Isaiah 46:7
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7 (A)They bear it on the shoulder, they carry it
And set it in its place, and it stands;
From its place it shall not move.
Though (B)one cries out to it, yet it cannot answer
Nor save him out of his trouble.
Isaiah 45:20
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20 “Assemble yourselves and come;
Draw near together,
You who have escaped from the nations.
(A)They have no knowledge,
Who carry the wood of their carved image,
And pray to a god that cannot save.
Jeremiah 10:5
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5 They are upright, like a palm tree,
And (A)they cannot speak;
They must be (B)carried,
Because they cannot go by themselves.
Do not be afraid of them,
For (C)they cannot do evil,
Nor can they do any good.”
Isaiah 46:1
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Dead Idols and the Living God
46 Bel (A)bows down, Nebo stoops;
Their idols were on the beasts and on the cattle.
Your carriages were heavily loaded,
(B)A burden to the weary beast.
Jonah 1:14-16
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14 Therefore they cried out to the Lord and said, “We pray, O Lord, please do not let us perish for this man’s life, and (A)do not charge us with innocent blood; for You, O Lord, (B)have done as it pleased You.” 15 So they picked up Jonah and threw him into the sea, (C)and the sea ceased from its raging. 16 Then the men (D)feared the Lord exceedingly, and offered a sacrifice to the Lord and took vows.
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Jonah 1:5
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5 Then the mariners were afraid; and every man cried out to his god, and threw the cargo that was in the ship into the sea, to lighten [a]the load. But Jonah had gone down (A)into the lowest parts of the ship, had lain down, and was fast asleep.
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- Jonah 1:5 Lit. from upon them
Daniel 3:1
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The Image of Gold
3 Nebuchadnezzar the king made an image of gold, whose height was [a]sixty cubits and its width six cubits. He set it up in the plain of Dura, in the province of Babylon.
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- Daniel 3:1 About 90 feet
Jeremiah 2:28
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28 But (A)where are your gods that you have made for yourselves?
Let them arise,
If they (B)can save you in the time of your [a]trouble;
For (C)according to the number of your cities
Are your gods, O Judah.
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- Jeremiah 2:28 Or evil
1 Kings 18:40
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40 And Elijah said to them, (A)“Seize the prophets of Baal! Do not let one of them escape!” So they seized them; and Elijah brought them down to the Brook (B)Kishon and (C)executed them there.
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1 Kings 18:26
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26 So they took the bull which was given them, and they prepared it, and called on the name of Baal from morning even till noon, saying, “O Baal, [a]hear us!” But there was (A)no voice; no one answered. Then they [b]leaped about the altar which they had made.
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- 1 Kings 18:26 answer
- 1 Kings 18:26 Lit. limped about, leaped in dancing around
1 Samuel 5:3
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3 And when the people of Ashdod arose early in the morning, there was Dagon, (A)fallen on its face to the earth before the ark of the Lord. So they took Dagon and (B)set it in its place again.
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Judges 10:12-14
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12 Also (A)the Sidonians (B)and Amalekites and [a]Maonites (C)oppressed you; and you cried out to Me, and I delivered you from their hand. 13 (D)Yet you have forsaken Me and served other gods. Therefore I will deliver you no more. 14 “Go and (E)cry out to the gods which you have chosen; let them deliver you in your time of distress.”
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- Judges 10:12 LXX mss. Midianites
Isaiah 37:38
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38 Now it came to pass, as he was worshiping in the house of Nisroch his god, that his sons Adrammelech and Sharezer struck him down with the sword; and they escaped into the land of Ararat. Then (A)Esarhaddon his son reigned in his place.
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