Bible Cross References
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2 Samuel 5:21
When the Philistines fled, they left their idols behind, and David and his men carried them away.
Isaiah 46:1
"This is the end for Babylon's gods! Bel and Nebo once were worshiped, but now they are loaded on donkeys, a burden for the backs of tired animals.
Isaiah 46:2
The idols cannot save themselves; they are captured and carried away. This is the end for Babylon's gods!
for they were
Psalm 115:4-8
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Their gods are made of silver and gold, formed by human hands.
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They have mouths, but cannot speak, and eyes, but cannot see.
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They have ears, but cannot hear, and noses, but cannot smell.
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They have hands, but cannot feel, and feet, but cannot walk; they cannot make a sound.
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May all who made them and who trust in them become like the idols they have made.
Isaiah 37:18
We all know, LORD, that the emperors of Assyria have destroyed many nations, made their lands desolate,
Isaiah 37:19
and burned up their gods---which were no gods at all, only images of wood and stone made by human hands.
Isaiah 44:9-20
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All those who make idols are worthless, and the gods they prize so highly are useless. Those who worship these gods are blind and ignorant---and they will be disgraced.
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It does no good to make a metal image to worship as a god!
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Everyone who worships it will be humiliated. The people who make idols are human beings and nothing more. Let them come and stand trial---they will be terrified and will suffer disgrace.
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The metalworker takes a piece of metal and works with it over a fire. His strong arm swings a hammer to pound the metal into shape. As he works, he gets hungry, thirsty, and tired.
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The carpenter measures the wood. He outlines a figure with chalk, carves it out with his tools, and makes it in the form of a man, a handsome human figure, to be placed in his house.
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He might cut down cedars to use, or choose oak or cypress wood from the forest. Or he might plant a laurel tree and wait for the rain to make it grow.
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A person uses part of a tree for fuel and part of it for making an idol. With one part he builds a fire to warm himself and bake bread; with the other part he makes a god and worships it.
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With some of the wood he makes a fire; he roasts meat, eats it, and is satisfied. He warms himself and says, "How nice and warm! What a beautiful fire!"
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The rest of the wood he makes into an idol, and then he bows down and worships it. He prays to it and says, "You are my god---save me!"
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Such people are too stupid to know what they are doing. They close their eyes and their minds to the truth.
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The maker of idols hasn't the wit or the sense to say, "Some of the wood I burned up. I baked some bread on the coals, and I roasted meat and ate it. And the rest of the wood I made into an idol. Here I am bowing down to a block of wood!"
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It makes as much sense as eating ashes. His foolish ideas have so misled him that he is beyond help. He won't admit to himself that the idol he holds in his hand is not a god at all.
Jeremiah 10:3-9
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The religion of these people is worthless. A tree is cut down in the forest; it is carved by the tools of the woodworker
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and decorated with silver and gold. It is fastened down with nails to keep it from falling over.
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Such idols are like scarecrows in a field of melons; they cannot speak; they have to be carried because they cannot walk. Do not be afraid of them: they can cause you no harm, and they can do you no good."
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LORD, there is no one like you; you are mighty, and your name is great and powerful.
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Who would not honor you, the king of all nations? You deserve to be honored. There is no one like you among all the wise men of the nations or among any of their kings.
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All of them are stupid and foolish. What can they learn from wooden idols?
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Their idols are covered with silver from Spain and with gold from Uphaz, all the work of artists; they are dressed in violet and purple cloth woven by skilled weavers.
Jeremiah 10:14-16
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At the sight of this, people feel stupid and senseless; those who make idols are disillusioned, because the gods they make are false and lifeless.
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They are worthless and should be despised; they will be destroyed when the LORD comes to deal with them.
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The God of Jacob is not like them; he is the one who made everything, and he has chosen Israel to be his very own people. The LORD Almighty is his name.
Acts 17:29
Since we are God's children, we should not suppose that his nature is anything like an image of gold or silver or stone, shaped by human art and skill.