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Psalms 97:7

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Confounded be all they that serve graven images, that boast themselves of idols: worship him, all ye gods.
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  1. Jeremiah 10:14Rank 1 from verse 7
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    14Every man is brutish in his knowledge: every founder is confounded by the graven image: for his molten image is falsehood, and there is no breath in them.

  2. Hebrews 1:6Rank 2 from verse 7
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    6And again, when he bringeth in the firstbegotten into the world, he saith, And let all the angels of God worship him.

  3. Isaiah 42:17Rank 3 from verse 7
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    17¶ They shall be turned back, they shall be greatly ashamed, that trust in graven images, that say to the molten images, Ye are our gods.

  4. Leviticus 26:1Rank 4 from verse 7
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    1YE shall make you no idols nor graven image, neither rear you up a standing image, neither shall ye set up any image of stone in your land, to bow down unto it: for I am the Lord your God.

  5. Revelation 5:11–14Rank 5 from verse 7
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    11And I beheld, and I heard the voice of many angels round about the throne and the beasts and the elders: and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands;

    12Saying with a loud voice, Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honour, and glory, and blessing.

    13And every creature which is in heaven, and on the earth, and under the earth, and such as are in the sea, and all that are in them, heard I saying, Blessing, and honour, and glory, and power, be unto him that sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb for ever and ever.

    14And the four beasts said, Amen. And the four and twenty elders fell down and worshipped him that liveth for ever and ever.

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Psalms 97:7

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confounded

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of confound. Sense 1: To confuse or disorder so that understanding fails. Sense 2: To put to shame, dismay, or frustrate.

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serve

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To work for, obey, attend, minister to, worship, or fulfil a purpose.

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images

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Likenesses, representations, or visible forms; often idols when made or used as objects of worship.

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boast

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Sense 1: To glory, exult, or speak confidently concerning oneself, another, or that in which one trusts. Sense 2: An expression or ground of glorying or confidence.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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idols

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

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ye

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The second-person plural subject pronoun, referring to the persons being addressed as those who are, do, or receive the stated predicate.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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6The heavens declare his righteousness, and all the people see his glory.

7Confounded be all they that serve graven images, that boast themselves of idols: worship him, all ye gods.

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8Zion heard, and was glad; and the daughters of Judah rejoiced because of thy judgments, O Lord.

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