All of the “gods” in other nations\par are only statues.\par But the Lord made the heavens.\par
Jeremiah 10:11 - Easy To Read Version \{The Lord says,\}\par “Tell this message to those people:\par ‘Those false gods did not make\par heaven and earth.\par And those false gods will be destroyed\par and disappear from heaven and earth.’” {\cf2\super [81]} \par Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Thus shall ye say unto them, The gods that have not made the heavens and the earth, even they shall perish from the earth, and from under these heavens. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Thus shall you say to them: The gods, who did not make the heavens and the earth, shall perish from the earth and from under the heavens. American Standard Version (1901) Thus shall ye say unto them, The gods that have not made the heavens and the earth, these shall perish from the earth, and from under the heavens. Common English Bible Tell them this: The gods who didn’t make the heavens and the earth will perish from the earth and from under the heavens. Catholic Public Domain Version "And so, you shall speak to them in this way: The gods that have not made heaven and earth, let them perish from the earth and from among those places which are under heaven. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Thus then shall you say to them: The gods that have not made heaven and earth, let them perish from the earth and from among those places that are under heaven. |
All of the “gods” in other nations\par are only statues.\par But the Lord made the heavens.\par
I could tell about your ‘good works’\par and all the ‘religious’ things you do;\par but those things are useless!\par
Those idols are worth nothing.\par They are something to make fun of.\par In the time of judgment,\par those idols will be destroyed.\par
Nebuchadnezzar will start a fire in the temples of the false gods of Egypt. He will burn those temples and he will take those idols away. A shepherd picks the bugs and stickers off of his clothes to make them clean. In the same way, Nebuchadnezzar will pick Egypt clean. Then he will safely leave Egypt.
Nebuchadnezzar will destroy the memorial stones {\cf2\super [351]} that are in the temple of the Sun God {\cf2\super [352]} in Egypt. And he will burn down the temples of the false gods of Egypt.’”
“Announce this to all nations!\par Lift up a flag and announce the message!\par Speak the whole message and say,\par ‘The nation of Babylon will be captured.\par The god Bel {\cf2\super [407]} will be put to shame.\par The god Marduk {\cf2\super [408]} will be very afraid.\par Babylon’s idols will be put to shame.\par Her idol gods will be filled with terror.’\par
Those idols are worthless.\par People made those idols,\par and they are nothing but a joke.\par Their time of judgment will come,\par and those idols will be destroyed.\par
Chase them in anger!\par Destroy them!\par Destroy them from under the sky, Lord!\par
The Lord my Master says these things:\par “I will also destroy the idols {\cf2\super [247]} in Egypt.\par I will take the statues away from Memphis.\par There won’t be a leader anymore\par in the land of Egypt,\par And I will put fear in the land of Egypt.\par
Those people will be afraid of the Lord! Why? Because the Lord will destroy their gods. Then all the people in all the faraway lands will worship the Lord.
The Lord All-Powerful says, “At that time, I will remove all the idols from the earth. People will not even remember their names. And I will remove the \{false\} prophets and unclean {\cf2\super [31]} spirits from the earth.
The angel grabbed the giant snake (that old serpent). The giant snake is the devil (or Satan). The angel tied him \{with the chain\} for 1,000 years.
But the next morning when the people of Ashdod got up, they found Dagon on the ground again! Dagon had fallen down before the Lord’s Holy Box. [58] This time, Dagon’s head and hands were broken off and lying on the threshold. [59] Only Dagon’s body was still in one piece.