Jeremiah 16:20
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Shall a man make gods unto himself and they are no gods?

Psalm 115:4-8 The idols of the Gentiles are silver and gold, the works of the hands of men. . . .

Psalm 135:14-18 For the Lord will judge his people, and will be entreated in favour of his servants. . . .

Isaiah 36:19 Where is the god of Emath and of Arphad? where is the god of Sepharvaim? have they delivered Samaria out of my hand?

Isaiah 37:19 And they have cast their gods into the fire, for they were not gods, but the works of men's hands, of wood and stone: and they broke them in pieces.

Hosea 8:4-6 They have reigned, but not by me: they have been princes, and I knew not: of their silver and their gold they have made idols to themselves, that they might perish. . . .

Acts 19:26 And you see and hear that this Paul, by persuasion hath drawn away a great multitude, not only of Ephesus, but almost of all Asia, saying: they are not gods which are made by hands.

Galatians 1:8 But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach a gospel to you besides that which we have preached to you, let him be anathema.

Galatians 4:8 But then indeed, not knowing God, you served them who, by nature, are not gods.

Context
God will Restore Israel
19O Lord, my might, and my strength, and my refuge in the day of tribulation: to thee the Gentiles shall come from the ends of the earth, and shall say: Surely our fathers have possessed lies, a vanity which hath not profited them. 20Shall a man make gods unto himself and they are no gods?21Therefore behold I will this once cause them to know, I will shew them my hand and my power: and they shall know that my name is the Lord.…
Cross References
Galatians 4:8
But then indeed, not knowing God, you served them who, by nature, are not gods.

Psalm 115:4
The idols of the Gentiles are silver and gold, the works of the hands of men.

Isaiah 37:19
And they have cast their gods into the fire, for they were not gods, but the works of men's hands, of wood and stone: and they broke them in pieces.

Jeremiah 2:11
If a nation hath changed their gods, and indeed they are not gods: but my people have changed their glory into an idol.

Jeremiah 5:7
How can I be merciful to thee? thy children have forsaken me, and swear by them that are not gods: I fed them to the full, and they committed adultery, and rioted in the harlot's house.

Daniel 3:1
King Nabuchodonosor made a statue of gold, of sixty cubits high, and six cubits broad, and he set it up in the plain of Dura, of the province of Babylon.

Hosea 8:4
They have reigned, but not by me: they have been princes, and I knew not: of their silver and their gold they have made idols to themselves, that they might perish.

Lexicon
Can man
אָדָ֖ם (’ā·ḏām)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 120: Ruddy, a human being

make
הֲיַעֲשֶׂה־ (hă·ya·‘ă·śeh-)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6213: To do, make

gods for himself?
אֱלֹהִ֑ים (’ĕ·lō·hîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative

Such
וְהֵ֖מָּה (wə·hêm·māh)
Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 1992: They

are not
לֹ֥א (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no

gods!
אֱלֹהִֽים׃ (’ĕ·lō·hîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative


Additional Translations
Can man make gods for himself? Such are not gods!Shall a man make gods to himself, and they are no gods?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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