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Topical Bible: Carved

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The use of carved objects is mentioned throughout the Bible, both in the context of worship and as a part of the artistic embellishment of sacred spaces.<br><br><b>Idolatry and Carved Images</b><br><br>One of the most significant mentions of carved objects in the Bible is in the context of idolatry. The Israelites were repeatedly warned against the creation and worship of carved images. In the Ten Commandments, God explicitly commands, "You shall not make for yourself an idol in the form of anything in the heavens above or on the earth below or in the waters beneath" (<a href="/exodus/20-4.htm">Exodus 20:4</a>). This prohibition underscores the importance of worshiping God alone and avoiding the temptation to attribute divine power to man-made objects.<br><br>The prophets frequently condemned the practice of idolatry, which often involved carved images. Isaiah, for example, mocks the futility of idol worship, describing how a craftsman carves an idol from wood, yet it remains lifeless and powerless (<a href="/isaiah/44-13.htm">Isaiah 44:13-17</a>). Such passages highlight the contrast between the living God and the inanimate idols made by human hands.<br><br><b>Sacred Art and Carved Decorations</b><br><br>While carved images for idolatry were forbidden, the Bible also describes the use of carved work in the construction and decoration of sacred spaces, such as the Tabernacle and the Temple. These carvings were not objects of worship but served to beautify the places dedicated to God.<br><br>In the construction of the Temple, King Solomon employed skilled craftsmen to create intricate carvings. The interior of the Temple was adorned with "carvings of cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers" (<a href="/1_kings/6-29.htm">1 Kings 6:29</a>). These carvings were part of the artistic expression that honored God and reflected His glory.<br><br>The use of carved work in the Temple demonstrates that artistry and craftsmanship have a place in worship when they are directed toward glorifying God rather than creating objects of worship themselves.<br><br><b>Symbolism and Meaning</b><br><br>Carved images and decorations in the Bible often carry symbolic meanings. For instance, the cherubim carved on the Ark of the Covenant and in the Temple symbolize the presence and protection of God. The palm trees and flowers may represent life, beauty, and the abundance of God's creation.<br><br>The Bible's treatment of carved objects reflects a broader theological principle: the distinction between the Creator and His creation. While human creativity is a reflection of being made in the image of God, it must always be directed toward honoring Him and not replacing Him with the works of human hands.<br><br>In summary, the biblical perspective on carved objects is multifaceted, recognizing both the potential for idolatry and the capacity for art to glorify God. The key is the intention and purpose behind the creation and use of such objects, always ensuring that they serve to honor the one true God.<a name="web" id="web"></a><div class="vheading2">Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary</div>(<I>imp. & p. p.</I>) of Carve.<a name="heb" id="heb"></a><div class="vheading2">Strong's Hebrew</div><a href="/hebrew/4734.htm"><span class="l">4734. miqlaath -- carving</span></a><br><b>...</b> 4733, 4734. miqlaath. 4735 . carving. Transliteration: miqlaath Phonetic Spelling:<br> (mik-lah&#39;-ath) Short Definition: <b>carved</b>. <b>...</b> <b>carved</b> figure, carving, graving. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/4734.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/6603.htm"><span class="l">6603. pittuach -- an engraving</span></a><br><b>...</b> Word Origin from pathach Definition an engraving NASB Word Usage <b>carved</b> engravings<br> (1), <b>carved</b> work (1), engraves (1), engravings (6), inscription (1). <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/6603.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/2707.htm"><span class="l">2707. chaqah -- to cut in, carve</span></a><br><b>...</b> to cut in, carve. Transliteration: chaqah Phonetic Spelling: (khaw-kaw&#39;) Short<br> Definition: <b>carved</b>. Word Origin a prim. <b>...</b> <b>carved</b> work, portrayed, set a print. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/2707.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/6459.htm"><span class="l">6459. pesel -- an idol, image</span></a><br><b>...</b> Word Origin from pasal Definition an idol, image NASB Word Usage <b>carved</b> image (2),<br> graven image (14), graven images (1), idol (10), idols (3), image (1). <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/6459.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/6456.htm"><span class="l">6456. pasil -- an idol, image</span></a><br><b>...</b> Word Origin from pasal Definition an idol, image NASB Word Usage <b>carved</b> images<br> (6), engraved images (1), graven images (7), idols (8), images (1). <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/6456.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/2405.htm"><span class="l">2405. chatuboth -- dark-hued stuffs</span></a><br><b>...</b> <b>carved</b>. Feminine passive participle of chatab; properly, a carving; hence, a tapestry<br> (as figured) -- <b>carved</b>. see HEBREW chatab. 2404, 2405. chatuboth. 2406 <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/2405.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/4906.htm"><span class="l">4906. maskith -- a showpiece, figure, imagination</span></a><br><b>...</b> Word Origin from the same as sekvi Definition a showpiece, figure, imagination NASB<br> Word Usage <b>carved</b> images (1), figured (1), figured stones (1), imagination <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/4906.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/7049b.htm"><span class="l">7049b. qala -- to carve</span></a><br><b>...</b> qala. 7050 . to carve. Transliteration: qala Short Definition: <b>carved</b>. Word Origin<br> a prim. root Definition to carve NASB Word Usage <b>carved</b> (3). 7049a, 7049b <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/7049b.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 5k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/6247.htm"><span class="l">6247. esheth -- plate</span></a><br><b>...</b> plate. Transliteration: esheth Phonetic Spelling: (eh&#39;-sheth) Short Definition:<br> <b>carved</b>. Word Origin from ashath Definition plate NASB Word Usage <b>carved</b> (1). <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/6247.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/6458.htm"><span class="l">6458. pasal -- to hew, hew into shape</span></a><br><b>...</b> Definition: cut. Word Origin a prim. root Definition to hew, hew into shape<br> NASB Word Usage <b>carved</b> (1), cut (5). grave, hew. A primitive <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/6458.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 5k</font><a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><p><a href="/library/guyon/song_of_songs_of_solomon/16_the_beams_of_our.htm"><span class="l">The Beams of Our Houses are of Cedar and Our <b>Carved</b> Ceilings are <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> COMMENTARY. CHAPTER I. 16. The beams of our houses are of cedar and our<br> <b>carved</b> ceilings are of cypress. The Bridegroom, hidden in <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/guyon/song of songs of solomon/16 the beams of our.htm</font><p><a href="/library/duff/the_bible_in_its_making/chapter_xiii_the_first_bible.htm"><span class="l">The First Bible Pictures</span></a> <br><b>...</b> time. Yonder, in our beautiful Heavenly Home, we shall meet once more.<br> How different from the words <b>carved</b> over heathen tombs! We <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../duff/the bible in its making/chapter xiii the first bible.htm</font><p><a href="/library/augustine/exposition_on_the_book_of_psalms/psalm_xcvii.htm"><span class="l">Psalm XCVII.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> 9. &quot;Confounded be all they that worship <b>carved</b> images&quot; (ver.7). Hath not this<br> come to pass? <b>...</b> For <b>carved</b> images are images wrought by the hand. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../augustine/exposition on the book of psalms/psalm xcvii.htm</font><p><a href="/library/wilmot-buxton/the_life_of_duty_a_years_plain_sermons_v_2/sermon_xxxviii_mans_life_his.htm"><span class="l">Man&#39;s Life his Monument.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> its Churches. There we see <b>carved</b> in stone and marble the glories of Poet<br> and Painter, King and Priest, Statesman and Warrior. But <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../the life of duty a years plain sermons v 2/sermon xxxviii mans life his.htm</font><p><a href="/library/miller/the_yoke/chapter_v_the_heir_to.htm"><span class="l">The Heir to the Throne</span></a> <br><b>...</b> above a man&#39;s height. It was massively <b>carved</b> with colossal sheaves of<br> lotus-blooms and sword-like palm-leaves. Columns of great <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/miller/the yoke/chapter v the heir to.htm</font><p><a href="/library/ephraim/hymns_and_homilies_of_ephraim_the_syrian/hymn_lx_o_what_amazement.htm"><span class="l">O what Amazement Befel the Evil One, of a Sudden, My Brethren <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> <b>Carved</b> images henceforth are a mockery and the carvers: a derision, and<br> the worshippers a laughing-stock."13. I shut men&#39;s eyes <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../ephraim/hymns and homilies of ephraim the syrian/hymn lx o what amazement.htm</font><p><a href="/library/maclaren/expositions_of_holy_scripture_g/josiah.htm"><span class="l">Josiah</span></a> <br><b>...</b> the God of David his father: and in the twelfth year he began to purge Judah and<br> Jerusalem from the high places, and the groves, and the <b>carved</b> images, and the <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/maclaren/expositions of holy scripture g/josiah.htm</font><p><a href="/library/unknown/the_decretals/ancient_syriac_documents_a_canticle.htm"><span class="l">A Canticle of Mar Jacob the Teacher on Edessa.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Ambassador she made him. To her Lord she sent by him: Come Thou unto me;<br> I will forget in Thee all idols and <b>carved</b> images. The <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../unknown/the decretals/ancient syriac documents a canticle.htm</font><p><a href="/library/athanasius/select_works_and_letters_or_athanasius/section_21_the_idea_of.htm"><span class="l">The Idea of Communications through Angels Involves yet Wilder <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> would not reduce to matter so great a revelation of the Godhead: but neither would<br> ye have given to the image greater honour than to the man that <b>carved</b> it. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../athanasius/select works and letters or athanasius/section 21 the idea of.htm</font><p><a href="/library/arnobius/the_seven_books_of_arnobius_against_the_heathen/13_but_why_do_i.htm"><span class="l">But Why do I Laugh at the Sickles and Tridents which have Been <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> together and bound them fast, that their appearance [4669] had been given to them<br> by himself in the imitation [4670] of limbs which he had <b>carved</b>; and, which <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../arnobius/the seven books of arnobius against the heathen/13 but why do i.htm</font><a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/c/carved.htm"><span class="l"><b>Carved</b> (36 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b><b>Carved</b> (36 Occurrences). <b>...</b> Judges 18:18 And these went into Micah's house, and fetched<br> the <b>carved</b> image, the ephod, and the teraphim, and the molten image. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/c/carved.htm - 17k</font><p><a href="/topical/p/palm-trees.htm"><span class="l">Palm-trees (23 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 1 Kings 6:29 And he <b>carved</b> all the walls of the house round about with <b>carved</b> figures<br> of cherubim and palm-trees and open flowers, within and without. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/p/palm-trees.htm - 13k</font><p><a href="/topical/f/flowers.htm"><span class="l">Flowers (42 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> (BBE). 1 Kings 6:18 There was cedar on the house within, <b>carved</b> with buds<br> and open flowers: all was cedar; there was no stone seen. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/f/flowers.htm - 22k</font><p><a href="/topical/o/openings.htm"><span class="l">Openings (27 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 1 Kings 6:29 and all the walls of the house round about he hath <b>carved</b> with openings<br> of carvings, cherubs, and palm trees, and openings of flowers, within and <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/o/openings.htm - 14k</font><p><a href="/topical/f/figure.htm"><span class="l">Figure (19 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> after the figure of a man&quot;; compare Deuteronomy 4:16); of miqla`ath, &quot;carving,&quot;<br> &quot;<b>carved</b> work&quot; (1 Kings 6:29: &quot;And he <b>carved</b> all the walls of the house round <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/f/figure.htm - 19k</font><p><a href="/topical/c/carvings.htm"><span class="l">Carvings (6 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 1 Kings 6:29 and all the walls of the house round about he hath <b>carved</b> with openings<br> of carvings, cherubs, and palm trees, and openings of flowers, within and <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/c/carvings.htm - 8k</font><p><a href="/topical/c/cherubs.htm"><span class="l">Cherubs (52 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 1 Kings 6:29 and all the walls of the house round about he hath <b>carved</b> with openings<br> of carvings, cherubs, and palm trees, and openings of flowers, within and <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/c/cherubs.htm - 22k</font><p><a href="/topical/i/images.htm"><span class="l">Images (158 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> These images may be shapeless blocks, or symmetrically <b>carved</b> figures, or<br> objects of Nature, such as animals, sun, moon, stars, etc. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/i/images.htm - 70k</font><p><a href="/topical/c/cherubim.htm"><span class="l">Cherubim (63 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> There were also images of the cherubim <b>carved</b> on the gold-plated cedar planks which<br> constituted the inner walls of the temple, and upon the olive-wood doors (1 <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/c/cherubim.htm - 40k</font><p><a href="/topical/i/idol.htm"><span class="l">Idol (56 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 37:23; Nahum 3:6). (8.) Semel, &quot;likeness;&quot; &quot;a <b>carved</b> image&quot; (Deuteronomy 4:16). <b>...</b> ver.<br> 10, 11. (16.) Pesel, &quot;a graven&quot; or &quot;<b>carved</b> image&quot; (Isaiah 44:10-20). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/i/idol.htm - 29k</font><p><a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/who-Asherah.html">Who was Asherah / Ashtoreth? &#124; GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/second-commandment.html">What is the true meaning of the second commandment? &#124; GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/graven-image.html">What is a graven image? &#124; GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://clyx.com/term/carved.htm">Carved: Dictionary and Thesaurus &#124; Clyx.com</a><br /><br /><a href="/concordance/">Bible Concordance</a> &#8226; <a href="/dictionary/">Bible Dictionary</a> &#8226; <a href="/encyclopedia/">Bible Encyclopedia</a> &#8226; <a href="/topical/">Topical Bible</a> &#8226; <a href="/thesaurus/">Bible Thesuarus</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="cnc" id="cnc"></a><div class="vheading2">Concordance</div><span class="encheading">Carved (36 Occurrences)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/leviticus/26-1.htm">Leviticus 26:1</a></span><br />Ye shall make yourselves no idols, neither rear you up for yourselves <span class="boldtext">carved</span> image, or statue, nor shall ye set up a figured stone in your land, to bow down unto it; for I am Jehovah your God.<br /><span class="source">(DBY NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/numbers/33-52.htm">Numbers 33:52</a></span><br />then you shall drive out all the inhabitants of the land from before you, and destroy all their figured stones, and destroy all their molten images, and demolish all their high places:<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/judges/17-3.htm">Judges 17:3</a></span><br />He restored the eleven hundred pieces of silver to his mother; and his mother said, "I most certainly dedicate the silver to Yahweh from my hand for my son, to make an engraved image and a molten image. Now therefore I will restore it to you."<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/judges/18-14.htm">Judges 18:14</a></span><br />Then the five men who went to spy out the country of Laish answered, and said to their brothers, "Do you know that there is in these houses an ephod, and teraphim, and an engraved image, and a molten image? Now therefore consider what you have to do."<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/judges/18-17.htm">Judges 18:17</a></span><br />The five men who went to spy out the land went up, and came in there, and took the engraved image, and the ephod, and the teraphim, and the molten image: and the priest stood by the entrance of the gate with the six hundred men girt with weapons of war.<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/judges/18-18.htm">Judges 18:18</a></span><br />And these went into Micah's house, and fetched the <span class="boldtext">carved</span> image, the ephod, and the teraphim, and the molten image. Then said the priest unto them, What do ye?<br /><span class="source">(KJV WBS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/judges/18-20.htm">Judges 18:20</a></span><br />The priest's heart was glad, and he took the ephod, and the teraphim, and the engraved image, and went in the midst of the people.<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_kings/6-18.htm">1 Kings 6:18</a></span><br />There was cedar on the house within, <span class="boldtext">carved</span> with buds and open flowers: all was cedar; there was no stone seen.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_kings/6-29.htm">1 Kings 6:29</a></span><br />He <span class="boldtext">carved</span> all the walls of the house around with carved figures of cherubim and palm trees and open flowers, inside and outside.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_kings/6-32.htm">1 Kings 6:32</a></span><br />So he made two doors of olive wood; and he <span class="boldtext">carved</span> on them carvings of cherubim and palm trees and open flowers, and overlaid them with gold; and he spread the gold on the cherubim, and on the palm trees.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_kings/6-35.htm">1 Kings 6:35</a></span><br />He <span class="boldtext">carved</span> thereon cherubim and palm trees and open flowers; and he overlaid them with gold fitted on the engraved work. <br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_kings/7-36.htm">1 Kings 7:36</a></span><br />On the plates of its stays, and on its panels, he engraved cherubim, lions, and palm trees, according to the space of each, with wreaths all around.<br /><span class="source">(See RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_kings/21-7.htm">2 Kings 21:7</a></span><br />He set the engraved image of Asherah, that he had made, in the house of which Yahweh said to David and to Solomon his son, "In this house, and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, will I put my name forever;<br /><span class="source">(See NAS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_chronicles/3-7.htm">2 Chronicles 3:7</a></span><br />He overlaid also the house, the beams, the thresholds, and its walls, and its doors, with gold; and engraved cherubim on the walls.<br /><span class="source">(See NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_chronicles/33-7.htm">2 Chronicles 33:7</a></span><br />And he set a <span class="boldtext">carved</span> image, the idol which he had made, in the house of God, of which God had said to David and to Solomon his son, In this house, and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen before all the tribes of Israel, will I put my name for ever:<br /><span class="source">(KJV WBS NAS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_chronicles/33-19.htm">2 Chronicles 33:19</a></span><br />His prayer also, and how God was entreated of him, and all his sin and his trespass, and the places in which he built high places, and set up the Asherim and the engraved images, before he humbled himself: behold, they are written in the history of Hozai.<br /><span class="source">(See NAS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_chronicles/33-22.htm">2 Chronicles 33:22</a></span><br />But he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, as did Manasseh his father: for Amon sacrificed unto all the <span class="boldtext">carved</span> images which Manasseh his father had made, and served them;<br /><span class="source">(KJV WBS NAS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_chronicles/34-3.htm">2 Chronicles 34:3</a></span><br />For in the eighth year of his reign, while he was yet young, he began to seek after the God of David his father: and in the twelfth year he began to purge Judah and Jerusalem from the high places, and the groves, and the <span class="boldtext">carved</span> images, and the molten images.<br /><span class="source">(KJV WBS NAS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_chronicles/34-4.htm">2 Chronicles 34:4</a></span><br />And they brake down the altars of Baalim in his presence; and the images, that were on high above them, he cut down; and the groves, and the <span class="boldtext">carved</span> images, and the molten images, he brake in pieces, and made dust of them, and strewed it upon the graves of them that had sacrificed unto them.<br /><span class="source">(KJV WBS NAS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_chronicles/34-7.htm">2 Chronicles 34:7</a></span><br />He broke down the altars, and beat the Asherim and the engraved images into powder, and cut down all the incense altars throughout all the land of Israel, and returned to Jerusalem.<br /><span class="source">(See NAS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/74-6.htm">Psalms 74:6</a></span><br />Now they break all its <span class="boldtext">carved</span> work down with hatchet and hammers. <br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/144-12.htm">Psalms 144:12</a></span><br />Then our sons will be like well-nurtured plants, our daughters like pillars <span class="boldtext">carved</span> to adorn a palace.<br /><span class="source">(WEB JPS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/proverbs/7-16.htm">Proverbs 7:16</a></span><br />I have decked my bed with coverings of tapestry, with <span class="boldtext">carved</span> works, with fine linen of Egypt.<br /><span class="source">(KJV WBS YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/proverbs/9-1.htm">Proverbs 9:1</a></span><br />Wisdom has built her house. She has <span class="boldtext">carved</span> out her seven pillars. <br /><span class="source">(WEB)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/songs/5-14.htm">Song of Songs 5:14</a></span><br />His hands are as rings of gold ornamented with beryl-stones; his body is as a smooth plate of ivory covered with sapphires. <br /><span class="source">(See NAS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/ezekiel/8-10.htm">Ezekiel 8:10</a></span><br />So I went in and saw; and see, every form of creeping things, and abominable animals, and all the idols of the house of Israel, portrayed around on the wall.<br /><span class="source">(See NAS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/ezekiel/8-12.htm">Ezekiel 8:12</a></span><br />Then said he to me, Son of man, have you seen what the elders of the house of Israel do in the dark, every man in his chambers of imagery? for they say, Yahweh doesn't see us; Yahweh has forsaken the land.<br /><span class="source">(See NAS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/ezekiel/41-17.htm">Ezekiel 41:17</a></span><br />to the space above the door, even to the inner house, and outside, and by all the wall all around inside and outside, by measure.<br /><span class="source">(See RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/ezekiel/41-18.htm">Ezekiel 41:18</a></span><br />It was made with cherubim and palm trees; and a palm tree was between cherub and cherub, and every cherub had two faces;<br /><span class="source">(See NAS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/ezekiel/41-19.htm">Ezekiel 41:19</a></span><br />so that there was the face of a man toward the palm tree on the one side, and the face of a young lion toward the palm tree on the other side. thus was it made through all the house all around:<br /><span class="source">(See NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/ezekiel/41-20.htm">Ezekiel 41:20</a></span><br />from the ground to above the door were cherubim and palm trees made: thus was the wall of the temple. <br /><span class="source">(See NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/ezekiel/41-25.htm">Ezekiel 41:25</a></span><br />There were made on them, on the doors of the temple, cherubim and palm trees, like as were made on the walls; and there was a threshold of wood on the face of the porch outside.<br /><span class="source">(See NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/ezekiel/41-26.htm">Ezekiel 41:26</a></span><br />There were closed windows and palm trees on the one side and on the other side, on the sides of the porch: thus were the side chambers of the house, and the thresholds.<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/micah/5-13.htm">Micah 5:13</a></span><br />I will cut off your engraved images and your pillars out of your midst; and you shall no more worship the work of your hands. <br /><span class="source">(See NAS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/nahum/1-14.htm">Nahum 1:14</a></span><br />Yahweh has commanded concerning you: "No more descendants will bear your name. Out of the house of your gods, will I cut off the engraved image and the molten image. I will make your grave, for you are vile."<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/habakkuk/2-18.htm">Habakkuk 2:18</a></span><br />"What value does the engraved image have, that its maker has engraved it; the molten image, even the teacher of lies, that he who fashions its form trusts in it, to make mute idols?<br /><span class="source">(See NAS NIV)</span><a name="sub" id="sub"></a><div class="vheading2">Subtopics</div><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/c/carved.htm">Carved</a></p><a name="rel" id="rel"></a><div class="vheading2">Related Terms</div><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/c/carving.htm">Carving (5 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/c/carved.htm">Carved (36 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/i/injured.htm">Injured (28 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/e/endangered.htm">Endangered (3 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/s/splits.htm">Splits (3 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/t/thereby.htm">Thereby (42 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/d/danger.htm">Danger (118 Occurrences)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/topical/c/carve.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Carve"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Carve" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/topical/c/carved_images.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Carved Images"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Carved Images" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div> <div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"><script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-728x90-ATF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-300x250-ATF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-728x90-BTF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-300x250-BTF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-728x90-BTF2 --> <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script></div></td></tr></table></div></div></div> <br /><br /> <div align="center"> <div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>

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