Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version But their idols are silver and gold, made by human hands. New Living Translation Their idols are merely things of silver and gold, shaped by human hands. English Standard Version Their idols are silver and gold, the work of human hands. Berean Standard Bible Their idols are silver and gold, made by the hands of men. King James Bible Their idols are silver and gold, the work of men's hands. New King James Version Their idols are silver and gold, The work of men’s hands. New American Standard Bible Their idols are silver and gold, The work of human hands. NASB 1995 Their idols are silver and gold, The work of man’s hands. NASB 1977 Their idols are silver and gold, The work of man’s hands. Legacy Standard Bible Their idols are silver and gold, The work of man’s hands. Amplified Bible The idols [of the nations] are silver and gold, The work of man’s hands. Christian Standard Bible Their idols are silver and gold, made by human hands. Holman Christian Standard Bible Their idols are silver and gold, made by human hands. American Standard Version Their idols are silver and gold, The work of men's hands. Aramaic Bible in Plain English The idols of the nations are silver and gold, the work of the hands of man. Brenton Septuagint Translation The idols of the nations are silver and gold, the works of men's hands. Contemporary English Version The idols of the nations are made of silver and gold. Douay-Rheims Bible The idols of the gentiles are silver and gold, the works of the hands of men. English Revised Version Their idols are silver and gold, the work of men's hands. GOD'S WORD® Translation Their idols are made of silver and gold. They were made by human hands. Good News Translation Their gods are made of silver and gold, formed by human hands. International Standard Version Their idols are silver and gold, crafted by human hands. JPS Tanakh 1917 Their idols are silver and gold, The work of men's hands. Literal Standard Version Their idols [are] silver and gold, work of man’s hands, Majority Standard Bible Their idols are silver and gold, made by the hands of men. New American Bible Their idols are silver and gold, the work of human hands. NET Bible Their idols are made of silver and gold--they are man-made. New Revised Standard Version Their idols are silver and gold, the work of human hands. New Heart English Bible Their idols are silver and gold, the work of men's hands. Webster's Bible Translation Their idols are silver and gold; the work of men's hands. World English Bible Their idols are silver and gold, the work of men’s hands. Young's Literal Translation Their idols are silver and gold, work of man's hands, Additional Translations ... Context To Your Name Be the Glory…3Our God is in heaven; He does as He pleases. 4Their idols are silver and gold, made by the hands of men. 5They have mouths, but cannot speak; they have eyes, but cannot see;… Cross References Acts 19:26 And 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. Revelation 9:20 Now the rest of mankind who were not killed by these plagues still did not repent of the works of their hands. They did not stop worshiping demons and idols of gold, silver, bronze, stone, and wood, which cannot see or hear or walk. Leviticus 19:4 Do not turn to idols or make for yourselves molten gods. I am the LORD your God. Deuteronomy 4:28 And there you will serve man-made gods of wood and stone, which cannot see or hear or eat or smell. 1 Kings 16:7 Moreover, the word of the LORD came through the prophet Jehu son of Hanani against Baasha and his house, because of all the evil he had done in the sight of the LORD, provoking Him to anger with the work of his hands and becoming like the house of Jeroboam, and also because Baasha had struck down the house of Jeroboam. 1 Kings 18:26 And they took the bull that was given them, prepared it, and called on the name of Baal from morning until noon, shouting, "O Baal, answer us!" But there was no sound, and no one answered as they leaped around the altar they had made. 2 Kings 19:18 They 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. Treasury of Scripture Their idols are silver and gold, the work of men's hands. their idols. Psalm 97:7 Confounded be all they that serve graven images, that boast themselves of idols: worship him, all ye gods. Psalm 135:15-17 The idols of the heathen are silver and gold, the work of men's hands… Deuteronomy 4:28 And there ye shall serve gods, the work of men's hands, wood and stone, which neither see, nor hear, nor eat, nor smell. Jump to Previous Gold Hands Idols Images Silver WorkJump to Next Gold Hands Idols Images Silver WorkPsalm 115 1. Because God is truly glorious4. And idols are vanity 9. He exhorts to confidence in God 12. God is to be blessed for his blessing (4-8) This passage cannot compare with the magnificent irony of Isaiah 44:9-20, but there is still a noticeable vein of sarcasm running through it, visible even more in the original than in the English. (Comp. Psalm 135:15-18.)Verses 4-8. - The scorn of the heathen is retaliated. They scoff at the God of Israel. What, then, are their own gods? Silver and gold indeed (ver. 4), but the work of human hands. Fashioned into a human shape, as if they were sentient being - but absolutely devoid of all sense and intelligence. The satire is somewhat roughly worked out (vers. 5-7), but idolatry provokes rough speaking; and the tone here adopted is imitated in Psalm 135:15-18, and echoed in Isaiah 44:9-20. The inspired writers seem to have felt, that, when idolatry came under consideration, the criticism should be brief and trenchant. Verse 4. - Their idols are silver and gold. At the best - often mere wood and stone (Deuteronomy 4:28); but the idols of the Babylonians were mostly of the more precious materials (Herod., 1:183; Daniel 3:1; Ep. Jeremiah 1:4, 11, etc.). The work of men's hands (Psalm 135:15; Isaiah 44:12-17). To avoid this reproach, some images were said to have fallen down from heaven (Acts 19:35). Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Their idolsעֲֽ֭צַבֵּיהֶם (‘ăṣab·bê·hem) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 6091: An, image are silver כֶּ֣סֶף (ke·sep̄) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3701: Silver, money and gold, וְזָהָ֑ב (wə·zā·hāḇ) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2091: Gold, something gold-colored, as oil, a clear sky made מַ֝עֲשֵׂ֗ה (ma·‘ă·śêh) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 4639: An action, a transaction, activity, a product, property by the hands יְדֵ֣י (yə·ḏê) Noun - fdc Strong's 3027: A hand of men. אָדָֽם׃ (’ā·ḏām) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 120: Ruddy, a human being Links Psalm 115:4 NIVPsalm 115:4 NLT Psalm 115:4 ESV Psalm 115:4 NASB Psalm 115:4 KJV Psalm 115:4 BibleApps.com Psalm 115:4 Biblia Paralela Psalm 115:4 Chinese Bible Psalm 115:4 French Bible Psalm 115:4 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Psalm 115:4 Their idols are silver and gold (Psalm Ps Psa.) |
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