Isaiah 44:13

The carpenter stretcheth out his rule; he marketh it out with a line; he fitteth it with planes, and he marketh it out with the compass, and maketh it after the figure of a man, according to the beauty of a man; that it may remain in the house.

Cross-reference

Isaiah 40:20 similarly describes a craftsman setting up an idol from a chosen tree, echoing the same manufacturing process.

Exodus 20:4 Contrast

Exodus 20:4 prohibits making any carved image — Isaiah 44:13 depicts exactly that sin in detail.

Exodus 20:5 Parallel

Exodus 20:5 warns against worshipping idols — the image crafted in Isaiah 44:13 is intended for such worship.

Deuteronomy 4:16-18 warns against making images of humans or animals — Isaiah 44:13 makes a human figure.

Deuteronomy 4:28 describes idols of wood and stone as powerless — Isaiah 44:13 shows the making of such an idol.

Deuteronomy 27:15 pronounces a curse on anyone who makes a carved image, adding covenantal condemnation to the idol-making described here.

Judges 17:4 Parallel

Judges 17:4 records a silversmith making an idol from silver, paralleling the craftsman's work in this verse.

Acts 17:29 Parallel

Acts 17:29 argues God is not like an image formed by man — Isaiah 44:13 illustrates that human crafting.

Romans 1:23 Parallel

Romans 1:23 condemns exchanging God's glory for images of mortal man — Isaiah 44:13 is an example.

Judges 18:24 Related theme

Judges 18:24 has Micah lamenting 'my gods that I made,' directly referencing the same idol-manufacturing practice.

Genesis 35:2 commands removal of foreign gods — contrasting with the idol-making described here, showing God's people must abandon such idols.

2 Chronicles 33:22 Related theme

2 Chronicles 33:22 notes that Amon served idols 'that Manasseh had made,' connecting historical idol manufacture to this description.

Genesis 31:19 Related theme

Genesis 31:19 shows Rachel stealing household gods — another instance of man-made idols, though not the crafting process.

Genesis 31:30 Related theme

Genesis 31:30 records Laban's accusation about stolen gods — linking to the idolatry theme in Isaiah 44:13.

Genesis 31:32 Related theme

Genesis 31:32 involves Jacob's offer to find the gods — still about the same household idols as the main verse's crafted image.