"Whereupon the kingª took counsel,ª° and madeª° twoª calvesª [of] gold,ª and saidª° unto¹ them, It is too muchª for you to go upª°¹ to Jerusalem:ª behold¹ thy gods,ª O Israel,ª which¹ brought¹ thee up²° out of the landª¹ of Egypt.ª" {1Kg 12:28} + "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 10:5} + "Nebuchadnezzarª the kingª madeª° an imageª of¹ gold,ª whose heightª [was] threescoreª cubits,ª [and] the breadthª thereof sixª cubits:ª he set it upª° in the plainª of Dura,ª in the provinceª of Babylon.ª" {Dan 3:1} + "Nebuchadnezzarª spakeª° and saidª° unto them, [Is it] true,ª O Shadrach,ª Meshach,ª and Abednego,ª do¹ notª ye² serveª° my gods,ª norª worshipª° the goldenª imageª which¹ I have set²° up?¹" {Dan 3:14} + "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" {Hab 2:18} + "Moreoverª ye seeª° andª hear,ª° thatª notª aloneª at Ephesus,ª butª almostª throughout allª Asia,ª thisª Paulª hath persuadedª° and turned awayª° muchª people,ª sayingª° thatª they beª° noª gods,ª whichª are madeª° withª hands:ª" {Act 19:26} + "As concerningª thereforeª the¹ eatingª of those things that are offered in sacrifice unto idols,ª we knowª° that²¹ an idolª [is] nothingª inª the world,ª andª thatª [there is] noneª otherª Godª butª one.ª" {1Co 8:4} |
