Leviticus 19:4 (GNV)

Passage

Ye shall not turne vnto idoles, nor make you molten gods: I am the Lord your God.

Nearby Context

Leviticus 19:2 Speake vnto all the Congregation of the children of Israel, and say vnto them, Ye shalbe holy, for I the Lord your God am holy.

Leviticus 19:3 Yee shall feare euery man his mother and his father, and shall keepe my Sabbaths: for I am the Lord your God.

Leviticus 19:4 Ye shall not turne vnto idoles, nor make you molten gods: I am the Lord your God.

Leviticus 19:5 And when yee shall offer a peace offering vnto the Lord, ye shall offer it freely.

Leviticus 19:6 It shall be eaten the day yee offer it, or on the morowe: and that which remaineth vntill the third day, shalbe burnt in the fire.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "shall", "turne", "vnto", "idoles", "make", "molten", "gods", and "lord". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "shall" and "turne", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 3's "Yee shall feare euery man his mother..." into verse 5's "And when yee shall offer a peace...", so "shall" and "turne" belong inside that flow. In Leviticus context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "shall" and "turne" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.