Deuteronomy 4:17
Good News Translation
animal or bird,

New Revised Standard Version
the likeness of any animal that is on the earth, the likeness of any winged bird that flies in the air,

Contemporary English Version
animals, birds,

New American Bible
the form of any animal on the earth, the form of any bird that flies in the sky,

Douay-Rheims Bible
The similitude of any beasts, that are upon the earth, or of birds, that fly under heaven,

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

The similitude of any beasts, that are upon the earth, or of birds, that fly under heaven,

Deuteronomy 20:4 Because the Lord your God is in the midst of you, and will fight for you against your enemies, to deliver you from danger.

, the reason of which prohibition becomes self-evident, when the various objects of Egyptian idolatry are considered.

Romans 1:23 And they changed the glory of the incorruptible God into the likeness of the image of a corruptible man and of birds, and of fourfooted beasts and of creeping things.

Context
Warning Against Idolatry
16Lest perhaps being deceived you might make you a graven similitude, or image of male or female, 17The similitude of any beasts, that are upon the earth, or of birds, that fly under heaven,18Or of creeping things, that move on the earth, or of fishes, that abide in the waters under the earth:…
Cross References
Romans 1:23
And they changed the glory of the incorruptible God into the likeness of the image of a corruptible man and of birds, and of fourfooted beasts and of creeping things.

Deuteronomy 4:18
Or of creeping things, that move on the earth, or of fishes, that abide in the waters under the earth:

Deuteronomy 4:16
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