Isaiah 44:9 Cross References

Isaiah 44:9

9: How foolish are those who manufacture idols to be their gods. These highly valued objects are really worthless. They themselves are witnesses that this is so, for their idols neither see nor know. No wonder those who worship them are put to shame.

Jeremiah 10:14

  1. Compared to him, all people are foolish and have no knowledge at all! They make idols, but the idols will disgrace their makers, for they are frauds. They have no life or power in them.
  2. Idols are worthless; they are lies! The time is coming when they will all be destroyed.

Isaiah 41:24

  1. But no! You are less than nothing and can do nothing at all. Anyone who chooses you becomes filthy, just like you!

Isaiah 41:29

  1. See, they are all foolish, worthless things. Your idols are all as empty as the wind.

Psalms 97:7

  1. Those who worship idols are disgraced--all who brag about their worthless gods--for every god must bow to him.

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."
  4. LORD, there is no one like you! For you are great, and your name is full of power.
  5. Who would not fear you, O King of nations? That title belongs to you alone! Among all the wise people of the earth and in all the kingdoms of the world, there is no one like you.

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 46:1

  1. The idols of Babylon, Bel and Nebo, are being hauled away on ox carts. But look! The beasts are staggering under the weight!
  2. Both the idols and the ones carrying them are bowed down. The gods cannot protect the people, and the people cannot protect the gods. They go off into captivity together.

Isaiah 42:18

  1. "Oh, how deaf and blind you are toward me! Why won't you listen? Why do you refuse to see?

Isaiah 37:18

  1. "It is true, LORD, that the kings of Assyria have destroyed all these nations, just as the message says.
  2. And they have thrown the gods of these nations into the fire and burned them. But of course the Assyrians could destroy them! They were not gods at all--only idols of wood and stone shaped by human hands.
  3. Now, O LORD our God, rescue us from his power; then all the kingdoms of the earth will know that you alone, O LORD, are God."

1 Corinthians 8:4

  1. So now, what about it? Should we eat meat that has been sacrificed to idols? Well, we all know that an idol is not really a god and that there is only one God and no other.

Jeremiah 16:19

  1. LORD, you are my strength and fortress, my refuge in the day of trouble! Nations from around the world will come to you and say, "Our ancestors were foolish, for they worshiped worthless idols.
  2. Can people make their own god? The gods they make are not real gods at all!"

2 Corinthians 4:4

  1. Satan, the god of this evil world, has blinded the minds of those who don't believe, so they are unable to see the glorious light of the Good News that is shining upon them. They don't understand the message we preach about the glory of Christ, who is the exact likeness of God.

Psalms 135:18

  1. And those who make them are just like them, as are all who trust in them.

Habakkuk 2:18

  1. "What have you gained by worshiping all your man-made idols? How foolish to trust in something made by your own hands! What fools you are to believe such lies!
  2. How terrible it will be for you who beg lifeless wooden idols to save you. You ask speechless stone images to tell you what to do. Can an idol speak for God? They may be overlaid with gold and silver, but they are lifeless inside.
  3. But the LORD is in his holy Temple. Let all the earth be silent before him."

1 Kings 18:26

  1. So they prepared one of the bulls and placed it on the altar. Then they called on the name of Baal all morning, shouting, "O Baal, answer us!" But there was no reply of any kind. Then they danced wildly around the altar they had made.
  2. About noontime Elijah began mocking them. "You'll have to shout louder," he scoffed, "for surely he is a god! Perhaps he is deep in thought, or he is relieving himself. Or maybe he is away on a trip, or he is asleep and needs to be wakened!"
  3. So they shouted louder, and following their normal custom, they cut themselves with knives and swords until the blood gushed out.
  4. They raved all afternoon until the time of the evening sacrifice, but still there was no reply, no voice, no answer.
  5. Then Elijah called to the people, "Come over here!" They all crowded around him as he repaired the altar of the LORD that had been torn down.

Romans 1:22

  1. Claiming to be wise, they became utter fools instead.

Daniel 11:38

  1. Instead of these, he will worship the god of fortresses--a god his ancestors never knew--and lavish on him gold, silver, precious stones, and costly gifts.

Isaiah 45:20

  1. "Gather together and come, you fugitives from surrounding nations. What fools they are who carry around their wooden idols and pray to gods that cannot save!

Jeremiah 2:11

  1. Has any nation ever exchanged its gods for another god, even though its gods are nothing? Yet my people have exchanged their glorious God for worthless idols!

Ephesians 5:8

  1. For though your hearts were once full of darkness, now you are full of light from the Lord, and your behavior should show it!

Psalms 115:8

  1. And those who make them are just like them, as are all who trust in them.

Daniel 5:23

  1. For you have defied the Lord of heaven and have had these cups from his Temple brought before you. You and your nobles and your wives and concubines have been drinking wine from them while praising gods of silver, gold, bronze, iron, wood, and stone--gods that neither see nor hear nor know anything at all. But you have not honored the God who gives you the breath of life and controls your destiny!

Isaiah 44:18

  1. Such stupidity and ignorance! Their eyes are closed, and they cannot see. Their minds are shut, and they cannot think.

Jeremiah 14:22

  1. Can any of the foreign gods send us rain? Does it fall from the sky by itself? No, it comes from you, the LORD our God! Only you can do such things. So we will wait for you to help us.

Deuteronomy 27:15

  1. `Cursed is anyone who carves or casts idols and secretly sets them up. These idols, the work of craftsmen, are detestable to the LORD.' And all the people will reply, `Amen.'

Ephesians 4:18

  1. Their closed minds are full of darkness; they are far away from the life of God because they have shut their minds and hardened their hearts against him.

Jeremiah 2:27

  1. To an image carved from a piece of wood they say, `You are my father.' To an idol chiseled out of stone they say, `You are my mother.' They turn their backs on me, but in times of trouble they cry out for me to save them!
  2. Why don't you call on these gods you have made? When danger comes, let them save you if they can! For you have as many gods as there are cities and towns in Judah.

Isaiah 44:20

  1. The poor, deluded fool feeds on ashes. He is trusting something that can give him no help at all. Yet he cannot bring himself to ask, "Is this thing, this idol that I'm holding in my hand, a lie?"

Hosea 8:4

  1. The people have appointed kings and princes, but not with my consent. By making idols for themselves from their silver and gold, they have brought about their own destruction.
  2. "O Samaria, I reject this calf--this idol you have made. My fury burns against you. How long will you be incapable of innocence?
  3. This calf you worship was crafted by your own hands! It is not God! Therefore, it must be smashed to bits.

Judges 10:14

  1. Go and cry out to the gods you have chosen! Let them rescue you in your hour of distress!"

Isaiah 43:8

  1. Bring out the people who have eyes but are blind, who have ears but are deaf.

Isaiah 2:20

  1. They will abandon their gold and silver idols to the moles and bats.
  2. They will crawl into caverns and hide among the jagged rocks at the tops of cliffs. In this way, they will try to escape the terror of the LORD and the glory of his majesty as he rises to shake the earth.
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