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
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 →