Bible Cross References
The smith with
Isaiah 40:19
He is not like an idol that workers make, that metalworkers cover with gold and set in a base of silver.
Isaiah 41:6
The skilled workers help and encourage each other.
Isaiah 41:7
The carpenter says to the goldsmith, 'Well done!' The one who beats the idol smooth encourages the one who nails it together. They say, 'The soldering is good'--- and they fasten the idol in place with nails.
Isaiah 46:6
People open their purses and pour out gold; they weigh out silver on the scales. They hire a goldsmith to make a god; then they bow down and worship it.
Isaiah 46:7
They lift it to their shoulders and carry it; they put it in place, and there it stands, unable to move from where it is. If any pray to it, it cannot answer or save them from disaster.
Exodus 32:4
He took the earrings, melted them, poured the gold into a mold, and made a gold bull-calf. The people said, "Israel, this is our god, who led us out of Egypt!"
Exodus 32:8
They have already left the way that I commanded them to follow; they have made a bull-calf out of melted gold and have worshiped it and offered sacrifices to it. They are saying that this is their god, who led them out of Egypt.
Jeremiah 10:3-11
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The religion of these people is worthless. A tree is cut down in the forest; it is carved by the tools of the woodworker
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and decorated with silver and gold. It is fastened down with nails to keep it from falling over.
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Such idols are like scarecrows in a field of melons; they cannot speak; they have to be carried because they cannot walk. Do not be afraid of them: they can cause you no harm, and they can do you no good."
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LORD, there is no one like you; you are mighty, and your name is great and powerful.
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Who would not honor you, the king of all nations? You deserve to be honored. There is no one like you among all the wise men of the nations or among any of their kings.
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All of them are stupid and foolish. What can they learn from wooden idols?
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Their idols are covered with silver from Spain and with gold from Uphaz, all the work of artists; they are dressed in violet and purple cloth woven by skilled weavers.
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But you, LORD, are the true God, you are the living God and the eternal king. When you are angry, the world trembles; the nations cannot endure your anger.
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(You people must tell them that the gods who did not make the earth and the sky will be destroyed. They will no longer exist anywhere on earth.)
yea, he is
Habakkuk 2:13
The nations you conquered wore themselves out in useless labor, and all they have built goes up in flames. The LORD Almighty has done this.