Psalm 115:4-8
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4 Their (A)idols are silver and gold,
The (B)work of human hands.
5 They have mouths, but they (C)cannot speak;
They have eyes, but they cannot see;
6 They have ears, but they cannot hear;
They have noses, but they cannot smell;
7 [a]They have hands, but they cannot feel;
[b]They have feet, but they cannot walk;
They cannot make a sound with their throat.
8 (D)Those who make them [c]will become like them,
Everyone who trusts in them.
Footnotes
- Psalm 115:7 Lit Their hands
- Psalm 115:7 Lit Their feet
- Psalm 115:8 Or are like them
Psalm 115:4-8
New International Version
4 But their idols are silver and gold,(A)
made by human hands.(B)
5 They have mouths, but cannot speak,(C)
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.
Isaiah 37:19
New American Standard Bible
19 and have thrown their gods into the fire, for they were not gods but only the (A)work of human hands, wood and stone. So they have (B)destroyed them.
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Isaiah 37:19
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19 They have thrown their gods into the fire(A) and destroyed them,(B) for they were not gods(C) but only wood and stone, fashioned by human hands.(D)
Jeremiah 2:11
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11 Has a nation changed gods,
When (A)they were not gods?
But My people have (B)exchanged their glory
For that which is of no benefit.
Jeremiah 2:11
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Jeremiah 5:7
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7 “Why should I forgive you?
Your sons have forsaken Me
And (A)sworn by those who are (B)not gods.
When I had fed them to the full,
They (C)committed adultery
And stayed at the prostitute’s house.
Jeremiah 5:7
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Hosea 8:4-6
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4 (A)They have set up kings, but not by Me;
They have appointed officials, but I did not know it.
With their (B)silver and gold they have made idols for themselves,
So that [a]they will be eliminated.
5 [b]He has rejected your (C)calf, Samaria, saying,
“My anger burns against them!”
How long will they be incapable of (D)innocence?
6 For from Israel comes even this!
A (E)craftsman made it, so it is not God;
Assuredly, the calf of Samaria will be broken to [c]pieces.
Hosea 8:4-6
New International Version
4 They set up kings without my consent;
they choose princes without my approval.(A)
With their silver and gold
they make idols(B) for themselves
to their own destruction.
5 Samaria, throw out your calf-idol!(C)
My anger burns against them.
How long will they be incapable of purity?(D)
6 They are from Israel!
This calf—a metalworker has made it;
it is not God.(E)
It will be broken in pieces,
that calf(F) of Samaria.(G)
Galatians 4:8
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8 However at that time, (A)when you did not know God, you were (B)slaves to (C)those which by nature are not gods.
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Galatians 4:8
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Paul’s Concern for the Galatians
8 Formerly, when you did not know God,(A) you were slaves(B) to those who by nature are not gods.(C)
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