Leviticus 19:4 (LSB)

Passage

Do not turn to idols or make for yourselves molten gods; I am Yahweh your God.

Nearby Context

Leviticus 19:2 “Speak to all the congregation of the sons of Israel and say to them, ‘You shall be holy, for I, Yahweh your God, am holy.

Leviticus 19:3 Every one of you shall fear his mother and his father, and you shall keep My sabbaths; I am Yahweh your God.

Leviticus 19:4 Do not turn to idols or make for yourselves molten gods; I am Yahweh your God.

Leviticus 19:5 ‘Now when you offer a sacrifice of peace offerings to Yahweh, you shall offer it so that you may be accepted.

Leviticus 19:6 It shall be eaten the same day you offer it and the next day; but what remains until the third day shall be burned with fire.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "turn", "idols", "make", "yourselves", "molten", "gods", and "yahweh". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "turn" and "idols", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 3's "Every one of you shall fear his..." into verse 5's "Now when you offer a sacrifice of...", so "turn" and "idols" 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 "turn" and "idols" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.