1. Then God spoke all these words:
2. “I am the Lord your God. I brought you out of the land of Egypt where you were slaves.
3. “You must not have any other gods except me.
4. “You must not make for yourselves any idols. Don’t make something that looks like anything in the sky above or on the earth below or in the water below the land.
5. You must not worship or serve any idol. This is because I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God. A person may sin against me and hate me. I will punish his children, even his grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
6. But I will be very kind to thousands who love me and obey my commands.
7. “You must not use the name of the Lord your God thoughtlessly. The Lord will punish anyone who is guilty and misuses his name.