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19 They spoke of the God of Jerusalem as if he were like the gods of the peoples of the earth, which are the work of human hands.(A)

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19 They spoke about the God of Jerusalem as they did about the gods of the other peoples of the world—the work of human hands.(A)

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Their land is filled with idols;
    they bow down to the work of their hands,
    to what their own fingers have made.(A)

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Their land is full of idols;(A)
    they bow down(B) to the work of their hands,(C)
    to what their fingers(D) have made.

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18 and have hurled their gods into the fire, though they were no gods but the work of human hands—wood and stone—and so they were destroyed.(A)

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18 They have thrown their gods into the fire and destroyed them, for they were not gods(A) but only wood and stone, fashioned by human hands.(B)

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22 But you have come to Mount Zion and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to innumerable angels in festal gathering,(A)

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22 But you have come to Mount Zion,(A) to the city(B) of the living God,(C) the heavenly Jerusalem.(D) You have come to thousands upon thousands of angels in joyful assembly,

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Your calf is rejected, O Samaria.
    My anger burns against them.
How long will they be incapable of innocence?(A)
    For it is from Israel,
an artisan made it;
    it is not God.
The calf of Samaria
    shall be broken to pieces.(B)

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Samaria, throw out your calf-idol!(A)
    My anger burns against them.
How long will they be incapable of purity?(B)
    They are from Israel!
This calf—a metalworker has made it;
    it is not God.(C)
It will be broken in pieces,
    that calf(D) of Samaria.(E)

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30 For the people of Israel and the people of Judah have done nothing but evil in my sight from their youth; the people of Israel have done nothing but provoke me to anger by the work of their hands, says the Lord.(A)

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30 “The people of Israel and Judah have done nothing but evil in my sight from their youth;(A) indeed, the people of Israel have done nothing but arouse my anger(B) with what their hands have made,(C) declares the Lord.

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Beaten silver is brought from Tarshish
    and gold from Uphaz.
They are the work of the artisan and of the hands of the goldsmith;
    their clothing is blue and purple;
    they are all the product of skilled workers.(A)

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Hammered silver is brought from Tarshish(A)
    and gold from Uphaz.
What the craftsman and goldsmith have made(B)
    is then dressed in blue and purple—
    all made by skilled workers.

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For the customs of the peoples are false:
a tree from the forest is cut down
    and worked with an ax by the hands of an artisan;(A)

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For the practices of the peoples are worthless;
    they cut a tree out of the forest,
    and a craftsman(A) shapes it with his chisel.(B)

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16 And I will utter my judgments against them for all their wickedness in forsaking me; they have made offerings to other gods and worshiped the works of their own hands.(A)

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16 I will pronounce my judgments(A) on my people
    because of their wickedness(B) in forsaking me,(C)
in burning incense to other gods(D)
    and in worshiping(E) what their hands have made.(F)

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16 Half of it he burns in the fire; over this half he roasts meat, eats it,[a] and is satisfied. He also warms himself and says, “Ah, I am warm[b] by the fire!” 17 The rest of it he makes into a god, his idol, bows down to it and worships it; he prays to it and says, “Save me, for you are my god!”(A)

18 They do not know, nor do they comprehend, for their eyes are shut, so that they cannot see, and their minds as well, so that they cannot understand.(B) 19 No one considers, nor is there knowledge or discernment to say, “Half of it I burned in the fire; I also baked bread on its coals; I roasted meat and have eaten. Now shall I make the rest of it an abomination? Shall I fall down before a block of wood?”(C) 20 He feeds on ashes; a deluded mind has led him astray, and he cannot save himself or say, “Is not this thing in my right hand a fraud?”(D)

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Footnotes

  1. 44.16 Cn Compare Gk Syr: Heb he eats, he roasts a roast
  2. 44.16 Q ms: MT I see

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.(A)
17 From the rest he makes a god, his idol;
    he bows down to it and worships.(B)
He prays(C) to it and says,
    “Save(D) me! You are my god!”
18 They know nothing, they understand(E) nothing;
    their eyes(F) 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(G) to say,
“Half of it I used for fuel;(H)
    I even baked bread over its coals,
    I roasted meat and I ate.
Shall I make a detestable(I) thing from what is left?
    Shall I bow down to a block of wood?”(J)
20 Such a person feeds on ashes;(K) a deluded(L) heart misleads him;
    he cannot save himself, or say,
    “Is not this thing in my right hand a lie?(M)

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19 and have hurled their gods into the fire, though they were no gods but the work of human hands—wood and stone—and so they were destroyed.(A)

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19 They have thrown their gods into the fire(A) and destroyed them,(B) for they were not gods(C) but only wood and stone, fashioned by human hands.(D)

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32 What will one answer the messengers of the nation?
“The Lord has founded Zion,
    and the needy among his people
    will find refuge in her.”(A)

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32 What answer shall be given
    to the envoys(A) of that nation?
“The Lord has established Zion,(B)
    and in her his afflicted people will find refuge.(C)

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19 O that you would kill the wicked, O God,
    and that the bloodthirsty would depart from me—(A)
20 those who speak of you maliciously
    and lift themselves up against you for evil![a](B)

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Footnotes

  1. 139.20 Cn: Meaning of Heb uncertain

19 If only you, God, would slay the wicked!(A)
    Away from me,(B) you who are bloodthirsty!(C)
20 They speak of you with evil intent;
    your adversaries(D) misuse your name.(E)

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