Adonai looked down from heaven on the children of men, to see if there are any who understand, who seek after God.
Jeremiah 10:14 - Tree of Life Version Everyone is stupid, ignorant. Every goldsmith is put to shame by his idol! His molten image is a fraud. There is no breath in them. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Every man is brutish in his knowledge: every founder is confounded by the graven image: for his molten image is falsehood, and there is no breath in them. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Every man has become like a brute, irrational and stupid, without knowledge [of God]; every goldsmith is brought to shame by his graven idols; for his molten images are frauds and falsehood, and there is no breath in them. American Standard Version (1901) Every man is become brutish and is without knowledge; every goldsmith is put to shame by his graven image; for his molten image is falsehood, and there is no breath in them. Common English Bible Everyone is too foolish to understand; every goldsmith is dishonored by his idols, for their images are shams; they aren’t alive. Catholic Public Domain Version Every man has become a fool concerning knowledge; every artist has been confounded by his graven image. For what he has formed is false, and there is no spirit in these things. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Every man is become a fool for knowledge, every artist is confounded in his graven idol: for what he hath cast is false, and there is no spirit in them. |
Adonai looked down from heaven on the children of men, to see if there are any who understand, who seek after God.
Pay attention, stupid among the people! Fools, when will you comprehend?
Let all who serve graven images be ashamed—who boast in idols. Bow down before Him, all you gods!
“Surely I am more stupid than any man and do not have a man’s understanding.
They will be turned back, utterly put to shame— those trusting in idols, who say to molten images, ‘You are our gods.’
Behold, all his friends will be ashamed, for the craftsmen are only human. Let them all assemble. Let them stand up. Let them dread. Let them be put to shame together.
All of them will be ashamed, disgraced— idol-makers go in dishonor together.
I will expose your ‘righteousness’, and your deeds—they will not profit you.
Like a scarecrow in a cucumber garden, their idols cannot speak. They must be carried because they cannot walk! Do not fear them for they can do no harm —nor do any good.”
They are totally stupid and foolish. Discipline is useless—it’s wood!
They traded the truth of God for a lie and worshiped and served the creation rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen.
But when they arose early the following morning, surprisingly, Dagon had fallen to his face on the ground before the ark of Adonai, and the head of Dagon and both palms of his hands were cut off on the threshold; only Dagon’s trunk was left on him.