- and idols:
- "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 ... They that makeª° them are¹ like unto them:¹ [so is] every one¹ that¹ trustethª° in them." {Psa 135:15-18} + "The workmanª meltethª° a graven image,ª and the goldsmithª° spreadeth²° it over¹ with gold,ª and castethª° silverª chains.ª ... He that [is] so impoverishedª°°²° that he hath no oblationª choosethª° a treeª [that] will not¹ rot;ª° he seekethª° unto him a cunningª workmanª to prepareª° a graven image,ª [that] shall not¹ be moved.ª°" {Isa 40:19-20} + "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 41:7} + "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 ... Hear,ª° ye deaf;ª and look,ª° ye blind,ª that ye may see.ª°" {Isa 42:17-18} + "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° ... He feedethª° on ashes:ª a deceivedª° heartª hath turned him aside,ª° that he cannot¹ deliverª°¹ his soul,ª nor¹ say,ª° [Is there] not¹ a lieª in my right hand?ª" {Isa 44:9-20} + "To whom¹ will ye likenª° me, and make [me] equal,ª° and compareª° me, that we may be like?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 46:5-7} + "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} + "But they are altogetherª brutishª° and foolish:ª° the stockª [is] a doctrineª of vanities.ª ... 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 10:8-9} + "Every¹ manª is brutishª° in [his] knowledge:ª¹ every¹ founderª° is confoundedª° by the graven image:ª¹ for¹ his molten imageª [is] falsehood,ª and [there is] no¹ breathª in them. ... They¹ [are] vanity,ª [and] the workª of errors:ª in the timeª of their visitationª they shall perish.ª°" {Jer 10:14-15} + "Therefore¹ thus¹ saithª° the LORD,ª If¹ thou return,ª° then will I bring thee again,ª° [and] thou shalt standª° beforeª me: and if¹ thou take forthª° the preciousª from the vile,ª°¹ thou shalt be¹ as my mouth:ª let them returnª° unto¹ thee; but returnª° not¹ thou¹ unto¹ them. ... And I will makeª° thee unto this¹ peopleª a fencedª° brasenª wall:ª and they shall fightª° against¹ thee, but they shall not¹ prevailª° against thee: for¹ I¹ [am] with¹ thee to saveª° thee and to deliverª° thee, saithª° the LORD.ª" {Jer 15:19-20} + "Every¹ manª is brutishª° by [his] knowledge;ª¹ every¹ founderª° is confoundedª° by the graven image:ª¹ for¹ his molten imageª [is] falsehood,ª and [there is] no¹ breathª in them." {Jer 51:17} + "But hast lifted up²° thyself¹ againstª the Lordª of heaven;ª and they have broughtª° the vesselsª of¹ his houseª beforeª thee, and thou,ª and thy lords,ª thy wives,ª and thy concubines,ª have drunkª° wineª in them; and thou hast praisedª° the godsª of silver,ª and gold,ª of brass,ª iron,ª wood,ª and stone,ª which¹ seeª° not,ª norª hear,ª° norª know:ª° and the Godª in whose¹ handª thy breathª [is], and whose [are] allª thy ways,ª hast thou notª glorified:ª°" {Dan 5:23} + "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 ... But the LORDª [is] in his holyª temple:ª let all¹ the earthª keep silenceª° beforeª¹ him." {Hab 2:18-20} + "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} + "Because² that,¹ when they knewª° God,ª they glorifiedª° [him] notª asª God,ª neitherª were thankful;ª° butª became vainª° inª their²¹ imaginations,ª andª their²¹ foolishª heartª was darkened.ª° ... Andª changedª° the¹ gloryª of the¹ uncorruptibleª Godª intoª an imageª made like² to¹ corruptibleª man,ª andª to birds,ª andª fourfooted beasts,ª andª creeping things.ª" {Rom 1:21-23}
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