They are like a dream after one wakes up. O Lord, when you awake you will despise them.

God created humankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them, male and female he created them.

When Adam had lived 130 years he fathered a son in his own likeness, according to his image, and he named him Seth.

“Whoever sheds human blood, by other humans must his blood be shed; for in God’s image God has made humankind.”

But she increased her prostitution. She saw men carved on the wall, images of the Chaldeans carved in bright red,

You will pick up your images of Sikkuth, your king, and Kiyyun, your star god, which you made for yourselves,

You should make images of the sores and images of the mice that are destroying the land. You should honor the God of Israel. Perhaps he will release his grip on you, your gods, and your land.

They put the ark of the Lord on the cart, along with the chest, the gold mice, and the images of the sores.

All the people went and demolished the temple of Baal. They smashed its altars and idols. They killed Mattan the priest of Baal in front of the altars.

Surely people go through life as mere ghosts. Surely they accumulate worthless wealth without knowing who will eventually haul it away.”

They rendered the beauty of his ornaments into pride, and with it they made their abominable images – their detestable idols. Therefore I will render it filthy to them.

You also took your beautiful jewelry, made of my gold and my silver I had given to you, and made for yourself male images and engaged in prostitution with them.

Then God said, “Let us make humankind in our image, after our likeness, so they may rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over all the creatures that move on the earth.”

you must drive out all the inhabitants of the land before you. Destroy all their carved images, all their molten images, and demolish their high places.

All the people of the land went and demolished the temple of Baal. They smashed its altars and idols to bits. They killed Mattan the priest of Baal in front of the altar. Jehoiada the priest then placed guards at the Lord’s temple.