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idols

Meaning of “idols”

False objects of worship or devotion; images treated as gods.

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101 occurrences95 verses22 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Leviticus 19:4

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Isaiah 2:8
Their land also is full of idols; they worship the work of their own hands, that which their own fingers have made:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Isaiah 2:8 · retained source text

Their land also is full of idoles: they worship the worke of their owne hands, that which their owne fingers haue made.

Isaiah 2:18
And the idols he shall utterly abolish.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Isaiah 2:18 · retained source text

And the idoles hee shall vtterly abolish.

1611 marginal noteOr, the idoles shall vtterly passe away.

Isaiah 2:20
In that day a man shall cast his idols of silver, and his idols of gold, which they made each one for himself to worship, to the moles and to the bats;
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Isaiah 2:20 · retained source text

In that day a man shall cast his idoles of siluer, and his idoles of golde which they made each one for himselfe to worship, to the moules and to the battes:

1611 marginal noteHebr. the idols of his siluer,&c.

1611 marginal noteOr, which they made for him.

Isaiah 10:10
As my hand hath found the kingdoms of the idols, and whose graven images did excel them of Jerusalem and of Samaria;
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Isaiah 10:10 · retained source text

As my hand hath found the kingdomes of the idoles, and whose grauen images did excell them of Ierusalem and of Samaria:

Isaiah 10:11
Shall I not, as I have done unto Samaria and her idols, so do to Jerusalem and her idols?
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Isaiah 10:11 · retained source text

Shall I not, as I haue done vnto Samaria and her idoles, so doe to Ierusalem and her idoles?

Isaiah 19:1
THE burden of Egypt. Behold, the Lord rideth upon a swift cloud, and shall come into Egypt: and the idols of Egypt shall be moved at his presence, and the heart of Egypt shall melt in the midst of it.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Isaiah 19:1 · retained source text

¶ The burden of Egypt: Behold, the LORD rideth vpon a swift cloude, and shall come into Egypt, and the idoles of Egypt shalbe moued at his presence, and the heart of Egypt shall melt in the midst of it.

Isaiah 19:3
And the spirit of Egypt shall fail in the midst thereof; and I will destroy the counsel thereof: and they shall seek to the idols, and to the charmers, and to them that have familiar spirits, and to the wizards.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Isaiah 19:3 · retained source text

And the spirit of Egypt shall faile in the midst thereof, and I will destroy the counsell thereof: and they shall seeke to the idoles, and to the charmers, and to them that haue familiar spirits, and to the wizards.

1611 marginal noteHeb. shall be emptied.

1611 marginal noteHeb. swallow vp.

Isaiah 31:7
For in that day every man shall cast away his idols of silver, and his idols of gold, which your own hands have made unto you for a sin.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Isaiah 31:7 · retained source text

For in that day euery man shall cast away his idoles of siluer, and his idoles of gold, which your owne hands haue made vnto you for a sinne.

1611 marginal noteHeb. the idoles of his golde.

1611 marginal noteCha.2.20.

Isaiah 45:16
They shall be ashamed, and also confounded, all of them: they shall go to confusion together that are makers of idols.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Isaiah 45:16 · retained source text

They shall be ashamed, and also confounded all of them: they shall goe to confusion together that are makers of idoles.

1611 marginal noteChap.44.11.

Isaiah 46:1
BEL boweth down, Nebo stoopeth, their idols were upon the beasts, and upon the cattle: your carriages were heavy loaden; they are a burden to the weary beast.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Isaiah 46:1 · retained source text

¶ Bel boweth downe, Nebo stoupeth, their idoles were vpon the beasts, and vpon the cattell: your carriages were heauie loaden, they are a burden to the wearie beast.

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