¹⁵ It is used as fuel^(A) for burning;
    some of it he takes and warms himself,
    he kindles a fire and bakes bread.
But he also fashions a god and worships^(B) it;
    he makes an idol and bows^(C) down to it.
¹⁶ Half of the wood he burns in the fire;
    over it he prepares his meal,
    he roasts his meat and eats his fill.
He also warms himself and says,
    “Ah! I am warm; I see the fire.^(D)”
¹⁷ From the rest he makes a god, his idol;
    he bows down to it and worships.^(E)
He prays^(F) to it and says,
    “Save^(G) me! You are my god!”
¹⁸ They know nothing, they understand^(H) nothing;
    their eyes^(I) are plastered over so they cannot see,
    and their minds closed so they cannot understand.
¹⁹ No one stops to think,
    no one has the knowledge or understanding^(J) to say,
“Half of it I used for fuel;^(K)
    I even baked bread over its coals,
    I roasted meat and I ate.
Shall I make a detestable^(L) thing from what is left?
    Shall I bow down to a block of wood?”^(M)
20 Such a person feeds on ashes;^(N) a deluded^(O) heart misleads him;
    he cannot save himself, or say,
    “Is not this thing in my right hand a lie?^(P)”

²¹ “Remember^(Q) these things, Jacob,
    for you, Israel, are my servant.^(R)
I have made you, you are my servant;^(S)
    Israel, I will not forget you.^(T)
22 I have swept away^(U) your offenses like a cloud,
    your sins like the morning mist.
Return^(V) to me,
    for I have redeemed^(W) you.”

²³ Sing for joy,^(X) you heavens, for the Lord has done this;
    shout aloud, you earth^(Y) beneath.
Burst into song, you mountains,^(Z)
    you forests and all your trees,^(AA)
for the Lord has redeemed^(AB) Jacob,
    he displays his glory^(AC) in Israel.