Isaiah 46:7
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7 (A)They lift it to their shoulders, they carry it,
they set it in its place, and it stands there;
(B)it cannot move from its place.
If one cries to it, it does not answer
or save him from his trouble.
Isaiah 45:20
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20 (A)“Assemble yourselves and come;
draw near together,
you survivors of the nations!
(B)They have no knowledge
who (C)carry about their wooden idols,
(D)and keep on praying to a god
that cannot save.
Jeremiah 10:5
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5 Their idols[a] are like scarecrows in a cucumber field,
and (A)they cannot speak;
(B)they have to be carried,
for they cannot walk.
Do not be afraid of them,
(C)for they cannot do evil,
neither is it in them to do good.”
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- Jeremiah 10:5 Hebrew They
Isaiah 46:1
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The Idols of Babylon and the One True God
46 (A)Bel bows down; Nebo stoops;
their idols are on beasts and livestock;
these things you carry are borne
as burdens on weary beasts.
Jonah 1:14-16
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14 Therefore they called out to the Lord, “O Lord, let us not perish for this man's life, and (A)lay not on us innocent blood, (B)for you, O Lord, have done as it pleased you.” 15 So they picked up Jonah and hurled him into the sea, (C)and the sea ceased from its raging. 16 Then the men feared the Lord exceedingly, (D)and they offered a sacrifice to the Lord (E)and made vows.
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Jonah 1:5
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5 Then the mariners were afraid, and (A)each cried out to his god. And (B)they hurled the cargo that was in the ship into the sea to lighten it for them. But Jonah had gone down into the inner part of the ship and had lain down and was fast asleep.
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Daniel 3:1
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Nebuchadnezzar's Golden Image
3 King Nebuchadnezzar made an image of gold, whose height was sixty cubits[a] and its breadth six cubits. He set it up on (A)the plain of Dura, in (B)the province of Babylon.
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- Daniel 3:1 A cubit was about 18 inches or 45 centimeters
Jeremiah 2:28
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28 But (A)where are your gods
that you made for yourself?
Let them arise, (B)if they can save you,
in your time of trouble;
for (C)as many as your cities
are your gods, O Judah.
Isaiah 37:38
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38 And as he was worshiping in the house of Nisroch his god, Adrammelech and Sharezer, his sons, struck him down with the sword. And after they escaped into the land of (A)Ararat, (B)Esarhaddon his son reigned in his place.
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1 Kings 18:40
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40 And Elijah said to them, “Seize the prophets of Baal; let not one of them escape.” And they seized them. And Elijah brought them down to (A)the brook Kishon and (B)slaughtered them there.
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1 Kings 18:26
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26 And they took the bull that was given them, and they prepared it and called upon the name of Baal from morning until noon, saying, “O Baal, answer us!” But there was no voice, and no one answered. And they limped around the altar that they had made.
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1 Samuel 5:3
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3 And when the people of Ashdod rose early the next day, behold, (A)Dagon had fallen face downward on the ground before the ark of the Lord. So they took Dagon and put him back in his place.
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Judges 10:12-14
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12 The Sidonians also, and (A)the Amalekites and the Maonites oppressed you, and you cried out to me, and I (B)saved you out of their hand. 13 Yet you have (C)forsaken me and served other gods; therefore I will save you no more. 14 Go and cry out (D)to the gods whom you have chosen; let them save you in the time of your distress.”
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