Jeremiah 16:20
הֲיַעֲשֶׂה ־ לּוֹ אָדָם אֱלֹהִים וְהֵמָּה לֹא אֱלֹהִֽים ׃
Hebrew Tanakh (Original)
In The King James Version
Shall a man make gods unto himself, and they are no gods?
In Context
Cross References
2 Kings 19:18וְנָתְנוּ אֶת ־ אֱלֹהֵיהֶם בָּאֵשׁ כִּי לֹא אֱלֹהִים הֵמָּה כִּי אִם ־ מַעֲשֵׂה יְדֵֽי ־ אָדָם עֵץ וָאֶבֶן וַֽיְאַבְּדֽוּם ׃
Psalms 135:14כִּֽי ־ יָדִין יְהוָה עַמּוֹ וְעַל ־ עֲבָדָיו יִתְנֶחָֽם ׃
Isaiah 37:19וְנָתֹן אֶת ־ אֱלֹהֵיהֶם בָּאֵשׁ כִּי לֹא אֱלֹהִים הֵמָּה כִּי אִם ־ מַעֲשֵׂה יְדֵֽי ־ אָדָם עֵץ וָאֶבֶן וַֽיְאַבְּדֽוּם ׃
Hosea 8:4הֵם הִמְלִיכוּ וְלֹא מִמֶּנִּי הֵשִׂירוּ וְלֹא יָדָעְתִּי כַּסְפָּם וּזְהָבָם עָשׂוּ לָהֶם עֲצַבִּים לְמַעַן יִכָּרֵֽת ׃
Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 16:15-21
Judgment and Mercy; Restoration of the Jews; Deliverance from Babylon. ( b. c. 605.) 14 Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the Lord , that it shall no more be said, The Lord liveth, that brought up the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt; 15 But, The Lord liveth, that brought up the children of Israel from the land of the north, and from all the lands whither he had driven them: and I will bring them again into their land that I gave unto their fathers. 16 Behold, I will send for many fishers, saith… Read the whole commentary →