And Israel stript themselves of their ornaments, by the mount; or, as some read it, at a distance from the mount — Stand afar off, like the publican, Luke 18:13. God bid them lay aside their ornaments, and they did so; both to shew in general their deep mourning, and in particular to take a holy revenge upon themselves for giving their ear — rings to make the golden calf of.
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Exodus 33:6
6 And the children of Israel stripped themselves of their ornaments by the mount Horeb.