Habakkuk 2:18

What profiteth the graven image, that the maker thereof hath graven it, even the molten image, and the teacher of lies; that the maker of his work trusteth therein, to make dumb idols?

JPS TaNaKH 1917

In The King James Version

What profiteth the graven image that the maker thereof hath graven it; the molten image, and a teacher of lies, that the maker of his work trusteth therein, to make dumb idols?

In Context

17For the violence done to Lebanon shall cover thee, and the destruction of the beasts, which made them afraid; because of men's blood, and for the violence done to the land, to the city and to all that dwell therein.

19Woe unto him that saith to the wood: 'Awake', to the dumb stone: 'Arise!' Can this teach? Behold, it is overlaid with gold and silver, and there is no breath at all in the midst of it.

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Cross References

Psalms 115:4Their idols are silver and gold, the work of men's hands.

Isaiah 1:31And the strong shall be as tow, and his work as a spark; and they shall both burn together, and none shall quench them.

Isaiah 42:17They shall be turned back, greatly ashamed, that trust in graven images, that say unto molten images: 'Ye are our gods.'

Isaiah 44:10Who hath fashioned a god, or molten an image that is profitable for nothing?

Isaiah 45:16They shall be ashamed, yea, confounded, all of them; they shall go in confusion together that are makers of idols.

Isaiah 46:1Bel boweth down, Nebo stoopeth; their idols are upon the beasts, and upon the cattle; the things that ye carried about are made a load, a burden to the weary beast.

Matthew Henry on Habakkuk 2:16-20

Judgment Predicted. ( b. c. 600.) 15 Woe unto him that giveth his neighbour drink, that puttest thy bottle to him, and makest him drunken also, that thou mayest look on their nakedness! 16 Thou art filled with shame for glory: drink thou also, and let thy foreskin be uncovered: the cup of the Lord 's right hand shall be turned unto thee, and shameful spewing shall be on thy glory. 17 For the violence of Lebanon shall cover thee, and the spoil of beasts, which made them afraid, because of men's blood, and for the… Read the whole commentary →

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