Psalms 115:4

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Their idols are made of silver and gold– they are man-made.

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  • Deut 4:28 : 28 There you will worship gods made by human hands– wood and stone that can neither see, hear, eat, nor smell.
  • Isa 46:6-7 : 6 Those 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. 7 They put it on their shoulder and carry it; they put it in its place and it just stands there; it does not move from its place. Even when someone cries out to it, it does not reply; it does not deliver him from his distress.
  • Jer 10:3-5 : 3 For 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. 4 He decorates it with overlays of silver and gold. He uses hammer and nails to fasten it together so that it will not fall over. 5 Such 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.”
  • Acts 19:26 : 26 And you see and hear that this Paul has persuaded and turned away a large crowd, not only in Ephesus but in practically all of the province of Asia, by saying that gods made by hands are not gods at all.
  • Isa 40:19-20 : 19 A craftsman casts an idol; a metalsmith overlays it with gold and forges silver chains for it. 20 To 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.
  • Isa 44:10 : 10 Who forms a god and casts an idol that will prove worthless?
  • Isa 44:20 : 20 He feeds on ashes; his deceived mind misleads him. He cannot rescue himself, nor does he say,‘Is this not a false god I hold in my right hand?’
  • Isa 46:1-2 : 1 The Lord Carries His People Bel kneels down, Nebo bends low. Their images weigh down animals and beasts. Your heavy images are burdensome to tired animals. 2 Together they bend low and kneel down; they are unable to rescue the images; they themselves head off into captivity.
  • Isa 42:17 : 17 Those who trust in idols will turn back and be utterly humiliated, those who say to metal images,‘You are our gods.’”
  • 2 Kgs 19:18 : 18 They have burned the gods of the nations, for they are not really gods, but only the product of human hands manufactured from wood and stone. That is why the Assyrians could destroy them.
  • Ps 97:7 : 7 All who worship idols are ashamed, those who boast about worthless idols. All the gods bow down before him.
  • Ps 135:15-18 : 15 The nations’ idols are made of silver and gold, they are man-made. 16 They have mouths, but cannot speak, eyes, but cannot see, 17 and ears, but cannot hear. Indeed, they cannot breathe. 18 Those who make them will end up like them, as will everyone who trusts in them.
  • Isa 37:19 : 19 They have burned the gods of the nations, for they are not really gods, but only the product of human hands manufactured from wood and stone. That is why the Assyrians could destroy them.
  • Acts 19:35 : 35 After the city secretary quieted the crowd, he said,“Men of Ephesus, what person is there who does not know that the city of the Ephesians is the keeper of the temple of the great Artemis and of her image that fell from heaven?
  • 1 Cor 10:19-20 : 19 Am I saying that idols or food sacrificed to them amount to anything? 20 No, I mean that what the pagans sacrifice is to demons and not to God. I do not want you to be partners with demons.
  • Hos 8:6 : 6 That idol was made by a workman– it is not God! The calf idol of Samaria will be broken to bits.
  • Hab 2:18-20 : 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? 19 Woe 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. 20 But the LORD is in his majestic palace. The whole earth is speechless in his presence!”

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  • Ps 135:15-18
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    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.

  • Isa 2:8
    86%

    8Their land is full of worthless idols; they worship the product of their own hands, what their own fingers have fashioned.

  • Ps 115:7-8
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    80%

    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.

  • Ps 115:5
    79%

    5They have mouths, but cannot speak, eyes, but cannot see,

  • Isa 40:18-19
    2 verses
    79%

    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.

  • Isa 44:9-10
    2 verses
    78%

    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?

  • Isa 37:19
    78%

    19They have burned the gods of the nations, for they are not really gods, but only the product of human hands manufactured from wood and stone. That is why the Assyrians could destroy them.

  • Isa 46:6
    78%

    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.

  • Jer 10:14-15
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    77%

    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.

  • Isa 31:7
    76%

    7For at that time everyone will get rid of the silver and gold idols your hands sinfully made.

  • 2 Kgs 19:18
    76%

    18They have burned the gods of the nations, for they are not really gods, but only the product of human hands manufactured from wood and stone. That is why the Assyrians could destroy them.

  • Jer 51:17-18
    2 verses
    76%

    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.

  • Ps 115:2-3
    2 verses
    76%

    2Why should the nations say,“Where is their God?”

    3Our God is in heaven! He does whatever he pleases!

  • Hos 8:4
    76%

    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!

  • Deut 4:28
    76%

    28There you will worship gods made by human hands– wood and stone that can neither see, hear, eat, nor smell.

  • Ps 96:5
    76%

    5For all the gods of the nations are worthless, but the LORD made the sky.

  • Acts 7:41
    75%

    41At that time they made an idol in the form of a calf, brought a sacrifice to the idol, and began rejoicing in the works of their hands.

  • Isa 44:17-18
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    75%

    17With the rest of it he makes a god, his idol; he bows down to it and worships it. He prays to it, saying,‘Rescue me, for you are my god!’

    18They do not comprehend or understand, for their eyes are blind and cannot see; their minds do not discern.

  • 1 Chr 16:26
    75%

    26For all the gods of the nations are worthless, but the LORD made the heavens.

  • Deut 29:17
    75%

    17You have seen their detestable things and idols of wood, stone, silver, and gold.)

  • Hab 2:18-19
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    75%

    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.

  • Jer 10:8-9
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    75%

    8The people of those nations are both stupid and foolish. Instruction from a wooden idol is worthless!

    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.

  • 2 Chr 32:19
    75%

    19They talked about the God of Jerusalem as if he were one of the man-made gods of the nations of the earth.

  • Isa 17:8
    74%

    8They will no longer trust in the altars their hands made, or depend on the Asherah poles and incense altars their fingers made.

  • Isa 41:29
    74%

    29Look, all of them are nothing, their accomplishments are nonexistent; their metal images lack any real substance.

  • Jer 16:20
    74%

    20Can people make their own gods? No, what they make are not gods at all.”

  • Hos 13:2
    74%

    2Even now they persist in sin! They make metal images for themselves, idols that they skillfully fashion from their own silver; all of them are nothing but the work of craftsmen! There is a saying about them:“Those who sacrifice to the calf idol are calf kissers!”

  • Isa 2:20
    74%

    20At that time men will throw their silver and gold idols, which they made for themselves to worship, into the caves where rodents and bats live,

  • Ps 97:7
    74%

    7All who worship idols are ashamed, those who boast about worthless idols. All the gods bow down before him.

  • Jer 10:4
    73%

    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.

  • Rev 9:20
    73%

    20The rest of humanity, who had not been killed by these plagues, did not repent of the works of their hands, so that they did not stop worshiping demons and idols made of gold, silver, bronze, stone, and wood– idols that cannot see or hear or walk about.

  • Isa 42:17
    72%

    17Those who trust in idols will turn back and be utterly humiliated, those who say to metal images,‘You are our gods.’”

  • Mic 5:13
    72%

    13I will remove your idols and sacred pillars from your midst; you will no longer worship what your own hands made.

  • Isa 2:18
    72%

    18The worthless idols will be completely eliminated.

  • Exod 32:4
    72%

    4He accepted the gold from them, fashioned it with an engraving tool, and made a molten calf. Then they said,“These are your gods, O Israel, who brought you up out of Egypt.”

  • Isa 45:16
    72%

    16They will all be ashamed and embarrassed; those who fashion idols will all be humiliated.

  • Dan 5:4
    71%

    4As they drank wine, they praised the gods of gold and silver, bronze, iron, wood, and stone.