Jeremiah 10:8
The people of those nations are both stupid and foolish. Instruction from a wooden idol is worthless!
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- Isa 41:29 : 29 Look, all of them are nothing, their accomplishments are nonexistent; their metal images lack any real substance.
- Jer 10:14 : 14 All these idolaters will prove to be stupid and ignorant. Every goldsmith will be disgraced by the idol he made. For the image he forges is merely a sham. There is no breath in any of those idols.
- Hab 2:18 : 18 What good is an idol? Why would a craftsman make it? What good is a metal image that gives misleading oracles? Why would its creator place his trust in it and make such mute, worthless things?
- Zech 10:2 : 2 For the household gods have spoken wickedness, the soothsayers have seen a lie, and as for the dreamers, they have disclosed emptiness and give comfort in vain. Therefore the people set out like sheep and become scattered because they have no shepherd.
- Rom 1:21-22 : 21 For although they knew God, they did not glorify him as God or give him thanks, but they became futile in their thoughts and their senseless hearts were darkened. 22 Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools
- Jer 51:17-18 : 17 All idolaters will prove to be stupid and ignorant. Every goldsmith will be disgraced by the idol he made. For the image he forges is merely a sham. There is no breath in any of those idols. 18 They are worthless, objects to be ridiculed. When the time comes to punish them, they will be destroyed.
- Hos 4:12 : 12 They consult their wooden idols, and their diviner’s staff answers with an oracle. The wind of prostitution blows them astray; they commit spiritual adultery against their God.
- Ps 115:8 : 8 Those who make them will end up like them, as will everyone who trusts in them.
- Ps 135:18 : 18 Those who make them will end up like them, as will everyone who trusts in them.
- Isa 44:19 : 19 No one thinks to himself, nor do they comprehend or understand and say to themselves:‘I burned half of it in the fire– yes, I baked bread over the coals; I roasted meat and ate it. With the rest of it should I make a disgusting idol? Should I bow down to dry wood?’
- Jer 2:27 : 27 They say to a wooden idol,‘You are my father.’ They say to a stone image,‘You gave birth to me.’ Yes, they have turned away from me instead of turning to me. Yet when they are in trouble, they say,‘Come and save us!’
- Jer 4:22 : 22 The LORD answered,“This will happen because my people are foolish. They do not know me. They are like children who have no sense. They have no understanding. They are skilled at doing evil. They do not know how to do good.”
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- Jer 10:14-152 verses79%
14All these idolaters will prove to be stupid and ignorant. Every goldsmith will be disgraced by the idol he made. For the image he forges is merely a sham. There is no breath in any of those idols.
15They are worthless, mere objects to be mocked. When the time comes to punish them, they will be destroyed.
- Jer 51:17-182 verses78%
17All idolaters will prove to be stupid and ignorant. Every goldsmith will be disgraced by the idol he made. For the image he forges is merely a sham. There is no breath in any of those idols.
18They are worthless, objects to be ridiculed. When the time comes to punish them, they will be destroyed.
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29Look, all of them are nothing, their accomplishments are nonexistent; their metal images lack any real substance.
- Isa 44:9-113 verses75%
9All who form idols are nothing; the things in which they delight are worthless. Their witnesses cannot see; they recognize nothing, so they are put to shame.
10Who forms a god and casts an idol that will prove worthless?
11Look, all his associates will be put to shame; the craftsmen are mere humans. Let them all assemble and take their stand! They will panic and be put to shame.
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28They are a nation devoid of wisdom, and there is no understanding among them.
- Jer 10:3-53 verses75%
3For the religion of these people is worthless. They cut down a tree in the forest, and a craftsman makes it into an idol with his tools.
4He decorates it with overlays of silver and gold. He uses hammer and nails to fasten it together so that it will not fall over.
5Such idols are like scarecrows in a cucumber field. They cannot talk. They must be carried because they cannot walk. Do not be afraid of them because they cannot hurt you. And they do not have any power to help you.”
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4Their idols are made of silver and gold– they are man-made.
- Ps 135:15-184 verses75%
15The nations’ idols are made of silver and gold, they are man-made.
16They have mouths, but cannot speak, eyes, but cannot see,
17and ears, but cannot hear. Indeed, they cannot breathe.
18Those who make them will end up like them, as will everyone who trusts in them.
- Hab 2:18-192 verses75%
18What good is an idol? Why would a craftsman make it? What good is a metal image that gives misleading oracles? Why would its creator place his trust in it and make such mute, worthless things?
19Woe to the one who says to wood,‘Wake up!’– he who says to speechless stone,‘Awake!’ Can it give reliable guidance? It is overlaid with gold and silver; it has no life’s breath inside it.
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8Their land is full of worthless idols; they worship the product of their own hands, what their own fingers have fashioned.
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9Hammered-out silver is brought from Tarshish and gold is brought from Ufaz to cover those idols. They are the handiwork of carpenters and goldsmiths. They are clothed in blue and purple clothes. They are all made by skillful workers.
- Ps 115:7-82 verses74%
7hands, but cannot touch, feet, but cannot walk. They cannot even clear their throats.
8Those who make them will end up like them, as will everyone who trusts in them.
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8Take notice of this, you ignorant people! You fools, when will you ever understand?
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22The LORD answered,“This will happen because my people are foolish. They do not know me. They are like children who have no sense. They have no understanding. They are skilled at doing evil. They do not know how to do good.”
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16They will all be ashamed and embarrassed; those who fashion idols will all be humiliated.
- Jer 8:8-92 verses72%
8How can you say,“We are wise! We have the law of the LORD”? The truth is, those who teach it have used their writings to make it say what it does not really mean.
9Your wise men will be put to shame. They will be dumbfounded and be brought to judgment. Since they have rejected the LORD’s message, what wisdom do they really have?
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6The spiritually insensitive do not recognize this; the fool does not understand this.
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4The Political and Cultic Sin of Israel They enthroned kings without my consent! They appointed princes without my approval! They made idols out of their silver and gold, but they will be destroyed!
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27They say to a wooden idol,‘You are my father.’ They say to a stone image,‘You gave birth to me.’ Yes, they have turned away from me instead of turning to me. Yet when they are in trouble, they say,‘Come and save us!’
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8Sons of senseless and nameless people, they were driven out of the land with whips.
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24The crown of the wise is their riches, but the folly of fools is folly.
- Isa 40:17-204 verses71%
17All the nations are insignificant before him; they are regarded as absolutely nothing.
18To whom can you compare God? To what image can you liken him?
19A craftsman casts an idol; a metalsmith overlays it with gold and forges silver chains for it.
20To make a contribution one selects wood that will not rot; he then seeks a skilled craftsman to make an idol that will not fall over.
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22Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools
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12They consult their wooden idols, and their diviner’s staff answers with an oracle. The wind of prostitution blows them astray; they commit spiritual adultery against their God.
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4I thought,“Surely it is only the ignorant poor who act this way. They act like fools because they do not know what the LORD demands. They do not know what their God requires of them.
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6Those who empty out gold from a purse and weigh out silver on the scale hire a metalsmith, who makes it into a god. They then bow down and worship it.
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6That idol was made by a workman– it is not God! The calf idol of Samaria will be broken to bits.
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18They do not comprehend or understand, for their eyes are blind and cannot see; their minds do not discern.
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8The wisdom of the shrewd person is to discern his way, but the folly of fools is deception.
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24Look, you are nothing, and your accomplishments are nonexistent; the one who chooses to worship you is disgusting.
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1For the music director; according to the machalath style; a well-written song by David. Fools say to themselves,“There is no God.” They sin and commit evil deeds; none of them does what is right.
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15Does an ax exalt itself over the one who wields it, or a saw magnify itself over the one who cuts with it? As if a scepter should brandish the one who raises it, or a staff should lift up what is not made of wood!
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7Everyone should revere you, O King of all nations, because you deserve to be revered. For there is no one like you among any of the wise people of the nations nor among any of their kings.
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21Tell them:‘Hear this, you foolish people who have no understanding, who have eyes but do not discern, who have ears but do not perceive:
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6For like the crackling of quick-burning thorns under a cooking pot, so is the laughter of the fool. This kind of folly also is useless.