15 “He made the earth by his power;
    he founded the world by his wisdom(A)
    and stretched(B) out the heavens by his understanding.(C)
16 When he thunders,(D) the waters in the heavens roar;
    he makes clouds rise from the ends of the earth.
He sends lightning with the rain(E)
    and brings out the wind from his storehouses.(F)

17 “Everyone is senseless and without knowledge;
    every goldsmith is shamed by his idols.
The images he makes are a fraud;(G)
    they have no breath in them.
18 They are worthless,(H) the objects of mockery;
    when their judgment comes, they will perish.
19 He who is the Portion(I) of Jacob is not like these,
    for he is the Maker of all things,
including the people of his inheritance(J)
    the Lord Almighty is his name.

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15 (A)He has made the earth by His power;
He has established the world by His wisdom,
And (B)stretched out the heaven by His understanding.
16 When He utters His voice—
There is a multitude of waters in the heavens:
(C)“He causes the vapors to ascend from the ends of the earth;
He makes lightnings for the rain;
He brings the wind out of His treasuries.”

17 (D)Everyone is dull-hearted, without knowledge;
Every metalsmith is put to shame by the carved image;
(E)For his molded image is falsehood,
And there is no breath in them.
18 They are futile, a work of errors;
In the time of their punishment they shall perish.
19 The Portion of Jacob is not like them,
For He is the Maker of all things;
And Israel is the tribe of His inheritance.
The Lord of hosts is His name.

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