Jeremiah 10:4

The Scriptures 1998

“They adorn it with silver and gold, they fasten it with nails and hammers so that it does not topple.

Cross References

Psalm 115:4

Their idols are silver and gold, The work of men’s hands.

Psalm 135:15

The idols of the gentiles are silver and gold, The work of men’s hands.

Isaiah 44:12

The craftsman in iron with the tools works one in the coals, and fashions it with hammers, and works it with the strength of his arms. Even so, he shall be hungry, and has no strength; he drinks no water and is weary.

Isaiah 46:6

“They pour gold out of the bag, and weigh silver on the scale. They hire a goldsmith, and he makes it a mighty one. They fall down, they also bow themselves.

Isaiah 46:7

“They bear it on the shoulder, they carry it and set it in its place, and it stands – from its place it does not move. Though one cries out to it, it does not answer, nor save him from his distress.

Hosea 13:2

And now they sin more and more, and make for themselves moulded images from their silver, idols according to their skill, all of them the work of craftsmen. They say of them, “Let the men who slaughter kiss the calves!”

Habakkuk 2:19

“Woe to him who says to wood, ‘Awake!’ to silent stone, ‘Arise!’ Is it a teacher? See, it is overlaid with gold and silver, and there is no spirit at all inside it.