LORD, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God),

bibleoremus Exo 34:14

(for you shall worship no other god, because the LORD, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God).

You are not to bow in worship to any other god, for the LORD's name is the Jealous God, and a jealous God he is.

biblegateway Exo 34:14

‘(for you shall worship no other god, for the LORD, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God),

For thou shalt worship no other god: for the LORD, whose name [is] Jealous, [is] a jealous God:

biblegateway Exo 34:14

For you must not worship ¹  any other god, ²  for the Lord, whose name ³  is Jealous, is a jealous God.

¹ tn Heb “bow down.”

² sn In Exod 20:3 it was “gods.”

³ sn Here, too, the emphasis on God’s being a jealous God is repeated (see Exod 20:5). The use of “name” here is to stress that this is his nature, his character.