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Psalm 96:5
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Psalm 96:5
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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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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 Thus says God the Lord,
(A)Who created the heavens and stretched them out,
Who spread forth the earth and that which comes from it,
(B)Who gives breath to the people on it,
And spirit to those who walk on it:
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 Therefore concerning the eating of things offered to idols, we know that (A)an idol is nothing in the world, (B)and that there is no other God but one.
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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 Thus you shall say to them: (A)“The gods that have not made the heavens and the earth (B)shall perish from the earth and from under these heavens.”
12 He (C)has made the earth by His power,
He has (D)established the world by His wisdom,
And (E)has stretched out the heavens at His discretion.
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.
Psalm 135:18
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Psalm 135:18
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18 Those who make them are like them;
So is everyone who trusts 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.
Acts 19:26
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Acts 19:26
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26 Moreover you see and hear that not only at Ephesus, but throughout almost all Asia, this Paul has persuaded and turned away many people, saying that (A)they are not gods which are made with hands.
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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 (A)Everyone is (B)dull-hearted, without knowledge;
(C)Every metalsmith is put to shame by an image;
(D)For his molded image is falsehood,
And there is no breath in them.
15 They are futile, a work of errors;
In the time of their punishment they shall perish.
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 For the customs of the peoples are [a]futile;
For (A)one cuts a tree from the forest,
The work of the hands of the workman, with the ax.
4 They decorate it with silver and gold;
They (B)fasten it with nails and hammers
So that it will not topple.
5 They are upright, like a palm tree,
And (C)they cannot speak;
They must be (D)carried,
Because they cannot go by themselves.
Do not be afraid of them,
For (E)they cannot do evil,
Nor can they do any good.”
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- Jeremiah 10:3 Lit. vanity
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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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.
2 They stoop, they bow down together;
They could not deliver the burden,
(C)But have themselves gone into captivity.
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 fear, nor be afraid;
(A)Have I not told you from that time, and declared it?
(B)You are My witnesses.
Is there a God besides Me?
Indeed (C)there is no other Rock;
I know not one.’ ”
Idolatry Is Foolishness
9 (D)Those who make an image, all of them are useless,
And their precious things shall not profit;
They are their own witnesses;
(E)They neither see nor know, that they may be ashamed.
10 Who would form a god or mold an image
(F)That profits him nothing?
11 Surely all his companions would be (G)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 (H)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 (I)They do not know nor understand;
For (J)He has [b]shut their eyes, so that they cannot see,
And their hearts, so that they cannot (K)understand.
19 And no one (L)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;
(M)A deceived heart has turned him aside;
And he cannot deliver his soul,
Nor say, “Is there not a (N)lie in my right hand?”
Israel Is Not Forgotten
21 “Remember these, O Jacob,
And Israel, for you are My servant;
I have formed you, you are My servant;
O Israel, you will not be (O)forgotten by Me!
22 (P)I have blotted out, like a thick cloud, your transgressions,
And like a cloud, your sins.
Return to Me, for (Q)I have redeemed you.”
23 (R)Sing, O heavens, for the Lord has done it!
Shout, you lower parts of the earth;
Break forth into singing, you mountains,
O forest, and every tree in it!
For the Lord has redeemed Jacob,
And (S)glorified Himself in Israel.
Judah Will Be Restored
24 Thus says the Lord, (T)your Redeemer,
And (U)He who formed you from the womb:
“I am the Lord, who makes all things,
(V)Who stretches out the heavens [c]all alone,
Who spreads abroad the earth by Myself;
25 Who (W)frustrates the signs (X)of the babblers,
And drives diviners mad;
Who turns wise men backward,
(Y)And makes their knowledge foolishness;
26 (Z)Who confirms the word of His servant,
And performs the counsel of His messengers;
Who says to Jerusalem, ‘You shall be inhabited,’
To the cities of Judah, ‘You shall be built,’
And I will raise up her waste places;
27 (AA)Who says to the deep, ‘Be dry!
And I will dry up your rivers’;
28 Who says of (AB)Cyrus, ‘He is My shepherd,
And he shall perform all My pleasure,
Saying to Jerusalem, (AC)“You shall be built,”
And to the temple, “Your foundation shall be laid.” ’
Footnotes
- Isaiah 44:14 Lit. appropriates
- Isaiah 44:18 Lit. smeared over
- Isaiah 44:24 By Himself
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 135:15
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Psalm 135:15
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15 (A)The idols of the nations are silver and gold,
The work of men’s 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 (A)But our God is in heaven;
He does whatever He pleases.
4 (B)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 (C)Those who make them are like them;
So is everyone who trusts 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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