Isaiah 44:9–20
9 xThey that make a graven image are all of them vanity;
And their †delectable things shall not profit;
And ythey are their own witnesses;
zThey see not, nor know; that they may be ashamed.
10 Who hath formed a god, or molten a graven image
aThat is profitable for nothing?
11 Behold, all his fellows bshall be ashamed:
And the workmen, they are of men:
Let them all be gathered together, let them stand up;
Yet they shall fear, and they shall be ashamed together.
12 cThe smith ||with the tongs both worketh in dthe coals,
And fashioneth it ewith hammers,
And worketh it with the strength of his arms:
Yea, he is hungry, and his strength faileth:
He drinketh no water, and is faint.
13 The carpenter stretcheth out his rule; he marketh it out with a line;
He fitteth it with planes, and he marketh it out with the compass,
And maketh it after the figure of a man, according to the beauty of a man;
That it may remain in the house.
14 He heweth him down cedars, and taketh fthe cypress and the oak,
Which ||ghe strengtheneth for himself among the trees of the forest:
He planteth an ash, and the rain doth nourish it.
15 hThen shall it be for a man ito burn:
For he will take thereof, and warm himself;
Yea, he kindleth it, and baketh bread;
Yea, he maketh a god, and worshippeth it;
He maketh it a graven image, and jfalleth down thereto.
16 He burneth part thereof in the fire;
With part thereof he eateth flesh;
He roasteth roast, and is satisfied:
Yea, he warmeth himself, and saith, Aha,
I am warm, I have seen kthe fire:
17 And the residue thereof he maketh a god, even his graven image:
He ifalleth down unto it, and worshippeth it, and lprayeth unto it,
And saith, Deliver me; for thou art my god.
18 mThey have not known nor understood:
For he hath †shut their eyes, that they cannot see;
And their hearts, that they cannot understand.
19 And none †considereth in his heart,
Neither is there knowledge nor understanding to say,
I have burned part of it in the fire;
Yea, also I have baked bread upon the coals thereof;
I have roasted flesh, and eaten it:
And shall I make the residue thereof an abomination?
Shall I ifall down to †the stock of a tree?
20 He nfeedeth on ashes:
oA deceived heart hath turned him aside,
That he cannot deliver his soul, nor say,
Is there not pa lie in my right hand?