Jeremiah 10:4

The Passion Translation

He adorns his idol with silver and gold and takes hammer and nails to secure it so it won’t wobble.

Cross References

Isaiah 46:7

They lift it up to their shoulders and have to carry it. They set it on a stand, and there it sits, unable to move from its place. When someone cries out to it, it never answers nor saves anyone from trouble.

Isaiah 44:12

The blacksmith takes his tongs and heats it over the coals, forming it with hammers, forging it with his strong arm. But when he gets hungry, his strength ebbs away, and if he doesn’t drink water, he quickly grows weary.

Psalm 135:15

The unbelieving nations worship what they make. They worship their wealth and their work. They idolize what they own and what they do.

Psalm 115:4

The unbelievers worship what they make— their wealth and their work.

Isaiah 46:6

The wealthy pour out their gold, weigh out their silver in the scales, and hire a goldsmith who crafts it into a ‘god.’ Then they bow down before it to worship it.