Psalms Chapter 106 verse 20 Holy Bible

ASV Psalms 106:20

Thus they changed their glory For the likeness of an ox that eateth grass.
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BBE Psalms 106:20

And their glory was changed into the image of an ox, whose food is grass.
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DARBY Psalms 106:20

And they changed their glory into the similitude of an ox that eateth grass.
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KJV Psalms 106:20

Thus they changed their glory into the similitude of an ox that eateth grass.
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WBT Psalms 106:20


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WEB Psalms 106:20

Thus they exchanged their glory For an image of a bull that eats grass.
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YLT Psalms 106:20

And change their Honour Into the form of an ox eating herbs.
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Pulpit Commentary

Pulpit CommentaryVerse 20. - Thus they changed their glory into the similitude of an ox that eateth grass; i.e. they exchanged the spiritual revelation of Jehovah, in all his glorious attributes, for a material emblem, which would naturally suggest low and unworthy thoughts of the supreme Being. So Schultz and Cheyne. The expression, "an ox that eateth grass," emphasizes the contempt of the writer for a people who could so act. He has, probably, in his thoughts not only the golden calf, but the Apis bulls of Egypt.

Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(20) Their glory--i.e., Jehovah, as shown by Jeremiah 2:11.Similitude.--This is also a Deuteronomic word (Deuteronomy 4:16; Deuteronomy 4:18), meaning originally "structure," from a root meaning "to build," and so "form," "model."