1 Kings 14:23

New American Standard Bible

²³For they, too, built for themselves ^(A)high places, ^(B)memorial stones, and ^[a]^(C)Asherim on every high hill and ^(D)under every luxuriant tree.

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1 Kings 14:23 I.e., wooden symbols of a female deity (Asherah)

1 Kings 14:23 in all English translations

Jeremiah 16:19-21

New American Standard Bible

¹⁹Lord, my ^(A)strength and my stronghold,
And my ^(B)refuge in the day of distress,
To You the ^(C)nations will come
From the ends of the earth and say,
“Our fathers have inherited nothing but ^(D)falsehood,
Futility, and ^[a]^(E)things of no benefit.”
²⁰Can a person make gods for himself?
But they are ^(F)not gods!

²¹“Therefore behold, I am going to make them know—
This time I will ^(G)make them know
My ^[b]power and My might;
And they will ^(H)know that My name is the Lord.”

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Jeremiah 16:19 Lit there is nothing profitable in them
Jeremiah 16:21 Lit hand

Romans 1:21-23

New American Standard Bible

²¹For even though they knew God, they did not ^[a]honor Him as God or give thanks, but they became ^(A)futile in their reasonings, and their senseless hearts were darkened. ²²^(B)Claiming to be wise, they became fools, ²³and they ^(C)exchanged the glory of the incorruptible God for an image in the form of corruptible mankind, of birds, four-footed animals, and ^[b]crawling creatures.