- profiteth:
- "And it came to pass,¹ as he¹ was worshippingª° in the houseª of Nisrochª his god,ª that Adrammelechª and Sharezerª his sonsª smoteª° him with the sword;ª and they¹ escapedª° into the landª of Armenia:ª and Esarhaddonª his sonª reignedª° in his stead.¹" {Isa 37:38} + "They shall be turnedª° back,ª they shall be greatly² ashamed,ª°¹ that trustª° in graven images,ª that sayª° to the molten images,ª Ye¹ [are] our gods.ª" {Isa 42:17} + "They that makeª° a graven imageª [are] all¹ of them vanity;ª and their delectable thingsª° shall not¹ profit;ª° and they¹ [are] their own witnesses;ª they seeª° not,¹ nor¹ know;ª° that¹ they may be ashamed.ª° ... Who¹ hath formedª° a god,ª or moltenª° a graven imageª [that] is profitableª° for nothing?ª" {Isa 44:9-10} + "They shall be ashamed,ª° and also¹ confounded,ª° all¹ of them: they shall goª° to confusionª togetherª [that are] makersª of idols.ª" {Isa 45:16} + "Assemble²° yourselves¹ and come;ª° draw nearª° together,ª ye [that are] escapedª of the nations:ª they have no knowledgeª°¹ that set upª°¹ the woodª of their graven image,ª and prayª° unto¹ a godª [that] cannot¹ save.ª°" {Isa 45:20} + "Belª boweth down,ª° Neboª stoopeth,ª° their idolsª were¹ upon the beasts,ª and upon the cattle:ª your carriagesª [were] heavy loaden;ª° [they are] a burdenª to the wearyª [beast]. ... They stoop,ª° they bow downª° together;ª they couldª° not¹ deliverª° the burden,ª but themselvesª are goneª° into captivity.ª" {Isa 46:1-2} + "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° ... Rememberª° this,¹ and shew yourselves men:ª° bring [it] againª° to¹ mind,ª O ye transgressors.ª°" {Isa 46:6-8} + "Sayingª° to a stock,ª Thou¹ [art] my father;ª and to a stone,ª Thou¹ hast brought me forth:ª° for¹ they have turnedª° [their] backª unto¹ me, and not¹ [their] face:ª but in the timeª of their troubleª they will say,ª° Arise,ª° and saveª° us. ... But where¹ [are] thy godsª that¹ thou hast madeª° thee? let them arise,ª° if¹ they can saveª° thee in the timeª of thy trouble:ª for¹ [according to] the numberª of thy citiesª are¹ thy gods,ª O Judah.ª" {Jer 2:27-28} + "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} + "Declareª° ye among the nations,ª and publish,ª° and set upª° a standard;ª publish,ª° [and] concealª° not:¹ say,ª° Babylonª is taken,ª° Belª is confounded,ª° Merodachª is broken in pieces;²°¹ her idolsª are confounded,ª° her imagesª are broken in pieces.ª°" {Jer 50:2} + "Whatª² fruitª¹ had¹ ye²° thenª inª those things whereofª ye are²° now² ashamed?ª°¹ forª the¹ endª of those thingsª [is] death.ª" {Rom 6:21}
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