Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Idolatry » Great prevalence of, in israel
“But where are your gods
Which you made for yourself?
Let them get up, if they can save you
In the time of your trouble!
For [as many as] the number of your cities
Are your gods, O Judah. [Why do not your many man-made idols run to help you?]
So I entered and looked, and saw every kind of creeping things and beasts and loathsome things, and all the idols of the house of Israel, carved all around on the wall.
Verse Concepts
Their land has also been filled with idols;
They worship the work of their hands,
That which their own fingers have made.
Images » False gods and Goddesses » General references to
They drank the wine and praised the gods of gold and silver, of bronze, iron, wood and stone.
Verse Concepts
You know that when you were pagans, you were led off after speechless idols; however you were led off [whether by impulse or habit].
Verse Concepts
“Has a nation [ever] changed gods
Even though they were not gods [but merely man-made objects]?
But My people have exchanged their Glory (the true God)
For that [man-made idol] which does not benefit [them].
For all the gods of the peoples are [lifeless] idols,
But the Lord made the heavens.
Then the cities of Judah and the people of Jerusalem will go and cry to the [man-made] gods to whom they burn incense, but they cannot save them in the time of their disaster.
Verse Concepts
Their land has also been filled with idols;
They worship the work of their hands,
That which their own fingers have made.
But at that time, when you did not know [the true] God and were unacquainted with Him, you [Gentiles] were slaves to those [pagan] things which by [their very] nature were not and could not be gods at all.
Verse Concepts
For even if there are so-called gods, whether in heaven or on earth, as indeed there are many gods and many lords,
Verse Concepts
“Can a man make gods for himself?
Such [things] are not gods!
Isaiah » Prophecies, reproofs, and exhortations of » Foretells punishment of the jews for idolatry, and reproves self-confidence and distrust of God
Surely [Lord] You have rejected and forsaken your people, the house of Jacob, because they are filled [with customs] from the east and with soothsayers [who foretell] like the Philistines; also they strike hands and make pledges and agreements with the children of aliens. Their land also is full of silver and gold; neither is there any end to their treasures. Their land is also full of horses; neither is there any end to their chariots. Their land also is full of idols; they worship the work of their own hands, what their own fingers have made. read more.
And the common man is bowed down [before idols], also the great man is brought low and humbles himself -- "therefore forgive them not [O Lord]. Enter into the rock and hide yourself in the dust from before the terror of the Lord and from the glory of His majesty. The proud looks of man shall be brought low, and the haughtiness of men shall be humbled; and the Lord alone shall be exalted in that day. For there shall be a day of the Lord of hosts against all who are proud and haughty and against all who are lifted up -- "and they shall be brought low -- " [The wrath of God will begin by coming down] against all the cedars of Lebanon [west of the Jordan] that are high and lifted up, and against all the oaks of Bashan [east of the Jordan], And [after that] against all the high mountains and all the hills that are lifted up, And against every high tower and every fenced wall, And against all the ships of Tarshish and all the picturesque and desirable imagery [designed for mere ornament and luxury]. Then the loftiness of man shall be bowed down, and the haughtiness of men shall be brought low; and the Lord alone shall be exalted in that day. And the idols shall utterly pass away (be abolished). Then shall [the stricken, deprived of all in which they had trusted] go into the caves of the rocks and into the holes of the earth from before the terror and dread of the Lord and from before the glory of His majesty, when He arises to shake mightily and terribly the earth. In that day men shall cast away to the moles and to the bats their idols of silver and their idols of gold, which they made for themselves to worship,
And the common man is bowed down [before idols], also the great man is brought low and humbles himself -- "therefore forgive them not [O Lord]. Enter into the rock and hide yourself in the dust from before the terror of the Lord and from the glory of His majesty. The proud looks of man shall be brought low, and the haughtiness of men shall be humbled; and the Lord alone shall be exalted in that day. For there shall be a day of the Lord of hosts against all who are proud and haughty and against all who are lifted up -- "and they shall be brought low -- " [The wrath of God will begin by coming down] against all the cedars of Lebanon [west of the Jordan] that are high and lifted up, and against all the oaks of Bashan [east of the Jordan], And [after that] against all the high mountains and all the hills that are lifted up, And against every high tower and every fenced wall, And against all the ships of Tarshish and all the picturesque and desirable imagery [designed for mere ornament and luxury]. Then the loftiness of man shall be bowed down, and the haughtiness of men shall be brought low; and the Lord alone shall be exalted in that day. And the idols shall utterly pass away (be abolished). Then shall [the stricken, deprived of all in which they had trusted] go into the caves of the rocks and into the holes of the earth from before the terror and dread of the Lord and from before the glory of His majesty, when He arises to shake mightily and terribly the earth. In that day men shall cast away to the moles and to the bats their idols of silver and their idols of gold, which they made for themselves to worship,
Jews, the » National character of » Prone to idolatry
Who inflame yourselves [with lust in pagan rites] among the oaks (terebinth trees),
Under every green and leafy tree,
Who slaughter the children [in sacrifice] in the ravines
Under the clefts of the rocks?
Their land has also been filled with idols;
They worship the work of their hands,
That which their own fingers have made.
false Worship » False gods and Goddesses » General references to
They drank the wine and praised the gods of gold and silver, of bronze, iron, wood and stone.
Verse Concepts
You know that when you were pagans, you were led off after speechless idols; however you were led off [whether by impulse or habit].
Verse Concepts
“Has a nation [ever] changed gods
Even though they were not gods [but merely man-made objects]?
But My people have exchanged their Glory (the true God)
For that [man-made idol] which does not benefit [them].
For all the gods of the peoples are [lifeless] idols,
But the Lord made the heavens.
Then the cities of Judah and the people of Jerusalem will go and cry to the [man-made] gods to whom they burn incense, but they cannot save them in the time of their disaster.
Verse Concepts
Their land has also been filled with idols;
They worship the work of their hands,
That which their own fingers have made.
But at that time, when you did not know [the true] God and were unacquainted with Him, you [Gentiles] were slaves to those [pagan] things which by [their very] nature were not and could not be gods at all.
Verse Concepts
For even if there are so-called gods, whether in heaven or on earth, as indeed there are many gods and many lords,
Verse Concepts
“Can a man make gods for himself?
Such [things] are not gods!
FALSE » False gods and Goddesses » General references to
They drank the wine and praised the gods of gold and silver, of bronze, iron, wood and stone.
Verse Concepts
You know that when you were pagans, you were led off after speechless idols; however you were led off [whether by impulse or habit].
Verse Concepts
“Has a nation [ever] changed gods
Even though they were not gods [but merely man-made objects]?
But My people have exchanged their Glory (the true God)
For that [man-made idol] which does not benefit [them].
For all the gods of the peoples are [lifeless] idols,
But the Lord made the heavens.
Then the cities of Judah and the people of Jerusalem will go and cry to the [man-made] gods to whom they burn incense, but they cannot save them in the time of their disaster.
Verse Concepts
Their land has also been filled with idols;
They worship the work of their hands,
That which their own fingers have made.
But at that time, when you did not know [the true] God and were unacquainted with Him, you [Gentiles] were slaves to those [pagan] things which by [their very] nature were not and could not be gods at all.
Verse Concepts
For even if there are so-called gods, whether in heaven or on earth, as indeed there are many gods and many lords,
Verse Concepts
“Can a man make gods for himself?
Such [things] are not gods!
FALSE » Economy » God's
They drank the wine and praised the gods of gold and silver, of bronze, iron, wood and stone.
Verse Concepts
You know that when you were pagans, you were led off after speechless idols; however you were led off [whether by impulse or habit].
Verse Concepts
“Has a nation [ever] changed gods
Even though they were not gods [but merely man-made objects]?
But My people have exchanged their Glory (the true God)
For that [man-made idol] which does not benefit [them].
For all the gods of the peoples are [lifeless] idols,
But the Lord made the heavens.
Then the cities of Judah and the people of Jerusalem will go and cry to the [man-made] gods to whom they burn incense, but they cannot save them in the time of their disaster.
Verse Concepts
Their land has also been filled with idols;
They worship the work of their hands,
That which their own fingers have made.
But at that time, when you did not know [the true] God and were unacquainted with Him, you [Gentiles] were slaves to those [pagan] things which by [their very] nature were not and could not be gods at all.
Verse Concepts
For even if there are so-called gods, whether in heaven or on earth, as indeed there are many gods and many lords,
Verse Concepts
“Can a man make gods for himself?
Such [things] are not gods!