Jeremías 16:20

20 ¿Acaso puede la gente hacer sus propios dioses?
¡Esos no son dioses verdaderos en absoluto!».

Jeremías 16:20 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 16:20

Shall a man make gods unto himself
Can a man make his own gods? a poor, weak, mortal man? can he make gods of gold, silver, brass, wood, or stone? can he put deity into them? and when he has made images of these, can he be so stupid as to account them gods, and worship them? can he be so sottish, and void of understanding, as to imagine that anything that is made by himself or any other, can be God? and they are no gods;
that are made by men; he only is the true God, that is the Maker and Creator of all things; or they are no gods themselves that pretend to make them, and therefore how should they make gods? can they give that which they have not? or impart deity to others which they have not themselves? These words are a continuation of the speech of the Gentiles, and contain their reasonings, exposing the folly of their idolatrous ancestors: though some take them to be the words of God, or of the prophet, inveighing against the Jews for their stupidity in worshipping idols; when the Gentiles were convinced of the folly and vanity of such practices, and acknowledged it.

Jeremías 16:20 In-Context

18 Duplicaré su castigo por todos sus pecados, porque han contaminado mi tierra con las imágenes sin vida de sus detestables dioses y han llenado mi territorio con sus hechos malignos».

19 Oración de confianza de Jeremías
S
, ¡tú eres mi fuerza y mi fortaleza,
mi refugio en el día de aflicción!
Las naciones del mundo entero
vendrán a ti y te dirán:
«Nuestros antepasados nos han dejado una herencia despreciable,
porque rendían culto a ídolos inútiles.

20 ¿Acaso puede la gente hacer sus propios dioses?
¡Esos no son dioses verdaderos en absoluto!».

21 El Señor
dice:
«Ahora les mostraré mi poder;
ahora les mostraré mi fuerza.
Al fin sabrán y entenderán
que yo soy el Señor
.