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Selected Verse: Jeremiah 16:20 - King James
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Jer 16:20 |
King James |
Shall a man make gods unto himself, and they are no gods? |
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| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
indignant protest of Jeremiah against idols.
and they (are) no gods-- (Jer 2:11; Isa 37:19; Gal 4:8). "They" refers to the idols. A man (a creature himself) making God is a contradiction in terms. Vulgate takes "they" thus: "Shall man make gods, though men themselves are not gods?" |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| Shall a man make gods unto himself? - Can any be so silly, and so preposterously absurd? Yes, fallen man is capable of any thing that is base, mean, vile, and wicked, till influenced and converted by the grace of Christ. |
8 Howbeit then, when ye knew not God, ye did service unto them which by nature are no gods.
19 And have cast their gods into the fire: for they were no gods, but the work of men's hands, wood and stone: therefore they have destroyed them.
11 Hath a nation changed their gods, which are yet no gods? but my people have changed their glory for that which doth not profit.