Jeremiah 51:17
Every man has become stupid and brutelike, without knowledge [of God];
Every goldsmith is shamed by the cast images he has made;
For his molten idols are a lie,
And there is no breath [of life] or spirit in them.
Jeremiah 10:14
Every man has become [like a brute] irrational and stupid, without knowledge [of God];
Every goldsmith is shamed by his carved idols;
For his molten images are frauds and lies,
And there is no breath in them.
Habakkuk 2:18-19
“What profit is the carved image when its maker has formed it?
It is only a cast image, and a teacher of lies.
For its maker trusts in his own creation [as his god]
When he makes speechless idols.
Isaiah 44:18-20
They do not know, nor do they understand, for God has muddied their eyes so that they cannot see, and their hearts (minds) as well so that they cannot understand.
Psalm 14:2
The Lord has looked down from heaven upon the children of men
To see if there are any who understand (act wisely),
Who [truly] seek after God, [longing for His wisdom and guidance].
Psalm 53:1-2
They are corrupt and evil, and have committed repulsive injustice;
There is no one who does good.
Psalm 92:5-6
How great are Your works, O Lord!
Your thoughts are very deep [beyond man’s understanding].
Psalm 115:5
They have mouths, but they cannot speak;
They have eyes, but they cannot see;
Psalm 115:8
Those who make them will become like them,
Everyone who trusts in them.
Psalm 135:17-18
They have ears, but they do not hear,
Nor is there any breath in their mouths.
Jeremiah 50:2
“Declare among the nations.
Lift up a signal [to spread the news]—publish and proclaim it,
Do not conceal it; say,
‘Babylon has been taken,
Bel [the patron god] has been shamed,
Babylon’s images have been shamed, her [worthless] idols have been thrown down.’
Romans 1:20-23
For ever since the creation of the world His invisible attributes, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood through His workmanship [all His creation, the wonderful things that He has made], so that they [who fail to believe and trust in Him] are without excuse and without defense.
1 Corinthians 1:19-21
For it is written and forever remains written,
And the cleverness of the clever [who do not know Me] I will nullify.”
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Brutish by his knowledge
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Every man has become [like a brute] irrational and stupid, without knowledge [of God];
Every goldsmith is shamed by his carved idols;
For his molten images are frauds and lies,
And there is no breath in them.
The Lord has looked down from heaven upon the children of men
To see if there are any who understand (act wisely),
Who [truly] seek after God, [longing for His wisdom and guidance].
They are corrupt and evil, and have committed repulsive injustice;
There is no one who does good.
How great are Your works, O Lord!
Your thoughts are very deep [beyond man’s understanding].
They have mouths, but they cannot speak;
They have eyes, but they cannot see;
Those who make idols are like them [absolutely worthless—spiritually blind, deaf, and powerless];
So is everyone who trusts in and relies on them.
And the cleverness of the clever [who do not know Me] I will nullify.”
Brutish by his knowledge
Every man has become [like a brute] irrational and stupid, without knowledge [of God];
Every goldsmith is shamed by his carved idols;
For his molten images are frauds and lies,
And there is no breath in them.
“Declare among the nations.
Lift up a signal [to spread the news]—publish and proclaim it,
Do not conceal it; say,
‘Babylon has been taken,
Bel [the patron god] has been shamed,
Babylon’s images have been shamed, her [worthless] idols have been thrown down.’
They have ears, but they do not hear,
Nor is there any breath in their mouths.
“What profit is the carved image when its maker has formed it?
It is only a cast image, and a teacher of lies.
For its maker trusts in his own creation [as his god]
When he makes speechless idols.