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Psalms 96:5

For all the gods of the nations are idols, but it is the LORD who made the heavens.

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ASV

For all the gods of the peoples are idols; But Jehovah made the heavens.

KJV

For all the gods of the nations are idols: but the Lord made the heavens.

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Original language & word study

8 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
כִּ֤י׀kiforH3588 →
כָּל־kol-allH3605 →
אֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.Hei[the] gods ofH430 →
הָעַמִּ֣יםha.'a.Mimthe peoplesH5971 →
אֱלִילִ֑ים'e.li.Lim[are] worthless idolsH457 →
וַֽ֝יהוָ֗הva.Yah.wehand YahwehH3068 →
שָׁמַ֥יִםsha.Ma.yim[the] heavensH8064 →
עָשָֽׂה׃'a.Sahhe madeH6213 →

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Psalms 115:15May you be blessed by the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth.Jeremiah 10:11Thus you are to tell them: “These gods, who have made neither the heavens nor the earth, will perish from this earth and from under these heavens.”Isaiah 42:5This is what God the LORD says—He who created the heavens and stretched them out, who spread out the earth and its offspring, who gives breath to the people on it and life to those who walk in it:Leviticus 19:4Do not turn to idols or make for yourselves molten gods. I am the LORD your God.2 Chronicles 25:15Therefore the anger of the LORD burned against Amaziah, and He sent him a prophet, who said, “Why have you sought this people’s gods, which could not deliver them from your hand?”Psalms 102:25In the beginning You laid the foundations of the earth, and the heavens are the work of Your hands.Psalms 135:18Those who make them become like them, as do all who trust in them.Jeremiah 10:11–12Thus you are to tell them: “These gods, who have made neither the heavens nor the earth, will perish from this earth and from under these heavens.”1 Corinthians 8:4So about eating food sacrificed to idols: We know that an idol is nothing at all in the world, and that there is no God but one.Isaiah 46:1–2Bel crouches; Nebo cowers. Their idols weigh down beasts and cattle. The images you carry are burdensome, a load to the weary animal.Isaiah 44:8–28Do not tremble or fear. Have I not told you and declared it long ago? You are My witnesses! Is there any God but Me? There is no other Rock; I know not one.”Acts 19:26And you can see and hear that not only in Ephesus, but in nearly the whole province of Asia, Paul has persuaded a great number of people to turn away. He says that man-made gods are no gods at all.Jeremiah 10:14–15Every man is senseless and devoid of knowledge; every goldsmith is put to shame by his idols. For his molten images are a fraud, and there is no breath in them.Genesis 1:1In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.Jeremiah 10:3–5For the customs of the peoples are worthless; they cut down a tree from the forest; it is shaped with a chisel by the hands of a craftsman.Psalms 135:15The idols of the nations are silver and gold, made by the hands of men.Psalms 115:3–8Our God is in heaven; He does as He pleases.

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Saul attempts to kill David (the harpist of Israel) — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
Saul attempts to kill David (the harpist of Israel) — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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