Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
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.
And their
Delectable
Their own
General references
Bible References
Make
Isaiah 41:24
You are less than nothing and your works are utterly worthless! He who chooses you is detestable.
Deuteronomy 27:15
Cursed is the man who makes an idol or a molten image. It is an abomination to Jehovah! It is the secret work of the hands of the craftsman. All the people will answer: Amen.
Psalm 97:7
All those who serve graven images are put to shame. Those who boast themselves in idols and all God-like ones bow down before Him.
Jeremiah 10:3
The people's customs are erroneous and empty. It is wood cut from the forest. It is the work of the hands of a craftsman with a cutting tool.
And their
Isaiah 2:20
That day people will throw their silver and gold idols, that they made for themselves to worship, to the moles and the bats.
Isaiah 37:18
It is true, Jehovah, that the Assyrian kings have laid waste all these peoples and their lands.
Isaiah 46:1
Bel bows down and Nebo stoops low. Their idols are borne by beasts of burden. The images that are carried about are burdensome. They are a burden for the weary.
Judges 10:14
Go and cry out to the gods you have chosen! Let them save you in your time of trouble.
1 Kings 18:26
So they took the bull that was given them, and made it ready. They cried out to Baal from morning till the middle of the day. They said: O Baal, give ear to us. But there was no voice and no answer. They jumped up and down before the altar they had made.
Jeremiah 2:11
Has any nation ever exchanged gods? Their gods are not really gods. Yet my people have exchanged their glory for something that does not help them.
Jeremiah 14:22
The valueless gods of the nations cannot make it rain. The skies cannot give showers by themselves. But you can, O Jehovah our God. We hope in you because you do all these things.
Jeremiah 16:19
Jehovah is my strength and my fortress, my refuge in times of trouble. Nations come to you from the most distant parts of the world and say: Our ancestors have inherited lies, worthless and unprofitable gods.
Daniel 5:23
You lifted yourself up against the Lord of heaven. They have brought the vessels of his house before you and your lords, wives and concubines. They drank wine from them. You praise the gods of silver and gold, of copper, iron, wood, and stone, which you do not see, nor hear, nor know. You have not glorified the God whose hand holds your breath and life.
Hosea 8:4
They chose their own kings. I did not approve. They chose their own princes. Princes I did not know. They made idols with their own silver and gold. Because of this, they will be destroyed!
Habakkuk 2:18
What is an idol worth after the carver is done? It is merely a false god. Why trust a speechless image made by human hands from wood or metal?
1 Corinthians 8:4
Concerning the eating of food offered in sacrifice to idols, we know that an idol is nothing in the world, and that there is no other God but one.
Delectable
Daniel 11:38
He will honor the god of military fortresses, a god whom his fathers did not know. He will honor with gold, and silver, and with precious stones, and expensive gifts.
Their own
Isaiah 44:18
They do not know or understand anything. Their eyes are plastered shut and cannot see. Their minds are closed and therefore they cannot understand.
Isaiah 42:18
Jehovah says: Hear, you deaf people! Look closely, you who are blind!
Isaiah 43:8
Bring the people who are blind but still have eyes, the people who are deaf but still have ears.
Isaiah 45:20
Come here, you refugees from the nations. Ignorant people carry wooden idols and pray to gods that cannot save anyone.
Psalm 115:8
Those who make idols end up like them. So does everyone who trusts them.
Psalm 135:18
Those who make them will be like them, everyone who trusts in them.
Romans 1:22
Claiming to be wise, they became fools.
2 Corinthians 4:4
The god of this age (world) (religious, social, political, and economic arrangement) has blinded the minds of unbelievers that the light of the good news of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God, should not shine on them.
Ephesians 4:18
They are darkened (blinded) (obscured) in their understanding, alienated from the life of God, because of the ignorance that is in them, because of the hardening of their heart.
Ephesians 5:8
You were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk (live) (be occupied) as children of light
General references
Isaiah 45:16
The makers of idols will be put to shame and disgraced. They will go off into disgrace together.