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Psalm 96:5
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Psalm 96:5
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5 The gods of other nations are mere idols,
but the Lord made the heavens!
Psalm 96:5
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Psalm 96:5
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Psalm 115:15
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Psalm 115:15
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15 May you be blessed by the Lord,
who made heaven and earth.
Psalm 115:15
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Psalm 115:15
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15 May you be blessed by the Lord,
the Maker of heaven(A) and earth.
Isaiah 42:5
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Isaiah 42:5
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5 God, the Lord, created the heavens and stretched them out.
He created the earth and everything in it.
He gives breath to everyone,
life to everyone who walks the earth.
And it is he who says,
Isaiah 42:5
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Isaiah 42:5
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1 Corinthians 8:4
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1 Corinthians 8:4
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4 So, what about eating meat that has been offered to idols? Well, we all know that an idol is not really a god and that there is only one God.
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1 Corinthians 8:4
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1 Corinthians 8:4
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4 So then, about eating food sacrificed to idols:(A) We know that “An idol is nothing at all in the world”(B) and that “There is no God but one.”(C)
Jeremiah 10:11-12
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Jeremiah 10:11-12
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11 Say this to those who worship other gods: “Your so-called gods, who did not make the heavens and earth, will vanish from the earth and from under the heavens.”[a]
12 But the Lord made the earth by his power,
and he preserves it by his wisdom.
With his own understanding
he stretched out the heavens.
Footnotes
- 10:11 The original text of this verse is in Aramaic.
Jeremiah 10:11-12
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Jeremiah 10:11-12
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11 “Tell them this: ‘These gods, who did not make the heavens and the earth, will perish(A) from the earth and from under the heavens.’”[a]
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 10:11 The text of this verse is in Aramaic.
Acts 19:26
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Acts 19:26
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26 But as you have seen and heard, this man Paul has persuaded many people that handmade gods aren’t really gods at all. And he’s done this not only here in Ephesus but throughout the entire province!
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Acts 19:26
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Acts 19:26
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26 And you see and hear how this fellow Paul has convinced and led astray large numbers of people here in Ephesus(A) and in practically the whole province of Asia.(B) He says that gods made by human hands are no gods at all.(C)
Jeremiah 10:14-15
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Jeremiah 10:14-15
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14 The whole human race is foolish and has no knowledge!
The craftsmen are disgraced by the idols they make,
for their carefully shaped works are a fraud.
These idols have no breath or power.
15 Idols are worthless; they are ridiculous lies!
On the day of reckoning they will all be destroyed.
Jeremiah 10:14-15
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Jeremiah 10:14-15
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Jeremiah 10:3-5
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Jeremiah 10:3-5
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3 Their ways are futile and foolish.
They cut down a tree, and a craftsman carves an idol.
4 They decorate it with gold and silver
and then fasten it securely with hammer and nails
so it won’t fall over.
5 Their gods are like
helpless scarecrows in a cucumber field!
They cannot speak,
and they need to be carried because they cannot walk.
Do not be afraid of such gods,
for they can neither harm you nor do you any good.”
Jeremiah 10:3-5
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Jeremiah 10:3-5
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3 For the practices of the peoples are worthless;
they cut a tree out of the forest,
and a craftsman(A) shapes it with his chisel.(B)
4 They adorn it with silver(C) and gold;
they fasten it with hammer and nails
so it will not totter.(D)
5 Like a scarecrow in a cucumber field,
their idols cannot speak;(E)
they must be carried
because they cannot walk.(F)
Do not fear them;
they can do no harm(G)
nor can they do any good.”(H)
Isaiah 46:1-2
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Isaiah 46:1-2
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Babylon’s False Gods
46 Bel and Nebo, the gods of Babylon,
bow as they are lowered to the ground.
They are being hauled away on ox carts.
The poor beasts stagger under the weight.
2 Both the idols and their owners are bowed down.
The gods cannot protect the people,
and the people cannot protect the gods.
They go off into captivity together.
Isaiah 46:1-2
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Isaiah 46:1-2
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Isaiah 44:8-28
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Isaiah 44:8-28
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8 Do not tremble; do not be afraid.
Did I not proclaim my purposes for you long ago?
You are my witnesses—is there any other God?
No! There is no other Rock—not one!”
9 How foolish are those who manufacture idols.
These prized objects are really worthless.
The people who worship idols don’t know this,
so they are all put to shame.
10 Who but a fool would make his own god—
an idol that cannot help him one bit?
11 All who worship idols will be disgraced
along with all these craftsmen—mere humans—
who claim they can make a god.
They may all stand together,
but they will stand in terror and shame.
12 The blacksmith stands at his forge to make a sharp tool,
pounding and shaping it with all his might.
His work makes him hungry and weak.
It makes him thirsty and faint.
13 Then the wood-carver measures a block of wood
and draws a pattern on it.
He works with chisel and plane
and carves it into a human figure.
He gives it human beauty
and puts it in a little shrine.
14 He cuts down cedars;
he selects the cypress and the oak;
he plants the pine in the forest
to be nourished by the rain.
15 Then he uses part of the wood to make a fire.
With it he warms himself and bakes his bread.
Then—yes, it’s true—he takes the rest of it
and makes himself a god to worship!
He makes an idol
and bows down in front of it!
16 He burns part of the tree to roast his meat
and to keep himself warm.
He says, “Ah, that fire feels good.”
17 Then he takes what’s left
and makes his god: a carved idol!
He falls down in front of it,
worshiping and praying to it.
“Rescue me!” he says.
“You are my god!”
18 Such stupidity and ignorance!
Their eyes are closed, and they cannot see.
Their minds are shut, and they cannot think.
19 The person who made the idol never stops to reflect,
“Why, it’s just a block of wood!
I burned half of it for heat
and used it to bake my bread and roast my meat.
How can the rest of it be a god?
Should I bow down to worship a piece of wood?”
20 The poor, deluded fool feeds on ashes.
He trusts something that can’t help him at all.
Yet he cannot bring himself to ask,
“Is this idol that I’m holding in my hand a lie?”
Restoration for Jerusalem
21 “Pay attention, O Jacob,
for you are my servant, O Israel.
I, the Lord, made you,
and I will not forget you.
22 I have swept away your sins like a cloud.
I have scattered your offenses like the morning mist.
Oh, return to me,
for I have paid the price to set you free.”
23 Sing, O heavens, for the Lord has done this wondrous thing.
Shout for joy, O depths of the earth!
Break into song,
O mountains and forests and every tree!
For the Lord has redeemed Jacob
and is glorified in Israel.
24 This is what the Lord says—
your Redeemer and Creator:
“I am the Lord, who made all things.
I alone stretched out the heavens.
Who was with me
when I made the earth?
25 I expose the false prophets as liars
and make fools of fortune-tellers.
I cause the wise to give bad advice,
thus proving them to be fools.
26 But I carry out the predictions of my prophets!
By them I say to Jerusalem, ‘People will live here again,’
and to the towns of Judah, ‘You will be rebuilt;
I will restore all your ruins!’
27 When I speak to the rivers and say, ‘Dry up!’
they will be dry.
28 When I say of Cyrus, ‘He is my shepherd,’
he will certainly do as I say.
He will command, ‘Rebuild Jerusalem’;
he will say, ‘Restore the Temple.’”
Isaiah 44:8-28
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Isaiah 44:8-28
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8 Do not tremble, do not be afraid.
Did I not proclaim(A) this and foretell it long ago?
You are my witnesses. Is there any God(B) besides me?
No, there is no other Rock;(C) I know not one.”
9 All who make idols(D) are nothing,
and the things they treasure are worthless.(E)
Those who would speak up for them are blind;(F)
they are ignorant, to their own shame.(G)
10 Who shapes a god and casts an idol,(H)
which can profit nothing?(I)
11 People who do that will be put to shame;(J)
such craftsmen are only human beings.
Let them all come together and take their stand;
they will be brought down to terror and shame.(K)
12 The blacksmith(L) 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.(M)
He gets hungry and loses his strength;
he drinks no water and grows faint.(N)
13 The carpenter(O) 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,(P)
human form in all its glory,
that it may dwell in a shrine.(Q)
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,(R) and the rain made it grow.
15 It is used as fuel(S) 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(T) it;
he makes an idol and bows(U) 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.(V)”
17 From the rest he makes a god, his idol;
he bows down to it and worships.(W)
He prays(X) to it and says,
“Save(Y) me! You are my god!”
18 They know nothing, they understand(Z) nothing;
their eyes(AA) 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(AB) to say,
“Half of it I used for fuel;(AC)
I even baked bread over its coals,
I roasted meat and I ate.
Shall I make a detestable(AD) thing from what is left?
Shall I bow down to a block of wood?”(AE)
20 Such a person feeds on ashes;(AF) a deluded(AG) heart misleads him;
he cannot save himself, or say,
“Is not this thing in my right hand a lie?(AH)”
21 “Remember(AI) these things, Jacob,
for you, Israel, are my servant.(AJ)
I have made you, you are my servant;(AK)
Israel, I will not forget you.(AL)
22 I have swept away(AM) your offenses like a cloud,
your sins like the morning mist.
Return(AN) to me,
for I have redeemed(AO) you.”
23 Sing for joy,(AP) you heavens, for the Lord has done this;
shout aloud, you earth(AQ) beneath.
Burst into song, you mountains,(AR)
you forests and all your trees,(AS)
for the Lord has redeemed(AT) Jacob,
he displays his glory(AU) in Israel.
Jerusalem to Be Inhabited
I am the Lord,
the Maker of all things,
who stretches out the heavens,(AY)
who spreads out the earth(AZ) by myself,
25 who foils(BA) the signs of false prophets
and makes fools of diviners,(BB)
who overthrows the learning of the wise(BC)
and turns it into nonsense,(BD)
26 who carries out the words(BE) of his servants
and fulfills(BF) the predictions of his messengers,
who says of Jerusalem,(BG) ‘It shall be inhabited,’
of the towns of Judah, ‘They shall be rebuilt,’
and of their ruins,(BH) ‘I will restore them,’(BI)
27 who says to the watery deep, ‘Be dry,
and I will dry up(BJ) your streams,’
28 who says of Cyrus,(BK) ‘He is my shepherd
and will accomplish all that I please;
he will say of Jerusalem,(BL) “Let it be rebuilt,”
and of the temple,(BM) “Let its foundations(BN) be laid.”’
Psalm 135:18
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Psalm 135:18
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18 And those who make idols are just like them,
as are all who trust in them.
Psalm 135:18
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Psalm 135:18
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18 Those who make them will be like them,
and so will all who trust in them.
Psalm 135:15
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Psalm 135:15
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15 The idols of the nations are merely things of silver and gold,
shaped by human hands.
Psalm 135:15
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Psalm 135:15
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Psalm 115:3-8
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Psalm 115:3-8
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3 Our God is in the heavens,
and he does as he wishes.
4 Their idols are merely things of silver and gold,
shaped by human hands.
5 They have mouths but cannot speak,
and eyes but cannot see.
6 They have ears but cannot hear,
and noses but cannot smell.
7 They have hands but cannot feel,
and feet but cannot walk,
and throats but cannot make a sound.
8 And those who make idols are just like them,
as are all who trust in them.
Psalm 115:3-8
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Psalm 115:3-8
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3 Our God is in heaven;(A)
he does whatever pleases him.(B)
4 But their idols are silver and gold,(C)
made by human hands.(D)
5 They have mouths, but cannot speak,(E)
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.
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