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- "Take ye therefore good² heedª°¹ unto yourselves;ª for¹ ye sawª° no¹ manner¹ of similitudeª on the dayª [that] the LORDª spakeª° unto¹ you in Horebª out of the midstª¹ of the fire:ª ... The likenessª of any thing¹ that creepethª° on the ground,ª the likenessª of any¹ fishª that¹ [is] in the watersª beneathª¹ the earth:ª" {Deu 4:15-18} + "Thou shalt not¹ makeª° thee [any] graven image,ª [or] any¹ likenessª [of any thing] that¹ [is] in heavenª above,ª¹ or that¹ [is] in the earthª beneath,¹¹ or that¹ [is] in the watersª beneath¹¹ the earth:ª" {Deu 5:8} + "They have mouths,ª but they speakª° not:¹ eyesª have they, but they seeª° not:¹ ... They that makeª° them are¹ like unto them;¹ [so is] every one¹ that¹ trustethª° in them." {Psa 115:5-8} + "The idolsª of the heathenª [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 135:15-18} + "To¹ whom¹ then will ye likenª° God?ª or what¹ likenessª will ye compareª° unto him?" {Isa 40:18} + "Lift upª° your eyesª on high,ª and beholdª° who¹ hath createdª° these¹ [things], that bringeth outª° their hostª by number:ª he callethª° them all¹ by namesª by the greatnessª¹ of his might,ª for that [he is] strongª in power;ª not¹ oneª faileth.ª°" {Isa 40:26} + "The carpenterªª stretcheth outª° [his] rule;ª he marketh it outª° with a line;ª he fittethª° it with planes,ª and he marketh it outª° with the compass,ª and makethª° it after the figureª of a man,ª according to the beautyª of a man;ª that it may remainª° in the house.ª" {Isa 44:13} + "So I went inª° and saw;ª° and behold¹ every¹ formª of creeping things,ª and abominableª beasts,ª and all¹ the idolsª of the houseª of Israel,ª pourtrayedª° upon¹ the wallª round about.ª" {Ezk 8:10} + "Forasmuch thenª as we areª° the offspringª of God,ª we oughtª° notª to thinkª° that the¹ Godheadª isª° like² unto¹ gold,ª orª silver,ª orª stone,ª gravenª by artª andª man'sª device.ª" {Act 17:29} + "Ye knowª° thatª ye wereª° Gentiles,ª carried awayª° untoª these dumbª idols,ª even asª² ye were led.ª°¹" {1Co 12:2} + "Forª the timeª pastª° of [our] lifeª may sufficeª usª to have wroughtª° the¹ willª of the¹ Gentiles,ª when we walkedª° inª lasciviousness,ª lusts,ª excess of wine,ª revellings,ª banquetings,ª andª abominableª idolatries:ª" {1Pe 4:3} + "Andª the¹ restª of the¹ menª whichª were²° notª killedª° byª theseª plaguesª yet²° repented²° notª¹ ofª the¹ worksª of their²¹ hands,ª that²°¹ they should²° not²¹ worshipª° devils,ª andª idolsª of gold,ª andª silver,ª andª brass,ª andª stone,ª andª of wood:ª whichª neitherª canª° see,ª° norª hear,ª° norª walk:ª°" {Rev 9:20}
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