Deuteronomy 4:28

American Standard Version (1901)

And there ye shall serve gods, the work of men's hands, wood and stone, which neither see, nor hear, nor eat, nor smell.

Additional Resources

Referenced Verses

  • Deut 28:36 : 36 Jehovah will bring thee, and thy king whom thou shalt set over thee, unto a nation that thou hast not known, thou nor thy fathers; and there shalt thou serve other gods, wood and stone.
  • Deut 28:64 : 64 And Jehovah will scatter thee among all peoples, from the one end of the earth even unto the other end of the earth; and there thou shalt serve other gods, which thou hast not known, thou nor thy fathers, even wood and stone.
  • Jer 16:13 : 13 therefore will I cast you forth out of this land into the land that ye have not known, neither ye nor your fathers; and there shall ye serve other gods day and night; for I will show you no favor.
  • 1 Sam 26:19 : 19 Now therefore, I pray thee, let my lord the king hear the words of his servant. If it be Jehovah that hath stirred thee up against me, let him accept an offering: but if it be the children of men, cursed be they before Jehovah: for they have driven me out this day that I should not cleave unto the inheritance of Jehovah, saying, Go, serve other gods.
  • Isa 44:9 : 9 They that fashion a graven image are all of them vanity; and the things that they delight in shall not profit; and their own witnesses see not, nor know: that they may be put to shame.
  • Isa 46:7 : 7 They bear it upon the shoulder, they carry it, and set it in its place, and it standeth, from its place shall it not remove: yea, one may cry unto it, yet can it not answer, nor save him out of his trouble.
  • Jer 10:3 : 3 For the customs of the peoples are vanity; for one cutteth a tree out of the forest, the work of the hands of the workman with the axe.
  • Jer 10:9 : 9 There is silver beaten into plates, which is brought from Tarshish, and gold from Uphaz, the work of the artificer and of the hands of the goldsmith; blue and purple for their clothing; they are all the work of skilful men.
  • Isa 45:20 : 20 Assemble yourselves and come; draw near together, ye that are escaped of the nations: they have no knowledge that carry the wood of their graven image, and pray unto a god that cannot save.
  • Ps 115:4-8 : 4 Their idols are silver and gold, The work of men's hands. 5 They have mouths, but they speak not; Eyes have they, but they see not; 6 They have ears, but they hear not; Noses have they, but they smell not; 7 They have hands, but they handle not; Feet have they, but they walk not; Neither speak they through their throat. 8 They that make them shall be like unto them; Yea, every one that trusteth in them.
  • Ps 135:15-18 : 15 The idols of the nations are silver and gold, The work of men's hands. 16 They have mouths, but they speak not; Eyes have they, but they see not; 17 They have ears, but they hear not; Neither is there any breath in their mouths. 18 They that make them shall be like unto them; Yea, every one that trusteth in them.
  • Ezek 20:32 : 32 and that which cometh into your mind shall not be at all, in that ye say, We will be as the nations, as the families of the countries, to serve wood and stone.
  • Ezek 20:39 : 39 As for you, O house of Israel, thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Go ye, serve every one his idols, and hereafter also, if ye will not hearken unto me; but my holy name shall ye no more profane with your gifts, and with your idols.
  • Acts 7:42 : 42 But God turned, and gave them up to serve the host of heaven; as it is written in the book of the prophets, Did ye offer unto me slain beasts and sacrifices Forty years in the wilderness, O house of Israel?

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Deut 28:36
    84%

    36Jehovah will bring thee, and thy king whom thou shalt set over thee, unto a nation that thou hast not known, thou nor thy fathers; and there shalt thou serve other gods, wood and stone.

  • Deut 28:64
    82%

    64And Jehovah will scatter thee among all peoples, from the one end of the earth even unto the other end of the earth; and there thou shalt serve other gods, which thou hast not known, thou nor thy fathers, even wood and stone.

  • Deut 29:17
    80%

    17and ye have seen their abominations, and their idols, wood and stone, silver and gold, which were among them);

  • Ezek 20:32
    78%

    32and that which cometh into your mind shall not be at all, in that ye say, We will be as the nations, as the families of the countries, to serve wood and stone.

  • Isa 17:8
    77%

    8And they shall not look to the altars, the work of their hands; neither shall they have respect to that which their fingers have made, either the Asherim, or the sun-images.

  • Isa 2:8
    77%

    8Their land also is full of idols; they worship the work of their own hands, that which their own fingers have made.

  • Deut 4:23
    77%

    23Take heed unto yourselves, lest ye forget the covenant of Jehovah your God, which he made with you, and make you a graven image in the form of anything which Jehovah thy God hath forbidden thee.

  • Deut 29:26
    76%

    26and went and served other gods, and worshipped them, gods that they knew not, and that he had not given unto them:

  • Deut 12:4
    76%

    4Ye shall not do so unto Jehovah your God.

  • Exod 23:24
    76%

    24Thou shalt not bow down to their gods, nor serve them, nor do after their works; but thou shalt utterly overthrow them, and break in pieces their pillars.

  • 2 Kgs 17:35
    76%

    35with whom Jehovah had made a covenant, and charged them, saying, Ye shall not fear other gods, nor bow yourselves to them, nor serve them, nor sacrifice to them:

  • 2 Kgs 17:12
    76%

    12and they served idols, whereof Jehovah had said unto them, Ye shall not do this thing.

  • Ps 115:4
    76%

    4Their idols are silver and gold, The work of men's hands.

  • Jer 25:6
    76%

    6and go not after other gods to serve them, and to worship them, and provoke me not to anger with the work of your hands; and I will do you no hurt.

  • Deut 6:14
    76%

    14Ye shall not go after other gods, of the gods of the peoples that are round about you;

  • Lev 26:1
    76%

    1Ye shall make you no idols, neither shall ye rear you up a graven image, or a pillar, neither shall ye place any figured stone in your land, to bow down unto it: for I am Jehovah your God.

  • Deut 4:29
    75%

    29But from thence ye shall seek Jehovah thy God, and thou shalt find him, when thou searchest after him with all thy heart and with all thy soul.

  • Deut 30:17
    75%

    17But if thy heart turn away, and thou wilt not hear, but shalt be drawn away, and worship other gods, and serve them;

  • Mic 5:13
    75%

    13and I will cut off thy graven images and thy pillars out of the midst of thee; and thou shalt no more worship the work of thy hands;

  • Lev 19:4
    75%

    4Turn ye not unto idols, nor make to yourselves molten gods: I am Jehovah your God.

  • Isa 37:19
    75%

    19and have cast their gods into the fire: for they were no gods, but the work of men's hands, wood and stone; therefore they have destroyed them.

  • 2 Chr 7:19
    75%

    19But if ye turn away, and forsake my statutes and my commandments which I have set before you, and shall go and serve other gods, and worship them;

  • Ps 135:15
    75%

    15The idols of the nations are silver and gold, The work of men's hands.

  • Deut 4:19
    75%

    19and lest thou lift up thine eyes unto heaven, and when thou seest the sun and the moon and the stars, even all the host of heaven, thou be drawn away and worship them, and serve them, which Jehovah thy God hath allotted unto all the peoples under the whole heaven.

  • Exod 34:17
    75%

    17Thou shalt make thee no molten gods.

  • Deut 4:27
    75%

    27And Jehovah will scatter you among the peoples, and ye shall be left few in number among the nations, whither Jehovah shall lead you away.

  • Deut 4:25
    74%

    25When thou shalt beget children, and children's children, and ye shall have been long in the land, and shall corrupt yourselves, and make a graven image in the form of anything, and shall do that which is evil in the sight of Jehovah thy God, to provoke him to anger;

  • Deut 7:25
    74%

    25The graven images of their gods shall ye burn with fire: thou shalt not covet the silver or the gold that is on them, nor take it unto thee, lest thou be snared therein; for it is an abomination to Jehovah thy God.

  • Josh 23:7
    74%

    7that ye come not among these nations, these that remain among you; neither make mention of the name of their gods, nor cause to swear [by them], neither serve them, nor bow down yourselves unto them;

  • Isa 44:17
    74%

    17And the residue thereof he maketh a god, even his graven image; he falleth down unto it and worshippeth, and prayeth unto it, and saith, Deliver me; for thou art my god.

  • Ps 81:9
    74%

    9There shall no strange god be in thee; Neither shalt thou worship any foreign god.

  • Jer 16:20
    74%

    20Shall a man make unto himself gods, which yet are no gods?

  • 1 Kgs 9:6
    74%

    6But if ye shall turn away from following me, ye or your children, and not keep my commandments and my statutes which I have set before you, but shall go and serve other gods, and worship them;

  • Deut 12:30
    74%

    30take heed to thyself that thou be not ensnared to follow them, after that they are destroyed from before thee; and that thou inquire not after their gods, saying, How do these nations serve their gods? even so will I do likewise.

  • Deut 11:16
    74%

    16Take heed to yourselves, lest your heart be deceived, and ye turn aside, and serve other gods, and worship them;

  • 2 Kgs 19:18
    74%

    18and have cast their gods into the fire; for they were no gods, but the work of men's hands, wood and stone; therefore they have destroyed them.

  • Jer 44:8
    74%

    8in that ye provoke me unto anger with the works of your hands, burning incense unto other gods in the land of Egypt, whither ye are gone to sojourn; that ye may be cut off, and that ye may be a curse and a reproach among all the nations of the earth?

  • Gal 4:8
    74%

    8Howbeit at that time, not knowing God, ye were in bondage to them that by nature are no gods:

  • Deut 17:3
    73%

    3and hath gone and served other gods, and worshipped them, or the sun, or the moon, or any of the host of heaven, which I have not commanded;

  • Jer 16:13
    73%

    13therefore will I cast you forth out of this land into the land that ye have not known, neither ye nor your fathers; and there shall ye serve other gods day and night; for I will show you no favor.

  • Deut 8:19
    73%

    19And it shall be, if thou shalt forget Jehovah thy God, and walk after other gods, and serve them, and worship them, I testify against you this day that ye shall surely perish.

  • Deut 16:22
    73%

    22Neither shalt thou set thee up a pillar; which Jehovah thy God hateth.

  • Exod 34:13
    73%

    13but ye shall break down their altars, and dash in pieces their pillars, and ye shall cut down their Asherim

  • Jer 2:28
    73%

    28But where are thy gods that thou hast made thee? let them arise, if they can save thee in the time of thy trouble: for according to the number of thy cities are thy gods, O Judah.

  • Jer 5:19
    73%

    19And it shall come to pass, when ye shall say, Wherefore hath Jehovah our God done all these things unto us? then shalt thou say unto them, Like as ye have forsaken me, and served foreign gods in your land, so shall ye serve strangers in a land that is not yours.

  • Deut 13:7
    73%

    7of the gods of the peoples that are round about you, nigh unto thee, or far off from thee, from the one end of the earth even unto the other end of the earth;

  • Deut 13:2
    73%

    2and the sign or the wonder come to pass, whereof he spake unto thee, saying, Let us go after other gods, which thou hast not known, and let us serve them;