Habakkuk 2:18

What profiteth the graven image that the maker thereof hath graven it; the molten image, and a teacher of lies, that the maker of his work trusteth therein, to make dumb idols?

Cross-reference

Revelation 13:11-15 describes an idol that speaks — directly contrasting Habakkuk's 'mute idols', showing the ultimate deception.

Jeremiah 50:2 describes the shaming of Babylon's idols, echoing Habakkuk's point that idols are profitless and will be disgraced.

Jeremiah 10:15 calls idols 'worthless, a work of delusion' that will perish — reinforcing Habakkuk's message of idolatry's futility.

Jeremiah 10:14 says idols have 'no breath' and are false, directly matching Habakkuk's 'speechless idols' and the maker's shame.

Jeremiah 10:8 calls idols 'stupid and foolish' — a direct parallel to Habakkuk's critique of the idol as a useless teacher of lies.

Jeremiah 10:3-5 mocks idols as speechless scarecrows that must be carried — strongly reinforcing Habakkuk's critique.

Jeremiah 2:28 challenges idols to save in trouble — directly echoing Habakkuk's question about profit.

Jeremiah 2:27 notes people call a tree father but cry to idols for help — reinforcing Habakkuk's futility.

Isaiah 46:6-8 describes idols that cannot answer or deliver — directly paralleling Habakkuk's speechless idols.

Isaiah 46:2 Parallel

Isaiah 46:2 says idols cannot rescue and go into captivity — echoing Habakkuk's theme of powerless idols.

Isaiah 46:1 Contrast

Isaiah 46:1 depicts idols as burdens on beasts — contrasting Habakkuk's 'what profit' with the weight they impose.

Isaiah 45:20 mocks carrying wooden idols and praying to gods who cannot save — paralleling Habakkuk's powerless idols.

Isaiah 45:16 declares idol makers will be shamed — adding the consequence of humiliation to Habakkuk's indictment.

Zechariah 10:2 says household gods 'utter nonsense' and 'see lies' — directly paralleling Habakkuk's 'teacher of lies' and empty idols.

Isaiah 44:14-20 vividly describes a man making an idol from a tree — the same folly of trusting in one's own work that Habakkuk condemns.

Isaiah 44:10 asks who fashions a god to no benefit — echoing Habakkuk's question about profit from idols.

Isaiah 44:9 Parallel

Isaiah 44:9 echoes idol makers as futile and their idols as deaf/blind — reinforcing Habakkuk's critique of speechless idols.

In Isaiah 42:17, idol worshipers are put to shame — directly matching Habakkuk 2:18's point that idols profit nothing.

Romans 1:23-25 describes exchanging God's truth for a lie through idol worship, matching Habakkuk's 'teacher of lies' and the folly of images.

Isaiah 37:38 Historical context

In Isaiah 37:38, Sennacherib is killed while worshiping his god — a concrete example of the futile idols that Habakkuk 2:18 condemns.

Psalm 135:15-18 repeats the same indictment of mute idols — directly paralleling Habakkuk's 'mute idols' and the fate of their makers.

Psalm 115:4-8 similarly describes idols as mute, blind, and powerless — reinforcing Habakkuk's critique of idol-makers.

1 Corinthians 12:2 mentions 'mute idols' — directly echoing Habakkuk's description, showing the same deception from which believers turned.

Acts 7:41 Allusion

Acts 7:41 repeats the condemnation of making and rejoicing in idols made by human hands, directly echoing Habakkuk's critique of speechless idols.

Romans 1:25 Parallel

Romans 1:25 describes exchanging God's truth for a lie to worship created things, paralleling Habakkuk's 'teacher of falsehood' in idolatry.

Revelation 9:20 directly echoes Habakkuk's description: idols of gold, silver, bronze, stone, wood that cannot see, hear, or walk.

Hosea 13:2 Parallel

Hosea 13:2 condemns idols skillfully made by craftsmen—same futility Habakkuk highlights.

Judges 18:24 Historical context

Judges 18:24 shows Micah's despair when his handmade gods are stolen — illustrating the emptiness Habakkuk describes.

Hosea 8:6 Parallel

Hosea 8:6 declares a craftsman-made idol is not God—parallel to Habakkuk's point about profitless handmade images.

Daniel 5:23 Parallel

Daniel 5:23 mocks gods that don't see, hear, or understand—exactly the same critique as Habakkuk's mute idols.

Jeremiah 51:17 says idols are deceitful with no breath—identical to Habakkuk's 'speechless idols'.

In Isaiah 44:20, the deceived idolater feeds on ashes — a vivid portrayal of trusting in handiwork as here.

In Isaiah 41:29, idols are called empty wind — directly echoing the 'profit' question of this verse.

In Isaiah 40:19, the crafting of an idol by a goldsmith parallels the description of idol-making here.

Psalm 115:8 Parallel

In Psalm 115:8, makers of idols become like them — a direct consequence of trusting in mute idols as stated here.

1 Kings 18:26 Historical context

In 1 Kings 18:26, Baal's prophets cry to a mute idol — a narrative demonstration of the speechless idols mentioned here.

In 1 Samuel 12:21, Samuel warns against turning to empty things that cannot profit — the same futility of idols described here.

Judges 17:3 Historical context

Judges 17:3 depicts a man making a carved image for worship — a concrete example of the futile idol-making Habakkuk condemns.

Jeremiah 13:25 connects 'trusting in falsehood' to forgetting God—same critique of idolatry's emptiness.

Revelation 19:20 shows the false prophet who deceived people to worship the image — echoing Habakkuk's 'teacher of lies' and the fate of idolatry.

Jeremiah 50:38 describes Babylon's land of idols—parallel condemnation of idolatry's madness.

Jonah 2:8 Parallel

Jonah 2:8 warns that those who cling to vain idols forfeit God's steadfast love — a parallel consequence to Habakkuk's profitless idols.