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Habakkuk 2:18–20

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18aWhat profiteth the graven image that the maker thereof hath graven it;

The molten image, and ba teacher of lies,

That †the maker of his work trusteth therein, to make cdumb idols?

19Woe unto him that saith to the wood, Awake; to the dumb stone, Arise, it shall teach!

Behold, it is laid over with gold and silver,

And dthere is no breath at all in the midst of it.

20But ethe Lord is in his holy temple:

†Let gall the earth keep silence before him.

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  1. aIsai. 44:10. Comp. Jer. 2:8, 11.
  2. bIsai. 9:15. So Jer. 10:8, 14, 15. Zech. 10:2. See Rom. 1:25.
  3. †Heb. the fashioner of his fashion.
  4. c1 Cor. 12:2. See Ps. 115:5.
  5. dJer. 10:14. So Ps. 135:17.
  6. eSee Ps. 11:4. So Mic. 1:2.
  7. †Heb. f Be silent all the earth before him.
  8. gZep. 1:7 (Heb.). Zech. 2:13.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

“What profit is an idol

when its maker has shaped it,

a metal image, a teacher of lies?

For its maker trusts in his own creation

when he makes speechless idols!

Woe to him who says to a wooden thing, Awake;

to a silent stone, Arise!

Can this teach?

Behold, it is overlaid with gold and silver,

and there is no breath at all in it.

But the Lord is in his holy temple;

let all the earth keep silence before him.”

Copyright 2001 Crossway Bibles

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“Of what value is an idol carved by a craftsman?

Or an image that teaches lies?

For the one who makes it trusts in his own creation;

he makes idols that cannot speak.

Woe to him who says to wood, ‘Come to life!’

Or to lifeless stone, ‘Wake up!’

Can it give guidance?

It is covered with gold and silver;

there is no breath in it.”

The Lord is in his holy temple;

let all the earth be silent before him.

Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 Biblica, Inc.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

What use is a carved idol

after its craftsman carves it?

It is only a cast image, a teacher of lies.

For the one who crafts its shape trusts in it

and makes worthless idols that cannot speak.

Woe to him who says to wood: Wake up!

or to mute stone: Come alive!

Can it teach?

Look! It may be plated with gold and silver,

yet there is no breath in it at all.

But the Lord is in his holy temple;

let the whole earth

be silent in his presence.

Copyright 2017 Holman Bible Publishers

NLTNew Living Translation

“What good is an idol carved by man,

or a cast image that deceives you?

How foolish to trust in your own creation—

a god that can’t even talk!

What sorrow awaits you who say to wooden idols,

‘Wake up and save us!’

To speechless stone images you say,

‘Rise up and teach us!’

Can an idol tell you what to do?

They may be overlaid with gold and silver,

but they are lifeless inside.

But the Lord is in his holy Temple.

Let all the earth be silent before him.”

Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers. All rights reserved.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

What value is an idol

when its carver has fashioned it,

a molten idol, a teacher of lies?

For he who fashioned his creation trusts in it,

though making mute idols!

Woe to him who says to the wood, ‘Wake up!’

And to a lifeless stone, ‘Arise!’

Can he teach?

Look, it is covered with gold and silver,

and there is no breath within it.

But Yahweh is in his holy temple.

Let all the earth be silent before him.”

Copyright 2012 Lexham Press