Quotes About Truth

Who fashions a god or casts an idol which profits him nothing?

Behold, all his companions will be put to shame, for the craftsmen themselves are only human. Let them all assemble and take their stand; they will all be brought to terror and shame.

They do not comprehend or discern, for He has shut their eyes so they cannot see and closed their minds so they cannot understand.

And no one considers in his heart, no one has the knowledge or insight to say, “I burned half of it in the fire, and I baked bread on its coals; I roasted meat and I ate. Shall I make something detestable with the rest of it? Shall I bow down to a block of wood?”

He feeds on ashes. His deluded heart has led him astray, and he cannot deliver himself or say, “Is not this thing in my right hand a lie?”

who foils the signs of false prophets and makes fools of diviners, who confounds the wise and turns their knowledge into nonsense,

so that all may know, from where the sun rises to where it sets, that there is none but Me; I am the LORD, and there is no other.

They will all be put to shame and humiliated; the makers of idols will depart together in disgrace.

I have not spoken in secret, from a place in a land of darkness. I did not say to the descendants of Jacob, ëSeek Me in a wasteland.í I, the LORD, speak the truth; I say what is right.

Come, gather together, and draw near, you fugitives from the nations. Ignorant are those who carry idols of wood and pray to a god that cannot save.

Speak up and present your case—yes, let them take counsel together. Who foretold this long ago? Who announced it from ancient times? Was it not I, the LORD? There is no other God but Me, a righteous God and Savior; there is none but Me.

By Myself I have sworn; truth has gone out from My mouth, a word that will not be revoked: Every knee will bow before Me, every tongue will swear allegiance.

The gods cower; they crouch together, unable to relieve the burden; but they themselves go into captivity.

Remember what happened long ago, for I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is none like Me.

Listen to Me, you stubborn people, far removed from righteousness:

Your nakedness will be uncovered and your shame will be exposed. I will take vengeance; I will spare no one.”

“Listen to this, O house of Jacob, you who are called by the name of Israel, who have descended from the line of Judah, who swear by the name of the LORD, who invoke the God of Israel—but not in truth or righteousness—

I foretold the former things long ago; they came out of My mouth and I proclaimed them. Suddenly I acted, and they came to pass.

Therefore I declared it to you long ago; I announced it before it came to pass, so that you could not claim, ëMy idol has done this; my carved image and molten god has ordained it.í

You have heard these things; look at them all. Will you not acknowledge them? From now on I will tell you of new things, hidden things unknown to you.

They are created now, and not long ago; you have not heard of them before today. So you cannot claim, ëI already knew them!í

You have never heard; you have never understood; for a long time your ears have not been open. For I knew how deceitful you are; you have been called a rebel from birth.

Come near to Me and listen to this: From the beginning I have not spoken in secret; from the time it happened, I was there.” And now the Lord GOD has sent me, accompanied by His Spirit.

“There is no peace,” says the LORD, “for the wicked.”