"And the children of Israel stripped themselves of their ornaments by the mount Horeb." — Exodus 33:6

Exodus 33:6 · KJV

“And the children of Israel stripped themselves of their ornaments by the mount Horeb.”

— Exodus 33:6

For the LORD had said unto Moses, Say unto the children of Israel, Ye {are} a stiffnecked people: I will come up into the midst of thee in a moment, and consume thee: therefore now put off thy ornaments from thee, that I may know what to do unto thee.

Verse 7

And Moses took the tabernacle, and pitched it without the camp, afar off from the camp, and called it the Tabernacle of the congregation. And it came to pass, {that} every one which sought the LORD went out unto the tabernacle of the congregation, which {was} without the camp.

Exodus 33 — Context

And when the people heard these evil tidings, they mourned: and no man did put on him his ornaments.

And the children of Israel stripped themselves of their ornaments by the mount Horeb.

And it came to pass, when Moses went out unto the tabernacle, {that} all the people rose up, and stood every man {at} his tent door, and looked after Moses, until he was gone into the tabernacle.

Cross References

Exodus 33:4

And when the people heard these evil tidings, they mourned: and no man did put on him his ornaments.

Exodus 32:3

And all the people brake off the golden earrings which {were} in their ears, and brought {them} unto Aaron.

Jeremiah 2:19

Thine own wickedness shall correct thee, and thy backslidings shall reprove thee: know therefore and see that {it is} an evil {thing} and bitter, that thou hast forsaken the LORD thy God, and that my fear {is} not in thee, saith the Lord GOD of hosts.