Treasury of Scripture Knowledge The makers of idols are all of them nothing, and their best beloved things shall not profit them. They are their witnesses, that they do not see, nor understand, that they may be ashamed. make Isaiah 41:24,29 Behold, you are of nothing, and your work of that which hath no being: he that hath chosen you is an abomination. . . . Deuteronomy 27:15 Cursed be the man that maketh a graven and molten thing, the abomination of the Lord, the work of the hands of artificers, and shall put it in a secret place: and all the people shall answer and say: Amen. Psalm 97:7 Let them be all confounded that adore graven things, and that glory in their idols. Adore him, all you his angels: Jeremiah 10:3-8,14,15 For the laws of the people are vain: for the works of the hand of the workman hath cut a tree out of the forest with an axe. . . . and their Isaiah 2:20,21 In that day a man shall cast away his idols of silver, and his idols of gold, which he had made for himself to adore, moles and bats. . . . Isaiah 37:18-20 For of a truth, O Lord, the kings of the Assyrians have laid waste lands, and their countries. . . . Isaiah 46:1,2,6,7 In the Lord shall all the seed of Israel be justified and praised. . . . Judges 10:14 Go, and call upon the gods which you have chosen: let them deliver you in the time of distress. 1 Kings 18:26-40 And they took the bullock, which he gave them, and dressed it: and they called on the name of Baal from morning even until noon, saying: O Baal, hear us. But there was no voice, nor any that answered: and they leaped over the altar that they had made. . . . 1 Kings 2:11,27,28 And the days that David reigned in Israel, were forty years: in Hebron he reigned seven years, in Jerusalem thirty-three. . . . 1 Kings 14:22 And Juda did evil in the sight of the Lord, and provoked him above all that their fathers had done, in their sins which they committed. 1 Kings 16:19,20 In his sins, which he had sinned, doing evil before the Lord, and walking in the way of Jeroboam, and in his sin, wherewith he made Israel to sin. . . . Daniel 5:23 But hast lifted thyself up against the Lord of heaven: and the vessels of his house have been brought before thee: and thou, and thy nobles, and thy wives, and thy concubines, have drunk wine in them: and thou hast praised the gods of silver, and of gold, and of brass, of iron, and of wood, and of stone, that neither see, nor hear, nor feel: but the God who hath thy breath in his hand, and all thy ways, thou hast not glorified. Hosea 8:4-6 They have reigned, but not by me: they have been princes, and I knew not: of their silver and their gold they have made idols to themselves, that they might perish. . . . Habakkuk 2:18-20 What doth the graven thing avail, because the maker thereof hath graven it, a molten, and a false image? because the forger thereof hath trusted in a thing of his own forging, to make dumb idols. . . . 1 Corinthians 8:4 But as for the meats that are sacrificed to idols, we know that an idol is nothing in the world and that there is no God but one. delectable. Daniel 11:38 But he shall worship the god Maozim, in his place: and a god whom his fathers knew not, he shall worship with gold, and silver, and precious stones, and things of great price. their own Isaiah 44:18,20 They have not known, nor understood: for their eyes are covered that they may not see, and that they may not understand with their heart. . . . Isaiah 42:18 Hear, ye deaf, and, ye blind, behold that you may see. Isaiah 43:8 Bring forth the people that are blind, and have eyes: that are deaf, and have ears. Isaiah 45:20 Assemble yourselves, and come, and draw near together, ye that are saved of the Gentiles: they have no knowledge that set up the wood of their graven work, and pray to a god that cannot save. Psalm 115:8 Let them that make them become like unto them: and all such as trust in them. Psalm 135:18 Let them that make them be like to them: and every one that trusteth in them. Romans 1:22 For, professing themselves to be wise, they became fools. 2 Corinthians 4:4 In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of unbelievers, that the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God, should not shine unto them. Ephesians 4:18 Having their understanding darkened: being alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their hearts. Ephesians 5:8 For you were heretofore darkness, but now light in the Lord. Walk then as children of the light. Context The LORD has Chosen Israel…8Fear ye not, neither be ye troubled from that time I have made thee to hear, and have declared: you are my witnesses. Is there a God besides me, a maker, whom I have not known? 9The makers of idols are all of them nothing, and their best beloved things shall not profit them. They are their witnesses, that they do not see, nor understand, that they may be ashamed.10Who hath formed a god, and made a graven thing that is profitable for nothing?… Cross References Deuteronomy 27:15 Cursed be the man that maketh a graven and molten thing, the abomination of the Lord, the work of the hands of artificers, and shall put it in a secret place: and all the people shall answer and say: Amen. 2 Kings 19:18 And they have cast their gods into the fire: for they were not gods, but the work of men's hands, of wood and stone, and they destroyed them. Psalm 97:7 Let them be all confounded that adore graven things, and that glory in their idols. Adore him, all you his angels: Psalm 115:8 Let them that make them become like unto them: and all such as trust in them. Isaiah 26:11 Lord, let thy hand be exalted, and let them not see: let the envious people see, and be confounded: and let fire devour thy enemies. Isaiah 41:24 Behold, you are of nothing, and your work of that which hath no being: he that hath chosen you is an abomination. Isaiah 41:29 Behold they are all in the wrong, and their works are vain: their idols are wind and vanity. Isaiah 42:17 They are turned back: let them be greatly confounded, that trust in a graven thing, that say to a molten thing: You are our god. Isaiah 43:9 All the nations are assembled together, and the tribes are gathered: who among you can declare this, and shall make us hear the former things? let them bring forth their witnesses, let them be justified, and hear, and say: It is truth. Isaiah 44:11 Behold, all the partakers thereof shall be confounded: for the makers are men: they shall all assemble together, they shall stand and fear, and shall be confounded together. Isaiah 45:16 They are all confounded and ashamed: the forgers of errors are gone together into confusion. Isaiah 65:13 Therefore thus saith the Lord God: Behold my servants shall eat, and you shall be hungry: behold my servants shall drink, and you shall be thirsty. Jeremiah 10:3 For the laws of the people are vain: for the works of the hand of the workman hath cut a tree out of the forest with an axe. Habakkuk 2:18 What doth the graven thing avail, because the maker thereof hath graven it, a molten, and a false image? because the forger thereof hath trusted in a thing of his own forging, to make dumb idols. Lexicon Allכֻּלָּם֙ (kul·lām) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 3605: The whole, all, any, every makers יֹֽצְרֵי־ (yō·ṣə·rê-) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct Strong's Hebrew 3335: To mould into a, form, as a, potter, to determine of idols פֶ֤סֶל (p̄e·sel) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 6459: An idol, image are nothing, תֹּ֔הוּ (tō·hū) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 8414: A desolation, desert, a worthless thing, in vain and the things they treasure וַחֲמוּדֵיהֶ֖ם (wa·ḥă·mū·ḏê·hem) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 2530: To desire, take pleasure in are worthless. יוֹעִ֑ילוּ (yō·w·‘î·lū) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 3276: To confer or gain profit or benefit Their witnesses וְעֵדֵיהֶ֣ם (wə·‘ê·ḏê·hem) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 5707: A witness, testimony, a recorder, prince fail to בַּל־ (bal-) Adverb Strong's Hebrew 1077: A failure, nothing, not at all, lest see יִרְא֛וּ (yir·’ū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 7200: To see or know anything, יֵדְע֖וּ (yê·ḏə·‘ū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 3045: To know so לְמַ֥עַן (lə·ma·‘an) Conjunction Strong's Hebrew 4616: Purpose -- intent they are put to shame. יֵבֹֽשׁוּ׃ (yê·ḇō·šū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 954: To pale, to be ashamed, to be disappointed, delayed Additional Translations All makers of idols are nothing, and the things they treasure are worthless. Their witnesses fail to see or know anything, so they are put to shame.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. 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. But they that framed false gods did not then hearken; and they that graved images are all vain, performing their own desires, which shall not profit them, but they shall be ashamed They that form a graven image are all of them vanity, and their delectable things are of no profit; and they are their own witnesses: they see not, nor know; -- that they may be ashamed. They that fashion a graven image are all of them vanity; and their delectable things shall not profit: and their own witnesses see not, nor know; that they may be ashamed. 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. Everyone who makes an engraved image is vain. The things that they delight in will not profit. Their own witnesses don't see, nor know, that they may be disappointed. Framers of a graven image are all of them emptiness, And their desirable things do not profit, And their own witnesses they are, They see not, nor know, that they may be ashamed. 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