Jeremiah 10:4

New Living Translation

They decorate it with gold and silver and then fasten it securely with hammer and nails so it won’t fall over.

Cross References

Psalm 115:4

Their idols are merely things of silver and gold, shaped by human hands.

Psalm 135:15

The idols of the nations are merely things of silver and gold, shaped by human hands.

Isaiah 44:12

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 weak. It makes him thirsty and faint.

Isaiah 46:6

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!

Isaiah 46:7

They carry it around on their shoulders, and when they set it down, it stays there. It can’t even move! And when someone prays to it, there is no answer. It can’t rescue anyone from trouble.

Hosea 13:2

Now they continue to sin by making silver idols, images shaped skillfully with human hands. “Sacrifice to these,” they cry, “and kiss the calf idols!”

Habakkuk 2:19

What sorrow awaits you who say to wooden idols, ‘Wake up and save us!’ To speechless stone images you say, ‘Rise up and teach us!’ Can an idol tell you what to do? They may be overlaid with gold and silver, but they are lifeless inside.