15 The (A)idols of the nations are but silver and gold,
The work of man’s hands.
16 They have mouths, but they do not speak;
They have eyes, but they do not see;
17 They have ears, but they do not hear,
Nor is there any breath at all in their mouths.
18 Those who make them will be like them,
Yes, everyone who trusts in them.

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“They (A)decorate it with silver and with gold;
They (B)fasten it with nails and with hammers
So that it will not totter.

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Beaten (A)silver is brought from (B)Tarshish,
And (C)gold from Uphaz,
The work of a craftsman and of the hands of a goldsmith;
Violet and purple are their clothing;
They are all the (D)work of skilled men.

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14 Every man is (A)stupid, devoid of knowledge;
Every goldsmith is put to shame by his [a]idols;
For his molten images are deceitful,
And there is no breath in them.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 10:14 Or graven image