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Acts 17:29
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Acts 17:29
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29 Therefore, since we are the offspring of God, (A)we ought not to think that the Divine Nature is like gold or silver or stone, something shaped by art and man’s devising.
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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)
Isaiah 40:25
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Isaiah 40:25
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25 “To(A) whom then will you liken Me,
Or to whom shall I be equal?” says the Holy One.
Isaiah 40:25
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Isaiah 40:25
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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—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;
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.
Psalm 115:4-8
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Psalm 115:4-8
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4 (A)Their idols are silver and gold,
The work of men’s hands.
5 They have mouths, but they do not speak;
Eyes they have, but they do not see;
6 They have ears, but they do not hear;
Noses they have, but they do not smell;
7 They have hands, but they do not handle;
Feet they have, but they do not walk;
Nor do they mutter through their throat.
8 (B)Those who make them are like them;
So is everyone who trusts 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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19 Woe to him who says to wood, ‘Awake!’
To silent stone, ‘Arise! It shall teach!’
Behold, it is overlaid with gold and silver,
Yet in it there is no breath at all.
20 “But(A) the Lord is in His holy temple.
Let all the earth keep silence before Him.”
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 “To(A) whom will you liken Me, and make Me equal
And compare Me, that we should be alike?
6 (B)They lavish gold out of the bag,
And weigh silver on the scales;
They hire a (C)goldsmith, and he makes it a god;
They prostrate themselves, yes, they 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 since the creation of the world (A)His invisible attributes are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even His eternal power and [a]Godhead, so that they are without excuse, 21 because, although they knew God, they did not glorify Him as God, nor were thankful, but (B)became futile in their thoughts, and their foolish hearts were darkened. 22 (C)Professing to be wise, they became fools, 23 and changed the glory of the (D)incorruptible (E)God into an image made like [b]corruptible man—and birds and four-footed animals and creeping things.
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- Romans 1:20 divine nature, deity
- Romans 1:23 perishable
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 They decorate it with silver and gold;
They (A)fasten it with nails and hammers
So that it will not topple.
5 They are upright, like a palm tree,
And (B)they cannot speak;
They must be (C)carried,
Because they cannot go by themselves.
Do not be afraid of them,
For (D)they cannot do evil,
Nor can they do any good.”
6 Inasmuch as there is none (E)like You, O Lord
(You are great, and Your name is great in might),
7 (F)Who would not fear You, O King of the nations?
For this is Your rightful due.
For (G)among all the wise men of the nations,
And in all their kingdoms,
There is none like You.
8 But they are altogether (H)dull-hearted and foolish;
A wooden idol is a [a]worthless doctrine.
9 Silver is beaten into plates;
It is brought from Tarshish,
And (I)gold from Uphaz,
The work of the craftsman
And of the hands of the metalsmith;
Blue and purple are their clothing;
They are all (J)the work of skillful men.
10 But the Lord is the true God;
He is (K)the living God and the (L)everlasting King.
At His wrath the earth will tremble,
And the nations will not be able to endure His indignation.
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- Jeremiah 10:8 vain teaching
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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Idolatry Is Foolishness
9 (A)Those who make an image, all of them are useless,
And their precious things shall not profit;
They are their own witnesses;
(B)They neither see nor know, that they may be ashamed.
10 Who would form a god or mold an image
(C)That profits him nothing?
11 Surely all his companions would be (D)ashamed;
And the workmen, they are mere men.
Let them all be gathered together,
Let them stand up;
Yet they shall fear,
They shall be ashamed together.
12 (E)The blacksmith with the tongs works one in the coals,
Fashions it with hammers,
And works it with the strength of his arms.
Even so, he is hungry, and his strength fails;
He drinks no water and is faint.
13 The craftsman stretches out his rule,
He marks one out with chalk;
He fashions it with a plane,
He marks it out with the compass,
And makes it like the figure of a man,
According to the beauty of a man, that it may remain in the house.
14 He cuts down cedars for himself,
And takes the cypress and the oak;
He [a]secures it for himself among the trees of the forest.
He plants a pine, and the rain nourishes it.
15 Then it shall be for a man to burn,
For he will take some of it and warm himself;
Yes, he kindles it and bakes bread;
Indeed he makes a god and worships it;
He makes it a carved image, and falls down to it.
16 He burns half of it in the fire;
With this half he eats meat;
He roasts a roast, and is satisfied.
He even warms himself and says,
“Ah! I am warm,
I have seen the fire.”
17 And the rest of it he makes into a god,
His carved image.
He falls down before it and worships it,
Prays to it and says,
“Deliver me, for you are my god!”
18 (F)They do not know nor understand;
For (G)He has [b]shut their eyes, so that they cannot see,
And their hearts, so that they cannot (H)understand.
19 And no one (I)considers in his heart,
Nor is there knowledge nor understanding to say,
“I have burned half of it in the fire,
Yes, I have also baked bread on its coals;
I have roasted meat and eaten it;
And shall I make the rest of it an abomination?
Shall I fall down before a block of wood?”
20 He feeds on ashes;
(J)A deceived heart has turned him aside;
And he cannot deliver his soul,
Nor say, “Is there not a (K)lie in my right hand?”
Footnotes
- Isaiah 44:14 Lit. appropriates
- Isaiah 44:18 Lit. smeared over
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)”
Isaiah 40:12-20
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Isaiah 40:12-20
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12 (A)Who has measured the [a]waters in the hollow of His hand,
Measured heaven with a [b]span
And calculated the dust of the earth in a measure?
Weighed the mountains in scales
And the hills in a balance?
13 (B)Who has directed the Spirit of the Lord,
Or as His counselor has taught Him?
14 With whom did He take counsel, and who instructed Him,
And (C)taught Him in the path of justice?
Who taught Him knowledge,
And showed Him the way of understanding?
15 Behold, the nations are as a drop in a bucket,
And are counted as the small dust on the scales;
Look, He lifts up the isles as a very little thing.
16 And Lebanon is not sufficient to burn,
Nor its beasts sufficient for a burnt offering.
17 All nations before Him are as (D)nothing,
And (E)they are counted by Him less than nothing and worthless.
18 To whom then will you (F)liken God?
Or what likeness will you compare to Him?
19 (G)The workman molds an image,
The goldsmith overspreads it with gold,
And the silversmith casts silver chains.
20 Whoever is too impoverished for such [c]a contribution
Chooses a tree that will not rot;
He seeks for himself a skillful workman
(H)To prepare a carved image that will not totter.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 40:12 So with MT, LXX, Vg.; DSS adds of the sea; Tg. adds of the world
- Isaiah 40:12 A span .5 cubit, 9 inches; or the width of His hand
- Isaiah 40:20 an offering
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)
Footnotes
- Isaiah 40:13 Or mind
Psalm 106:20
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Psalm 106:20
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20 Thus (A)they changed their glory
Into the image of an ox that eats grass.
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.
Psalm 94:7-9
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Psalm 94:7-9
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8 Understand, you senseless among the people;
And you fools, when will you be wise?
9 (B)He who planted the ear, shall He not hear?
He who formed the eye, shall He not see?
Footnotes
- Psalm 94:7 pay attention
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 he fashioned it with an engraving tool, and made a molded calf.
Then they said, “This is your god, O Israel, that (B)brought you out of the land of Egypt!”
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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)
Footnotes
- Exodus 32:4 Or This is your god; also in verse 8
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