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Acts 17:29
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Acts 17:29
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29 (A)Being then God's offspring, (B)we ought not to think that the divine being is like gold or silver or stone, an image formed by the art and imagination of man.
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Acts 17:29
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Acts 17:29
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29 “Therefore since we are God’s offspring, we should not think that the divine being is like gold or silver or stone—an image made by human design and skill.(A)
Exodus 20:4
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Exodus 20:4
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4 (A)“You shall not make for yourself a carved image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth.
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Exodus 20:4
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Exodus 20:4
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4 “You shall not make for yourself an image(A) in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below.
Isaiah 40:25
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Isaiah 40:25
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25 (A)To whom then will you compare me,
that I should be like him? says the Holy One.
Isaiah 40:25
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Isaiah 40:25
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Psalm 115:4-8
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Psalm 115:4-8
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4 (A)Their idols are silver and gold,
(B)the work of human hands.
5 They have mouths, (C)but do not speak;
eyes, but do not see.
6 They have ears, but do not hear;
noses, but do not smell.
7 They have hands, but do not feel;
feet, but do not walk;
and they do not make a sound in their throat.
8 (D)Those who make them become like them;
so do all who trust in them.
Psalm 115:4-8
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Psalm 115:4-8
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4 But their idols are silver and gold,(A)
made by human hands.(B)
5 They have mouths, but cannot speak,(C)
eyes, but cannot see.
6 They have ears, but cannot hear,
noses, but cannot smell.
7 They have hands, but cannot feel,
feet, but cannot walk,
nor can they utter a sound with their throats.
8 Those who make them will be like them,
and so will all who trust in them.
Habakkuk 2:19-20
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Habakkuk 2:19-20
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Habakkuk 2:19-20
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Habakkuk 2:19-20
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Isaiah 46:5-6
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Isaiah 46:5-6
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5 (A)“To whom will you liken me and make me equal,
and compare me, that we may be alike?
6 (B)Those who lavish gold from the purse,
and weigh out silver in the scales,
hire a goldsmith, and he makes it into a god;
(C)then they fall down and worship!
Isaiah 46:5-6
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Isaiah 46:5-6
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Romans 1:20-23
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Romans 1:20-23
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20 For his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature, (A)have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world,[a] in the things that have been made. So they are without excuse. 21 For although they knew God, they did not honor him as God or give thanks to him, but they (B)became futile in their thinking, and their foolish hearts were darkened. 22 (C)Claiming to be wise, they became fools, 23 and (D)exchanged the glory of (E)the immortal God for images resembling mortal man and birds and animals and creeping things.
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- Romans 1:20 Or clearly perceived from the creation of the world
Romans 1:20-23
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Romans 1:20-23
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20 For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made,(A) so that people are without excuse.(B)
21 For although they knew God, they neither glorified him as God nor gave thanks to him, but their thinking became futile and their foolish hearts were darkened.(C) 22 Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools(D) 23 and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images(E) made to look like a mortal human being and birds and animals and reptiles.
Jeremiah 10:4-10
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Jeremiah 10:4-10
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4 (A)They decorate it with silver and gold;
(B)they fasten it with hammer and nails
so that it cannot move.
5 Their idols[a] are like scarecrows in a cucumber field,
and (C)they cannot speak;
(D)they have to be carried,
for they cannot walk.
Do not be afraid of them,
(E)for they cannot do evil,
neither is it in them to do good.”
6 (F)There is none like you, O Lord;
you are great, and your name is great in might.
7 (G)Who would not fear you, O King of the nations?
For this is your due;
for among all the wise ones of the nations
and in all their kingdoms
there is none like you.
8 (H)They are both (I)stupid and foolish;
the instruction of idols is but wood!
9 (J)Beaten silver is brought from (K)Tarshish,
and gold from (L)Uphaz.
(M)They are the work of the craftsman and of the hands of the goldsmith;
their clothing is violet and purple;
(N)they are all the work of skilled men.
10 (O)But the Lord is the true God;
(P)he is the living God and the everlasting King.
At his wrath the earth quakes,
and the nations cannot endure his indignation.
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- Jeremiah 10:5 Hebrew They
Jeremiah 10:4-10
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Jeremiah 10:4-10
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4 They adorn it with silver(A) and gold;
they fasten it with hammer and nails
so it will not totter.(B)
5 Like a scarecrow in a cucumber field,
their idols cannot speak;(C)
they must be carried
because they cannot walk.(D)
Do not fear them;
they can do no harm(E)
nor can they do any good.”(F)
6 No one is like you,(G) Lord;
you are great,(H)
and your name is mighty in power.
7 Who should not fear(I) you,
King of the nations?(J)
This is your due.
Among all the wise leaders of the nations
and in all their kingdoms,
there is no one like you.
8 They are all senseless(K) and foolish;(L)
they are taught by worthless wooden idols.(M)
9 Hammered silver is brought from Tarshish(N)
and gold from Uphaz.
What the craftsman and goldsmith have made(O)
is then dressed in blue and purple—
all made by skilled workers.
10 But the Lord is the true God;
he is the living God,(P) the eternal King.(Q)
When he is angry,(R) the earth trembles;(S)
the nations cannot endure his wrath.(T)
Isaiah 44:9-20
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Isaiah 44:9-20
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The Folly of Idolatry
9 (A)All who fashion idols are nothing, and the things they delight in do not profit. Their witnesses neither see nor know, that they may be put to shame. 10 (B)Who fashions a god or casts an idol that is profitable for nothing? 11 (C)Behold, all his companions shall be put to shame, and the craftsmen are only human. Let them all assemble, let them stand forth. They shall be terrified; they shall be put to shame together.
12 (D)The ironsmith takes a cutting tool and works it over the coals. He fashions it with hammers and works it with his strong arm. He becomes hungry, and his strength fails; he drinks no water and is faint. 13 The carpenter stretches a line; he marks it out with a pencil.[a] He shapes it with planes and marks it with a compass. (E)He shapes it into the figure of a man, with the beauty of a man, to dwell in a house. 14 (F)He cuts down cedars, or he chooses a cypress tree or an oak and lets it grow strong among the trees of the forest. He plants a cedar and the rain nourishes it. 15 Then it becomes fuel for a man. He takes a part of it and warms himself; he kindles a fire and bakes bread. Also he makes a god and worships it; he makes it an idol and falls down before it. 16 Half of it he burns in the fire. Over the half he eats meat; he roasts it and is satisfied. Also he warms himself and says, “Aha, I am warm, I have seen the fire!” 17 And the rest of it he makes into a god, his idol, and falls down to it and worships it. (G)He prays to it and says, “Deliver me, for you are my god!”
18 They know not, nor do they discern, for he has shut their eyes, so that they cannot see, and their hearts, so that they cannot understand. 19 No one considers, nor is there knowledge or discernment to say, “Half of it I burned in the fire; I also baked bread on its coals; I roasted meat and have eaten. And shall I make the rest of it an (H)abomination? Shall I fall down before a block of wood?” 20 (I)He feeds on (J)ashes; a deluded heart has led him astray, and he cannot deliver himself or say, “Is there not (K)a lie in my right hand?”
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- Isaiah 44:13 Hebrew stylus
Isaiah 44:9-20
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Isaiah 44:9-20
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9 All who make idols(A) are nothing,
and the things they treasure are worthless.(B)
Those who would speak up for them are blind;(C)
they are ignorant, to their own shame.(D)
10 Who shapes a god and casts an idol,(E)
which can profit nothing?(F)
11 People who do that will be put to shame;(G)
such craftsmen are only human beings.
Let them all come together and take their stand;
they will be brought down to terror and shame.(H)
12 The blacksmith(I) takes a tool
and works with it in the coals;
he shapes an idol with hammers,
he forges it with the might of his arm.(J)
He gets hungry and loses his strength;
he drinks no water and grows faint.(K)
13 The carpenter(L) measures with a line
and makes an outline with a marker;
he roughs it out with chisels
and marks it with compasses.
He shapes it in human form,(M)
human form in all its glory,
that it may dwell in a shrine.(N)
14 He cut down cedars,
or perhaps took a cypress or oak.
He let it grow among the trees of the forest,
or planted a pine,(O) and the rain made it grow.
15 It is used as fuel(P) for burning;
some of it he takes and warms himself,
he kindles a fire and bakes bread.
But he also fashions a god and worships(Q) it;
he makes an idol and bows(R) down to it.
16 Half of the wood he burns in the fire;
over it he prepares his meal,
he roasts his meat and eats his fill.
He also warms himself and says,
“Ah! I am warm; I see the fire.(S)”
17 From the rest he makes a god, his idol;
he bows down to it and worships.(T)
He prays(U) to it and says,
“Save(V) me! You are my god!”
18 They know nothing, they understand(W) nothing;
their eyes(X) are plastered over so they cannot see,
and their minds closed so they cannot understand.
19 No one stops to think,
no one has the knowledge or understanding(Y) to say,
“Half of it I used for fuel;(Z)
I even baked bread over its coals,
I roasted meat and I ate.
Shall I make a detestable(AA) thing from what is left?
Shall I bow down to a block of wood?”(AB)
20 Such a person feeds on ashes;(AC) a deluded(AD) heart misleads him;
he cannot save himself, or say,
“Is not this thing in my right hand a lie?(AE)”
Psalm 106:20
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Psalm 106:20
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- Psalm 106:20 Hebrew exchanged their glory
Psalm 106:20
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Psalm 106:20
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20 They exchanged their glorious God(A)
for an image of a bull, which eats grass.
Isaiah 40:12-20
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Isaiah 40:12-20
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12 (A)Who has measured the waters in the hollow of his hand
and marked off the heavens with a span,
enclosed the dust of the earth in a measure
and weighed the mountains in scales
and the hills in a balance?
13 (B)Who has measured[a] the Spirit of the Lord,
or what man shows him his counsel?
14 Whom did he consult,
and who made him understand?
(C)Who taught him the path of justice,
and taught him knowledge,
and showed him the way of understanding?
15 Behold, the nations are like a drop from a bucket,
and are accounted (D)as the dust on the scales;
behold, he takes up (E)the coastlands like fine dust.
16 Lebanon would not suffice for fuel,
nor are (F)its beasts enough for a burnt offering.
17 (G)All the nations are as nothing before him,
they are accounted by him as less than nothing and emptiness.
18 (H)To whom then will you liken God,
(I)or what likeness compare with him?
19 (J)An idol! A craftsman casts it,
and a goldsmith overlays it with gold
and casts for it silver chains.
20 (K)He who is too impoverished for an offering
chooses wood[b] that will not rot;
he seeks out a skillful craftsman
to set up an idol that will not move.
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- Isaiah 40:13 Or has directed
- Isaiah 40:20 Or He chooses valuable wood
Isaiah 40:12-20
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Isaiah 40:12-20
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12 Who has measured the waters(A) in the hollow of his hand,(B)
or with the breadth of his hand marked off the heavens?(C)
Who has held the dust of the earth in a basket,
or weighed the mountains on the scales
and the hills in a balance?(D)
13 Who can fathom the Spirit[a](E) of the Lord,
or instruct the Lord as his counselor?(F)
14 Whom did the Lord consult to enlighten him,
and who taught him the right way?
Who was it that taught him knowledge,(G)
or showed him the path of understanding?(H)
15 Surely the nations are like a drop in a bucket;
they are regarded as dust on the scales;(I)
he weighs the islands as though they were fine dust.(J)
16 Lebanon(K) is not sufficient for altar fires,
nor its animals(L) enough for burnt offerings.
17 Before him all the nations(M) are as nothing;(N)
they are regarded by him as worthless
and less than nothing.(O)
18 With whom, then, will you compare God?(P)
To what image(Q) will you liken him?
19 As for an idol,(R) a metalworker casts it,
and a goldsmith(S) overlays it with gold(T)
and fashions silver chains for it.
20 A person too poor to present such an offering
selects wood(U) that will not rot;
they look for a skilled worker
to set up an idol(V) that will not topple.(W)
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- Isaiah 40:13 Or mind
Psalm 94:7-9
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Psalm 94:7-9
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7 (A)and they say, “The Lord does not see;
the God of Jacob does not perceive.”
8 (B)Understand, O dullest of the people!
Fools, when will you be wise?
9 (C)He who planted the ear, does he not hear?
He who formed the eye, does he not see?
Psalm 94:7-9
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Psalm 94:7-9
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Exodus 32:4
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Exodus 32:4
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4 (A)And he received the gold from their hand and fashioned it with a graving tool and made a golden[a] calf. And they said, (B)“These are your gods, O Israel, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt!”
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- Exodus 32:4 Hebrew cast metal; also verse 8
Exodus 32:4
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Exodus 32:4
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4 He took what they handed him and made it into an idol(A) cast in the shape of a calf,(B) fashioning it with a tool. Then they said, “These are your gods,[a](C) Israel, who brought you up out of Egypt.”(D)
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- Exodus 32:4 Or This is your god; also in verse 8
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