Holy Scripture

Wisdom of Solomon 15:17

A church father on this verse
“"And they exchanged the glory of the incorruptible God for the likeness of the image of corruptible human beings." Their heart was darkened to such a degree that they transferred the majesty of the invisible God, whom they knew from these works, not to human beings but, a worse and unpardonable crime, to the likeness…”
Ambrosiaster, 4th c. — COMMENTARY ON THE LETTER TO THE ROMANS 1:22-23

Source: Septuagint

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17For being mortal, he worketh a dead thing with wicked hands: For he himself is better than the things which he worshipeth: Whereas he lived once, but they never.

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15For they counted all the idols of the heathen to be gods: Which neither have the use of eyes to see, Nor noses to draw breath, Nor ears to hear, Nor fingers of hands to handle; And as for their feet, they are slow to go.

16For man made them, And he that borrowed his own spirit fashioned them: But no man can make a god like unto himself.

— Wisdom of Solomon 15:17 —

18Yea, they worshiped those beasts also that are most hateful: For being compared together, some are worse than others.

19Neither are they beautiful, so much as to be desired in respect of beasts: But they went without the praise of God and his blessing.

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