Isaiah 41:7 Cross References

Isaiah 41:7

7: The craftsmen rush to make new idols. The carver hurries the goldsmith, and the molder helps at the anvil. "Good," they say. "It's coming along fine." Carefully they join the parts together, then fasten the thing in place so it won't fall over.

Isaiah 40:19

  1. Can he be compared to an idol formed in a mold, overlaid with gold, and decorated with silver chains?
  2. Or is a poor person's wooden idol better? Can God be compared to an idol that must be placed on a stand so it won't fall down?

Judges 18:24

  1. "What do you mean, What do I want?" Micah replied. "You've taken away all my gods and my priest, and I have nothing left!"

Judges 18:17

  1. the five spies entered the shrine and took the carved image, the sacred ephod, the household idols, and the cast idol.
  2. When the priest saw the men carrying all the sacred objects out of Micah's shrine, he said, "What are you doing?"

Jeremiah 10:9

  1. They bring beaten sheets of silver from Tarshish and gold from Uphaz, and they give these materials to skillful craftsmen who make their idols. Then they dress these gods in royal purple robes made by expert tailors.

Isaiah 46:6

  1. Some people pour out their silver and gold and hire a craftsman to make a god from it. Then they bow down and worship it!
  2. They carry it around on their shoulders, and when they set it down, it stays there. It cannot even move! And when someone prays to it, there is no answer. It has no power to get anyone out of trouble.

Isaiah 44:12

  1. The blacksmith stands at his forge to make a sharp tool, pounding and shaping it with all his might. His work makes him hungry and thirsty, weak and faint.
  2. Then the wood-carver measures and marks out a block of wood, takes the tool, and carves the figure of a man. Now he has a wonderful idol that cannot even move from where it is placed!
  3. He cuts down cedars; he selects the cypress and the oak; he plants the cedar in the forest to be nourished by the rain.
  4. And after his care, he uses part of the wood to make a fire to warm himself and bake his bread. Then--yes, it's true--he takes the rest of it and makes himself a god for people to worship! He makes an idol and bows down and praises it!

Jeremiah 10:3

  1. Their ways are futile and foolish. They cut down a tree and carve an idol.
  2. They decorate it with gold and silver and then fasten it securely with hammer and nails so it won't fall over.
  3. There stands their god like a helpless scarecrow in a garden! It cannot speak, and it needs to be carried because it cannot walk. Do not be afraid of such gods, for they can neither harm you nor do you any good."

Daniel 3:1

  1. King Nebuchadnezzar made a gold statue ninety feet tall and nine feet wide and set it up on the plain of Dura in the province of Babylon.
  2. Then he sent messages to the princes, prefects, governors, advisers, counselors, judges, magistrates, and all the provincial officials to come to the dedication of the statue he had set up.
  3. When all these officials had arrived and were standing before the image King Nebuchadnezzar had set up,
  4. a herald shouted out, "People of all races and nations and languages, listen to the king's command!
  5. When you hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipes, and other instruments, bow to the ground to worship King Nebuchadnezzar's gold statue.
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