Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 16:20

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20. indignant protest of Jeremiah against idols. and they (are) no gods — ( Jeremiah 2:11 ; Isaiah 37:19 ; Galatians 4:8 ). "They" refers to the idols. A man (a creature himself) making God is a contradiction in terms. Vulgate takes "they" thus: "Shall man make gods, though men themselves are not gods?" return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verse-21" class="com-number"