Jeremiah 10:4

He decorates it with overlays of silver and gold. He uses hammer and nails to fasten it together so that it will not fall over.

Isaiah 40:19-20

A craftsman casts an idol; a metalsmith overlays it with gold and forges silver chains for it.

Psalm 115:4

Their idols are made of silver and gold -- they are man-made.

Psalm 135:15

The nations' idols are made of silver and gold, they are man-made.

Isaiah 41:6-7

They help one another; one says to the other, 'Be strong!'

Isaiah 44:12

A blacksmith works with his tool and forges metal over the coals. He forms it with hammers; he makes it with his strong arm. He gets hungry and loses his energy; he drinks no water and gets tired.

Isaiah 46:7

They put it on their shoulder and carry it; they put it in its place and it just stands there; it does not move from its place. Even when someone cries out to it, it does not reply; it does not deliver him from his distress.

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Summary

They deck it with silver and with gold; they fasten it with nails and with hammers, that it move not.

General references

Bible References

Deck

Psalm 115:4
Their idols are made of silver and gold -- they are man-made.
Psalm 135:15
The nations' idols are made of silver and gold, they are man-made.
Isaiah 40:19
A craftsman casts an idol; a metalsmith overlays it with gold and forges silver chains for it.

Fasten

Isaiah 41:6
They help one another; one says to the other, 'Be strong!'
Isaiah 44:12
A blacksmith works with his tool and forges metal over the coals. He forms it with hammers; he makes it with his strong arm. He gets hungry and loses his energy; he drinks no water and gets tired.
Isaiah 46:7
They put it on their shoulder and carry it; they put it in its place and it just stands there; it does not move from its place. Even when someone cries out to it, it does not reply; it does not deliver him from his distress.

General references

Exodus 20:4
"You shall not make for yourself a carved image or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above or that is on the earth beneath or that is in the water below.
Isaiah 40:19
A craftsman casts an idol; a metalsmith overlays it with gold and forges silver chains for it.

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