Jeremiah 16:20

In 11 translations

BSB

Can man make gods for himself? Such are not gods!”

KJV

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

WEB

Should a man make to himself gods which yet are no gods?”

ASV

Shall a man make unto himself gods, which yet are no gods?

LSV

Does man make gods for himself, || And they—no gods?

YLT

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

DBY

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

DRC

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

GNV

Shall a man make gods vnto himselfe, and they are no gods?

JPS

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

LXXE

Will a man make gods for himself, whereas these are no gods?

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Original-language editions

WLC

הֲיַעֲשֶׂה־לּ֥וֹ אָדָ֖ם אֱלֹהִ֑ים וְהֵ֖מָּה לֹ֥א אֱלֹהִֽים׃

LXX-Br

Εἰ ποιήσει ἑαυτῷ ἄνθρωπος θεοὺς, καὶ οὗτοι οὐκ εἰσὶ θεοί.

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• Psalms 115:4–8Their idols are silver and gold, made by the hands of men. They have mouths, but cannot speak; they have eyes, but cannot see; they have ears, but cannot hear; they have noses, but cannot smell; they have hands, but…
• Isaiah 37:19They have cast their gods into the fire and destroyed them, for they were not gods, but only wood and stone—the work of human hands.
• Galatians 4:8Formerly, when you did not know God, you were slaves to those who by nature are not gods.
• Jeremiah 2:11Has a nation ever changed its gods, though they are no gods at all? Yet My people have exchanged their Glory for useless idols.
• Isaiah 36:19Where are the gods of Hamath and Arpad? Where are the gods of Sepharvaim? Have they delivered Samaria from my hand?
• 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.
• Hosea 8:4–6They set up kings, but not by Me. They make princes, but without My approval. With their silver and gold they make themselves idols, to their own destruction. He has rejected your calf, O Samaria. My anger burns…
• Psalms 135:14–18For the LORD will vindicate His people and will have compassion on His servants. The idols of the nations are silver and gold, made by the hands of men. They have mouths, but cannot speak; they have eyes, but cannot…
• Galatians 1:8But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach a gospel contrary to the one we preached to you, let him be under a curse!

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