Acts 17:29 Forasmuch then as we are the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Godhead is like unto gold, or silver, or stone, graven by art and man's de...

17:29 KJV

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King James Version - Forasmuch then as we are the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Godhead is like unto gold, or silver, or stone, graven by art and man's device.
新标点和合本 - 我们既是　神所生的，就不当以为　神的神性像人用手艺、心思所雕刻的金、银、石。
和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 既然我们是上帝所生的，就不应该以为上帝的神性像人用手艺和心思所雕刻的金、银、石像一般。
和合本2010（神版-简体） - 既然我们是　神所生的，就不应该以为　神的神性像人用手艺和心思所雕刻的金、银、石像一般。
当代译本 - 我们既然是上帝的子孙，就不该认为上帝是人凭手艺和想象用金、银、石头所雕刻的样子。
圣经新译本 - 我们既然是　神的子孙，就不应该以为他的神性是好像人用手艺、心思所雕刻的金银石头一样。
中文标准译本 - 所以我们既然是神的后裔，就不应该认为神性是仿佛用人的手艺和心思所雕刻的金、银、石像。
现代标点和合本 - 我们既是神所生的，就不当以为神的神性像人用手艺、心思所雕刻的金、银、石。
和合本（拼音版） - 我们既是上帝所生的，就不当以为上帝的神性像人用手艺、心思所雕刻的金、银、石。
New International Version - “Therefore since we are God’s offspring, we should not think that the divine being is like gold or silver or stone—an image made by human design and skill.
New International Reader's Version - “Yes, we are God’s children. So we shouldn’t think that God is made out of gold or silver or stone. He isn’t a statue planned and made by clever people.
English Standard Version - Being then God’s offspring, we ought not to think that the divine being is like gold or silver or stone, an image formed by the art and imagination of man.
New Living Translation - And since this is true, we shouldn’t think of God as an idol designed by craftsmen from gold or silver or stone.
Christian Standard Bible - Since, then, we are God’s offspring, we shouldn’t think that the divine nature is like gold or silver or stone, an image fashioned by human art and imagination.
New American Standard Bible - Therefore, since we are the descendants of God, we ought not to think that the Divine Nature is like gold or silver or stone, an image formed by human skill and thought.
New King James Version - Therefore, since we are the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Divine Nature is like gold or silver or stone, something shaped by art and man’s devising.
Amplified Bible - So then, being God’s children, we should not think that the Divine Nature (deity) is like gold or silver or stone, an image formed by the art and imagination or skill of man.
American Standard Version - Being then the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Godhead is like unto gold, or silver, or stone, graven by art and device of man.
New English Translation - So since we are God’s offspring, we should not think the deity is like gold or silver or stone, an image made by human skill and imagination.
World English Bible - Being then the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Divine Nature is like gold, or silver, or stone, engraved by art and design of man.
新標點和合本 - 我們既是神所生的，就不當以為神的神性像人用手藝、心思所雕刻的金、銀、石。
和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 既然我們是上帝所生的，就不應該以為上帝的神性像人用手藝和心思所雕刻的金、銀、石像一般。
和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 既然我們是　神所生的，就不應該以為　神的神性像人用手藝和心思所雕刻的金、銀、石像一般。
當代譯本 - 我們既然是上帝的子孫，就不該認為上帝是人憑手藝和想象用金、銀、石頭所雕刻的樣子。
聖經新譯本 - 我們既然是　神的子孫，就不應該以為他的神性是好像人用手藝、心思所雕刻的金銀石頭一樣。
呂振中譯本 - 那麼我們既是上帝的族類，就不該以神性為彷彿金銀或石頭、人的手藝和心思所雕刻的。
中文標準譯本 - 所以我們既然是神的後裔，就不應該認為神性是彷彿用人的手藝和心思所雕刻的金、銀、石像。
現代標點和合本 - 我們既是神所生的，就不當以為神的神性像人用手藝、心思所雕刻的金、銀、石。
文理和合譯本 - 既為上帝裔、則不當意其性質如金銀石、為人工機巧雕琢者、
文理委辦譯本 - 既為上帝亦子、則上帝之體、不可以若金、若銀、若石、人工機巧琢之、
施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 既為天主所生、則不當思天主之體、似金似銀似石、為人工機巧所製、
吳經熊文理聖詠與新經全集 - 夫吾人既為天主之裔、則不當妄度天主之神性、有類乎人工技巧所琢之金銀玉石。
Nueva Versión Internacional - »Por tanto, siendo descendientes de Dios, no debemos pensar que la divinidad sea como el oro, la plata o la piedra: escultura hecha como resultado del ingenio y de la destreza del ser humano.
현대인의 성경 - 이와 같이 우리가 하나님의 자녀가 되었으니 신을 사람의 생각과 기술로 금이나 은이나 돌에 새긴 형상 따위로 여겨서는 안 됩니다.
Новый Русский Перевод - И раз мы род Бога, то мы не должны представлять Божество в виде золотого, серебряного или каменного истукана или в виде какого-либо образа, сделанного по замыслу человека и умением его.
Восточный перевод - И раз мы род Всевышнего, то мы не должны представлять Его в виде золотого, серебряного или каменного истукана или в виде какого-либо образа, сделанного по замыслу человека и умением его.
Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - И раз мы род Аллаха, то мы не должны представлять Его в виде золотого, серебряного или каменного истукана или в виде какого-либо образа, сделанного по замыслу человека и умением его.
Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - И раз мы род Всевышнего, то мы не должны представлять Его в виде золотого, серебряного или каменного истукана или в виде какого-либо образа, сделанного по замыслу человека и умением его.
La Bible du Semeur 2015 - Ainsi, puisque nous sommes ses enfants, nous ne devons pas imaginer la moindre ressemblance entre la divinité et ces idoles en or, en argent ou en marbre que peuvent produire l’art ou l’imagination des hommes.
リビングバイブル - もしこのとおりなら、神を、金や銀、あるいは石のかけらなどで人間が造った偶像のようなものと考えるべきではありません。
Nestle Aland 28 - γένος οὖν ὑπάρχοντες τοῦ θεοῦ οὐκ ὀφείλομεν νομίζειν χρυσῷ ἢ ἀργύρῳ ἢ λίθῳ, χαράγματι τέχνης καὶ ἐνθυμήσεως ἀνθρώπου, τὸ θεῖον εἶναι ὅμοιον.
unfoldingWord® Greek New Testament - γένος οὖν ὑπάρχοντες τοῦ Θεοῦ, οὐκ ὀφείλομεν νομίζειν χρυσῷ, ἢ ἀργύρῳ, ἢ λίθῳ χαράγματι τέχνης καὶ ἐνθυμήσεως ἀνθρώπου, τὸ θεῖον εἶναι ὅμοιον.
Nova Versão Internacional - “Assim, visto que somos descendência de Deus, não devemos pensar que a Divindade é semelhante a uma escultura de ouro, prata ou pedra, feita pela arte e imaginação do homem.
Hoffnung für alle - Weil wir nun von Gott abstammen, ist es doch unsinnig zu glauben, dass wir Gott in Statuen aus Gold, Silber oder behauenen Steinen darstellen könnten. Diese sind doch nur Gebilde unserer Kunst und unserer Vorstellungen.
Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Đã là dòng dõi của Đức Chúa Trời, chúng ta đừng lầm tưởng Đức Chúa Trời giống như vàng, bạc, hoặc đá, được chạm trổ do nghệ thuật và sáng kiến của loài người.
พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - “ฉะนั้นในเมื่อเราเป็นเชื้อสายของพระเจ้าเราก็ไม่ควรคิดว่าพระเจ้าทรงเป็นเหมือนทอง เงิน หรือหิน คือเป็นประติมากรรมที่สร้างขึ้นโดยการออกแบบและฝีมือของมนุษย์
พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - ในเมื่อพวกเราเป็นเชื้อสายของพระเจ้า ก็ไม่ควรคิดว่าพระเจ้าเป็นเหมือนทอง เงิน หรือหินที่เป็นรูปเคารพ ซึ่งสร้างขึ้นด้วยการออกแบบและความชำนาญของมนุษย์

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Exodus 32:4 - And he received them at their hand, and fashioned it with a graving tool, after he had made it a molten calf: and they said, These be thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.
Psalms 106:20 - Thus they changed their glory into the similitude of an ox that eateth grass.
Psalms 94:7 - Yet they say, The Lord shall not see, neither shall the God of Jacob regard it.
Psalms 94:8 - Understand, ye brutish among the people: and ye fools, when will ye be wise?
Psalms 94:9 - He that planted the ear, shall he not hear? he that formed the eye, shall he not see?
Romans 1:20 - For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:
Romans 1:21 - Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened.
Romans 1:22 - Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,
Romans 1:23 - And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things.
Isaiah 44:9 - They that make a graven image are all of them vanity; and their delectable things shall not profit; and they are their own witnesses; they see not, nor know; that they may be ashamed.
Isaiah 44:10 - Who hath formed a god, or molten a graven image that is profitable for nothing?
Isaiah 44:11 - Behold, all his fellows shall be ashamed: and the workmen, they are of men: let them all be gathered together, let them stand up; yet they shall fear, and they shall be ashamed together.
Isaiah 44:12 - The smith with the tongs both worketh in the coals, and fashioneth it with hammers, and worketh it with the strength of his arms: yea, he is hungry, and his strength faileth: he drinketh no water, and is faint.
Isaiah 44:13 - The carpenter stretcheth out his rule; he marketh it out with a line; he fitteth it with planes, and he marketh it out with the compass, and maketh it after the figure of a man, according to the beauty of a man; that it may remain in the house.
Isaiah 44:14 - He heweth him down cedars, and taketh the cypress and the oak, which he strengtheneth for himself among the trees of the forest: he planteth an ash, and the rain doth nourish it.
Isaiah 44:15 - Then shall it be for a man to burn: for he will take thereof, and warm himself; yea, he kindleth it, and baketh bread; yea, he maketh a god, and worshippeth it; he maketh it a graven image, and falleth down thereto.
Isaiah 44:16 - He burneth part thereof in the fire; with part thereof he eateth flesh; he roasteth roast, and is satisfied: yea, he warmeth himself, and saith, Aha, I am warm, I have seen the fire:
Isaiah 44:17 - And the residue thereof he maketh a god, even his graven image: he falleth down unto it, and worshippeth it, and prayeth unto it, and saith, Deliver me; for thou art my god.
Isaiah 44:18 - They have not known nor understood: for he hath shut their eyes, that they cannot see; and their hearts, that they cannot understand.
Isaiah 44:19 - And none considereth in his heart, neither is there knowledge nor understanding to say, I have burned part of it in the fire; yea, also I have baked bread upon the coals thereof; I have roasted flesh, and eaten it: and shall I make the residue thereof an abomination? shall I fall down to the stock of a tree?
Isaiah 44:20 - He feedeth on ashes: a deceived heart hath turned him aside, that he cannot deliver his soul, nor say, Is there not a lie in my right hand?
Isaiah 40:12 - Who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and the hills in a balance?
Isaiah 40:13 - Who hath directed the Spirit of the Lord, or being his counsellor hath taught him?
Isaiah 40:14 - With whom took he counsel, and who instructed him, and taught him in the path of judgment, and taught him knowledge, and shewed to him the way of understanding?
Isaiah 40:15 - Behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket, and are counted as the small dust of the balance: behold, he taketh up the isles as a very little thing.
Isaiah 40:16 - And Lebanon is not sufficient to burn, nor the beasts thereof sufficient for a burnt offering.
Isaiah 40:17 - All nations before him are as nothing; and they are counted to him less than nothing, and vanity.
Isaiah 40:18 - To whom then will ye liken God? or what likeness will ye compare unto him?
Isaiah 40:19 - The workman melteth a graven image, and the goldsmith spreadeth it over with gold, and casteth silver chains.
Isaiah 40:20 - He that is so impoverished that he hath no oblation chooseth a tree that will not rot; he seeketh unto him a cunning workman to prepare a graven image, that shall not be moved.
Jeremiah 10:4 - They deck it with silver and with gold; they fasten it with nails and with hammers, that it move not.
Jeremiah 10:5 - They are upright as the palm tree, but speak not: they must needs be borne, because they cannot go. Be not afraid of them; for they cannot do evil, neither also is it in them to do good.
Jeremiah 10:6 - Forasmuch as there is none like unto thee, O Lord; thou art great, and thy name is great in might.
Jeremiah 10:7 - Who would not fear thee, O King of nations? for to thee doth it appertain: forasmuch as among all the wise men of the nations, and in all their kingdoms, there is none like unto thee.
Jeremiah 10:8 - But they are altogether brutish and foolish: the stock is a doctrine of vanities.
Jeremiah 10:9 - Silver spread into plates is brought from Tarshish, and gold from Uphaz, the work of the workman, and of the hands of the founder: blue and purple is their clothing: they are all the work of cunning men.
Jeremiah 10:10 - But the Lord is the true God, he is the living God, and an everlasting king: at his wrath the earth shall tremble, and the nations shall not be able to abide his indignation.
Isaiah 46:5 - To whom will ye liken me, and make me equal, and compare me, that we may be like?
Isaiah 46:6 - They lavish gold out of the bag, and weigh silver in the balance, and hire a goldsmith; and he maketh it a god: they fall down, yea, they worship.
Habakkuk 2:19 - Woe unto him that saith to the wood, Awake; to the dumb stone, Arise, it shall teach! Behold, it is laid over with gold and silver, and there is no breath at all in the midst of it.
Habakkuk 2:20 - But the Lord is in his holy temple: let all the earth keep silence before him.
Exodus 20:4 - Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth:
Psalms 115:4 - Their idols are silver and gold, the work of men's hands.
Psalms 115:5 - They have mouths, but they speak not: eyes have they, but they see not:
Psalms 115:6 - They have ears, but they hear not: noses have they, but they smell not:
Psalms 115:7 - They have hands, but they handle not: feet have they, but they walk not: neither speak they through their throat.
Psalms 115:8 - They that make them are like unto them; so is every one that trusteth in them.
Isaiah 40:25 - To whom then will ye liken me, or shall I be equal? saith the Holy One.

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King James Version - Forasmuch then as we are the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Godhead is like unto gold, or silver, or stone, graven by art and man's device.
新标点和合本 - 我们既是　神所生的，就不当以为　神的神性像人用手艺、心思所雕刻的金、银、石。
和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 既然我们是上帝所生的，就不应该以为上帝的神性像人用手艺和心思所雕刻的金、银、石像一般。
和合本2010（神版-简体） - 既然我们是　神所生的，就不应该以为　神的神性像人用手艺和心思所雕刻的金、银、石像一般。
当代译本 - 我们既然是上帝的子孙，就不该认为上帝是人凭手艺和想象用金、银、石头所雕刻的样子。
圣经新译本 - 我们既然是　神的子孙，就不应该以为他的神性是好像人用手艺、心思所雕刻的金银石头一样。
中文标准译本 - 所以我们既然是神的后裔，就不应该认为神性是仿佛用人的手艺和心思所雕刻的金、银、石像。
现代标点和合本 - 我们既是神所生的，就不当以为神的神性像人用手艺、心思所雕刻的金、银、石。
和合本（拼音版） - 我们既是上帝所生的，就不当以为上帝的神性像人用手艺、心思所雕刻的金、银、石。
New International Version - “Therefore since we are God’s offspring, we should not think that the divine being is like gold or silver or stone—an image made by human design and skill.
New International Reader's Version - “Yes, we are God’s children. So we shouldn’t think that God is made out of gold or silver or stone. He isn’t a statue planned and made by clever people.
English Standard Version - Being then God’s offspring, we ought not to think that the divine being is like gold or silver or stone, an image formed by the art and imagination of man.
New Living Translation - And since this is true, we shouldn’t think of God as an idol designed by craftsmen from gold or silver or stone.
Christian Standard Bible - Since, then, we are God’s offspring, we shouldn’t think that the divine nature is like gold or silver or stone, an image fashioned by human art and imagination.
New American Standard Bible - Therefore, since we are the descendants of God, we ought not to think that the Divine Nature is like gold or silver or stone, an image formed by human skill and thought.
New King James Version - Therefore, since we are the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Divine Nature is like gold or silver or stone, something shaped by art and man’s devising.
Amplified Bible - So then, being God’s children, we should not think that the Divine Nature (deity) is like gold or silver or stone, an image formed by the art and imagination or skill of man.
American Standard Version - Being then the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Godhead is like unto gold, or silver, or stone, graven by art and device of man.
New English Translation - So since we are God’s offspring, we should not think the deity is like gold or silver or stone, an image made by human skill and imagination.
World English Bible - Being then the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Divine Nature is like gold, or silver, or stone, engraved by art and design of man.
新標點和合本 - 我們既是神所生的，就不當以為神的神性像人用手藝、心思所雕刻的金、銀、石。
和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 既然我們是上帝所生的，就不應該以為上帝的神性像人用手藝和心思所雕刻的金、銀、石像一般。
和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 既然我們是　神所生的，就不應該以為　神的神性像人用手藝和心思所雕刻的金、銀、石像一般。
當代譯本 - 我們既然是上帝的子孫，就不該認為上帝是人憑手藝和想象用金、銀、石頭所雕刻的樣子。
聖經新譯本 - 我們既然是　神的子孫，就不應該以為他的神性是好像人用手藝、心思所雕刻的金銀石頭一樣。
呂振中譯本 - 那麼我們既是上帝的族類，就不該以神性為彷彿金銀或石頭、人的手藝和心思所雕刻的。
中文標準譯本 - 所以我們既然是神的後裔，就不應該認為神性是彷彿用人的手藝和心思所雕刻的金、銀、石像。
現代標點和合本 - 我們既是神所生的，就不當以為神的神性像人用手藝、心思所雕刻的金、銀、石。
文理和合譯本 - 既為上帝裔、則不當意其性質如金銀石、為人工機巧雕琢者、
文理委辦譯本 - 既為上帝亦子、則上帝之體、不可以若金、若銀、若石、人工機巧琢之、
施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 既為天主所生、則不當思天主之體、似金似銀似石、為人工機巧所製、
吳經熊文理聖詠與新經全集 - 夫吾人既為天主之裔、則不當妄度天主之神性、有類乎人工技巧所琢之金銀玉石。
Nueva Versión Internacional - »Por tanto, siendo descendientes de Dios, no debemos pensar que la divinidad sea como el oro, la plata o la piedra: escultura hecha como resultado del ingenio y de la destreza del ser humano.
현대인의 성경 - 이와 같이 우리가 하나님의 자녀가 되었으니 신을 사람의 생각과 기술로 금이나 은이나 돌에 새긴 형상 따위로 여겨서는 안 됩니다.
Новый Русский Перевод - И раз мы род Бога, то мы не должны представлять Божество в виде золотого, серебряного или каменного истукана или в виде какого-либо образа, сделанного по замыслу человека и умением его.
Восточный перевод - И раз мы род Всевышнего, то мы не должны представлять Его в виде золотого, серебряного или каменного истукана или в виде какого-либо образа, сделанного по замыслу человека и умением его.
Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - И раз мы род Аллаха, то мы не должны представлять Его в виде золотого, серебряного или каменного истукана или в виде какого-либо образа, сделанного по замыслу человека и умением его.
Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - И раз мы род Всевышнего, то мы не должны представлять Его в виде золотого, серебряного или каменного истукана или в виде какого-либо образа, сделанного по замыслу человека и умением его.
La Bible du Semeur 2015 - Ainsi, puisque nous sommes ses enfants, nous ne devons pas imaginer la moindre ressemblance entre la divinité et ces idoles en or, en argent ou en marbre que peuvent produire l’art ou l’imagination des hommes.
リビングバイブル - もしこのとおりなら、神を、金や銀、あるいは石のかけらなどで人間が造った偶像のようなものと考えるべきではありません。
Nestle Aland 28 - γένος οὖν ὑπάρχοντες τοῦ θεοῦ οὐκ ὀφείλομεν νομίζειν χρυσῷ ἢ ἀργύρῳ ἢ λίθῳ, χαράγματι τέχνης καὶ ἐνθυμήσεως ἀνθρώπου, τὸ θεῖον εἶναι ὅμοιον.
unfoldingWord® Greek New Testament - γένος οὖν ὑπάρχοντες τοῦ Θεοῦ, οὐκ ὀφείλομεν νομίζειν χρυσῷ, ἢ ἀργύρῳ, ἢ λίθῳ χαράγματι τέχνης καὶ ἐνθυμήσεως ἀνθρώπου, τὸ θεῖον εἶναι ὅμοιον.
Nova Versão Internacional - “Assim, visto que somos descendência de Deus, não devemos pensar que a Divindade é semelhante a uma escultura de ouro, prata ou pedra, feita pela arte e imaginação do homem.
Hoffnung für alle - Weil wir nun von Gott abstammen, ist es doch unsinnig zu glauben, dass wir Gott in Statuen aus Gold, Silber oder behauenen Steinen darstellen könnten. Diese sind doch nur Gebilde unserer Kunst und unserer Vorstellungen.
Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Đã là dòng dõi của Đức Chúa Trời, chúng ta đừng lầm tưởng Đức Chúa Trời giống như vàng, bạc, hoặc đá, được chạm trổ do nghệ thuật và sáng kiến của loài người.
พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - “ฉะนั้นในเมื่อเราเป็นเชื้อสายของพระเจ้าเราก็ไม่ควรคิดว่าพระเจ้าทรงเป็นเหมือนทอง เงิน หรือหิน คือเป็นประติมากรรมที่สร้างขึ้นโดยการออกแบบและฝีมือของมนุษย์
พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - ในเมื่อพวกเราเป็นเชื้อสายของพระเจ้า ก็ไม่ควรคิดว่าพระเจ้าเป็นเหมือนทอง เงิน หรือหินที่เป็นรูปเคารพ ซึ่งสร้างขึ้นด้วยการออกแบบและความชำนาญของมนุษย์

Exodus 32:4 - And he received them at their hand, and fashioned it with a graving tool, after he had made it a molten calf: and they said, These be thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.
Psalms 106:20 - Thus they changed their glory into the similitude of an ox that eateth grass.
Psalms 94:7 - Yet they say, The Lord shall not see, neither shall the God of Jacob regard it.
Psalms 94:8 - Understand, ye brutish among the people: and ye fools, when will ye be wise?
Psalms 94:9 - He that planted the ear, shall he not hear? he that formed the eye, shall he not see?
Romans 1:20 - For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:
Romans 1:21 - Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened.
Romans 1:22 - Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,
Romans 1:23 - And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things.
Isaiah 44:9 - They that make a graven image are all of them vanity; and their delectable things shall not profit; and they are their own witnesses; they see not, nor know; that they may be ashamed.
Isaiah 44:10 - Who hath formed a god, or molten a graven image that is profitable for nothing?
Isaiah 44:11 - Behold, all his fellows shall be ashamed: and the workmen, they are of men: let them all be gathered together, let them stand up; yet they shall fear, and they shall be ashamed together.
Isaiah 44:12 - The smith with the tongs both worketh in the coals, and fashioneth it with hammers, and worketh it with the strength of his arms: yea, he is hungry, and his strength faileth: he drinketh no water, and is faint.
Isaiah 44:13 - The carpenter stretcheth out his rule; he marketh it out with a line; he fitteth it with planes, and he marketh it out with the compass, and maketh it after the figure of a man, according to the beauty of a man; that it may remain in the house.
Isaiah 44:14 - He heweth him down cedars, and taketh the cypress and the oak, which he strengtheneth for himself among the trees of the forest: he planteth an ash, and the rain doth nourish it.
Isaiah 44:15 - Then shall it be for a man to burn: for he will take thereof, and warm himself; yea, he kindleth it, and baketh bread; yea, he maketh a god, and worshippeth it; he maketh it a graven image, and falleth down thereto.
Isaiah 44:16 - He burneth part thereof in the fire; with part thereof he eateth flesh; he roasteth roast, and is satisfied: yea, he warmeth himself, and saith, Aha, I am warm, I have seen the fire:
Isaiah 44:17 - And the residue thereof he maketh a god, even his graven image: he falleth down unto it, and worshippeth it, and prayeth unto it, and saith, Deliver me; for thou art my god.
Isaiah 44:18 - They have not known nor understood: for he hath shut their eyes, that they cannot see; and their hearts, that they cannot understand.
Isaiah 44:19 - And none considereth in his heart, neither is there knowledge nor understanding to say, I have burned part of it in the fire; yea, also I have baked bread upon the coals thereof; I have roasted flesh, and eaten it: and shall I make the residue thereof an abomination? shall I fall down to the stock of a tree?
Isaiah 44:20 - He feedeth on ashes: a deceived heart hath turned him aside, that he cannot deliver his soul, nor say, Is there not a lie in my right hand?
Isaiah 40:12 - Who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and the hills in a balance?
Isaiah 40:13 - Who hath directed the Spirit of the Lord, or being his counsellor hath taught him?
Isaiah 40:14 - With whom took he counsel, and who instructed him, and taught him in the path of judgment, and taught him knowledge, and shewed to him the way of understanding?
Isaiah 40:15 - Behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket, and are counted as the small dust of the balance: behold, he taketh up the isles as a very little thing.
Isaiah 40:16 - And Lebanon is not sufficient to burn, nor the beasts thereof sufficient for a burnt offering.
Isaiah 40:17 - All nations before him are as nothing; and they are counted to him less than nothing, and vanity.
Isaiah 40:18 - To whom then will ye liken God? or what likeness will ye compare unto him?
Isaiah 40:19 - The workman melteth a graven image, and the goldsmith spreadeth it over with gold, and casteth silver chains.
Isaiah 40:20 - He that is so impoverished that he hath no oblation chooseth a tree that will not rot; he seeketh unto him a cunning workman to prepare a graven image, that shall not be moved.
Jeremiah 10:4 - They deck it with silver and with gold; they fasten it with nails and with hammers, that it move not.
Jeremiah 10:5 - They are upright as the palm tree, but speak not: they must needs be borne, because they cannot go. Be not afraid of them; for they cannot do evil, neither also is it in them to do good.
Jeremiah 10:6 - Forasmuch as there is none like unto thee, O Lord; thou art great, and thy name is great in might.
Jeremiah 10:7 - Who would not fear thee, O King of nations? for to thee doth it appertain: forasmuch as among all the wise men of the nations, and in all their kingdoms, there is none like unto thee.
Jeremiah 10:8 - But they are altogether brutish and foolish: the stock is a doctrine of vanities.
Jeremiah 10:9 - Silver spread into plates is brought from Tarshish, and gold from Uphaz, the work of the workman, and of the hands of the founder: blue and purple is their clothing: they are all the work of cunning men.
Jeremiah 10:10 - But the Lord is the true God, he is the living God, and an everlasting king: at his wrath the earth shall tremble, and the nations shall not be able to abide his indignation.
Isaiah 46:5 - To whom will ye liken me, and make me equal, and compare me, that we may be like?
Isaiah 46:6 - They lavish gold out of the bag, and weigh silver in the balance, and hire a goldsmith; and he maketh it a god: they fall down, yea, they worship.
Habakkuk 2:19 - Woe unto him that saith to the wood, Awake; to the dumb stone, Arise, it shall teach! Behold, it is laid over with gold and silver, and there is no breath at all in the midst of it.
Habakkuk 2:20 - But the Lord is in his holy temple: let all the earth keep silence before him.
Exodus 20:4 - Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth:
Psalms 115:4 - Their idols are silver and gold, the work of men's hands.
Psalms 115:5 - They have mouths, but they speak not: eyes have they, but they see not:
Psalms 115:6 - They have ears, but they hear not: noses have they, but they smell not:
Psalms 115:7 - They have hands, but they handle not: feet have they, but they walk not: neither speak they through their throat.
Psalms 115:8 - They that make them are like unto them; so is every one that trusteth in them.
Isaiah 40:25 - To whom then will ye liken me, or shall I be equal? saith the Holy One.