17 All the nations are as nothing before Him; He regards them as nothingness and emptiness. 18 To whom will you liken God? To what image will you compare Him? 19 To an idol that a craftsman casts and a metalworker overlays with gold and fits with silver chains?
Isaiah 40:17–19
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Isaiah 44:9–11
9 All makers of idols are nothing, and the things they treasure are worthless. Their witnesses fail to see or comprehend, so they are put to shame. 10 Who fashions a god or casts an idol which profits him nothing? 11 Behold, all his companions will be put to shame, for…
Isaiah 46:4–6
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Isaiah 40:24–26
24 No sooner are they planted, no sooner are they sown, no sooner have their stems taken root in the ground, than He blows on them and they wither, and a whirlwind sweeps them away like stubble. 25 “To whom will you liken Me, or who is My equal?” asks the Holy One. 26 L…
Habakkuk 2:17–19
17 For your violence against Lebanon will overwhelm you, and the destruction of animals will terrify you, because of your bloodshed against men and your violence against the land, the city, and all their dwellers. 18 What use is an idol, that a craftsman should carv…
Isaiah 41:28–29
28 When I look, there is no one; there is no counselor among them; when I ask them, they have nothing to say. 29 See, they are all a delusion; their works amount to nothing; their images are as empty as the wind.
Jeremiah 2:10–12
10 Cross over to the coasts of Cyprus and take a look; send to Kedar and consider carefully; see if there has ever been anything like this: 11 Has a nation ever changed its gods, though they are no gods at all? Yet My people have exchanged their Glory for useless id…
Jeremiah 16:19–21
19 O LORD, my strength and my fortress, my refuge in the day of distress, the nations will come to You from the ends of the earth, and they will say, “Our fathers inherited nothing but lies, worthless idols of no benefit at all. 20 Can man make gods for himself? Suc…
Psalms 135:14–16
14 For the LORD will vindicate His people and will have compassion on His servants. 15 The idols of the nations are silver and gold, made by the hands of men. 16 They have mouths, but cannot speak; they have eyes, but cannot see;
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