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Jeremiah 16:20

Doth man make for himself gods, And they — no gods?

Young's Literal Translation

In The King James Version

Shall a man make gods unto himself, and they are no gods?

In Context

19O Jehovah, my strength, and my fortress, And my refuge in a day of adversity, Unto Thee nations do come from the ends of earth, And say, Only falsehood did our fathers inherit, Vanity, and none among them is profitable.

21Therefore, lo, I am causing them to know at this time, I cause them to know My hand and My might, And they have known that My name [is] Jehovah!

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Cross References

2 Kings 19:18and have put their gods into fire, for they [are] no gods, but work of the hands of man, wood and stone, and destroy them.

Psalms 135:14For Jehovah doth judge His people, And for His servants comforteth Himself.

Isaiah 37:19so as to put their gods into fire — for they [are] no gods, but work of the hands of man, wood and stone — and they destroy them.

Hosea 8:4They have made kings, and not by Me, They have made princes, and I have not known, Their silver and their gold they have made to them idols, So that they are cut off.

Galatians 1:8but even if we or a messenger out of heaven may proclaim good news to you different from what we did proclaim to you — anathema let him be!

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 →

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