"Of a truth,ª LORD,ª the kingsª of Assyriaª have laid wasteª°¹ all¹ the nations,ª and their countries,ª ... And have castª°¹ their godsª into the fire:ª for¹ they¹ [were] no¹ gods,ª but¹¹ the workª of men'sª hands,ª woodª and stone:ª therefore they have destroyedª° them." {Isa 37:18-19} + "They helpedª° every oneª¹ his neighbour;ª and [every one] saidª° to his brother,ª Be of good courage.ª° ... So the carpenterª encouragedª°¹ the goldsmith,ª° [and] he that smoothethª° [with] the hammerª¹ him that smoteª° the anvil,ª saying,ª° It¹ [is] readyª for the sodering:ª and he fastenedª° it with nails,ª [that] it should not¹ be moved.ª°" {Isa 41:6-7} + "Who¹ hath formedª° a god,ª or moltenª° a graven imageª [that] is profitableª° for nothing?ª ... The smithªª with the tongsª both workethª° in the coals,ª and fashionethª° it with hammers,ª and workethª° it with the strengthª of his arms:ª yea,¹ he is hungry,²¹ and his strengthª faileth:ª he drinkethª° no¹ water,ª and is faint.ª°" {Isa 44:10-12} + "They lavishª° goldª out of the bag,ª¹ and weighª° silverª in the balance,ª [and] hireª° a goldsmith;ª° and he makethª° it a god:ª they fall down,ª° yea,¹ they worship.ª° ... They bearª° him upon¹ the shoulder,ª they carryª° him, and set¹ him in his place,²°¹ and he standeth;ª° from his placeª¹ shall he not¹ remove:ª° yea,¹ [one] shall cryª° unto¹ him, yet can he not¹ answer,ª° nor¹ saveª° him out of his trouble.ª¹" {Isa 46:6-7} + "And Aaronª saidª° unto¹ them, Break offª° the goldenª earrings,ª which¹ [are] in the earsª of your wives,ª of your sons,ª and of your daughters,ª and bringª° [them] unto¹ me. ... And he receivedª° [them] at their hand,ª¹ and fashionedª° it with a graving tool,ª after he had madeª° it a moltenª calf:ª and they said,ª° These¹ [be] thy gods,ª O Israel,ª which¹ brought²° thee up¹ out of the landª¹ of Egypt.ª" {Exd 32:2-4} + "Yet he restoredª°¹ the moneyª unto his mother;ª and his motherª tookª° two hundredª [shekels] of silver,ª and gaveª° them to the founder,ª° who madeª° thereof a graven imageª and a molten image:ª and they were¹ in the houseª of Micah.ª" {Jdg 17:4} + "Their idolsª [are] silverª and gold,ª the workª of men'sª hands.ª ... They that makeª° them are¹ like unto them;¹ [so is] every one¹ that¹ trustethª° in them." {Psa 115:4-8} + "The idolsª of the heathenª [are] silverª and gold,ª the workª of men'sª hands.ª" {Psa 135:15} + "They that makeª° them are¹ like unto them:¹ [so is] every one¹ that¹ trustethª° in them." {Psa 135:18} + "For¹ the customsª of the peopleª [are] vain:ª for¹ [one] cuttethª° a treeª out of the forest,ª¹ the workª of the handsª of the workman,ª with the axe.ª ... They¹ [are] uprightª as the palm tree,ª but speakª° not:¹ they must needs²° be borne,ª° because¹ they cannot¹ go.ª° Be not¹ afraidª° of¹ them; for¹ they cannot¹ do evil,ª° neither¹ also¹ [is it] in¹ them to do good.ª°" {Jer 10:3-5} + "Silverª spread into platesª° is broughtª° from Tarshish,ª¹ and goldª from Uphaz,ª¹ the workª of the workman,ª and of the handsª of the founder:ª° blueª and purpleª [is] their clothing:ª they [are] all¹ the workª of cunningª [men]." {Jer 10:9} + "For¹ from Israelª¹ [was] it¹ also: the workmanª madeª° it;¹ therefore it [is] not¹ God:ª but¹ the calfª of Samariaª shall be¹ broken in pieces.ª" {Hsa 8:6} + "What¹ profitethª° the graven imageª that¹ the makerª° thereof hath gravenª° it; the molten image,ª and a teacherª° of lies,ª that¹ the makerª° of his workª trustethª° therein,¹ to makeª° dumbª idols?ª ... Woeª unto him that saithª° to the wood,ª Awake;ª° to the dumbª stone,ª Arise,ª° it¹ shall teach!ª° Behold,¹ it¹ [is] laid²° over¹ with goldª and silver,ª and [there is] no¹ breathª at all¹ in the midstª of it." {Hab 2:18-19} |
