oSee Ps. 115:5-7
Psalms 115:3-8
3 aOur God is in the heavens;bhe does all that he pleases.
4 cTheir idols are silver and gold,
dthe work of human hands.
5They have mouths, ebut do not speak;
eyes, but do not see.
6They have ears, but do not hear;
noses, but do not smell.
7They have hands, but do not feel;
feet, but do not walk;
and they do not make a sound in their throat.
8 fThose who make them become like them;
so do all who trust in them.
Psalms 135:16-18
16They have mouths, but do not speak;they have eyes, but do not see;
17they have ears, but do not hear,
nor is there any breath in their mouths.
18Those who make them become like them,
so do all who trust in them.
Isaiah 40:18-20
18 gTo whom then will you liken God,hor what likeness compare with him?
19 iAn idol! A craftsman casts it,
and a goldsmith overlays it with gold
and casts for it silver chains.
20 jHe who is too impoverished for an offering
chooses wood ▼
▼Or He chooses valuable wood
that will not rot;he seeks out a skillful craftsman
to set up an idol that will not move.
Isaiah 44:10-17
10 lWho fashions a god or casts an idol that is profitable for nothing? 11 mBehold, all his companions shall be put to shame, and the craftsmen are only human. Let them all assemble, let them stand forth. They shall be terrified; they shall be put to shame together.12 nThe ironsmith takes a cutting tool and works it over the coals. He fashions it with hammers and works it with his strong arm. He becomes hungry, and his strength fails; he drinks no water and is faint. 13The carpenter stretches a line; he marks it out with a pencil. He shapes it with planes and marks it with a compass. oHe shapes it into the figure of a man, with the beauty of a man, to dwell in a house. 14 pHe cuts down cedars, or he chooses a cypress tree or an oak and lets it grow strong among the trees of the forest. He plants a cedar and the rain nourishes it. 15Then it becomes fuel for a man. He takes a part of it and warms himself; he kindles a fire and bakes bread. Also he makes a god and worships it; he makes it an idol and falls down before it. 16Half of it he burns in the fire. Over the half he eats meat; he roasts it and is satisfied. Also he warms himself and says, “Aha, I am warm, I have seen the fire!” 17And the rest of it he makes into a god, his idol, and falls down to it and worships it. qHe prays to it and says, “Deliver me, for you are my god!”
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