28 There you will worship man-made gods of wood and stone, which cannot see, hear, eat, or smell.

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28 There you will worship man-made gods(A) of wood and stone,(B) which cannot see or hear or eat or smell.(C)

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36 “The Lord will bring you and your king that you have appointed to a nation neither you nor your ancestors have known, and there you will worship other gods, of wood and stone.(A)

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36 The Lord will drive you and the king(A) you set over you to a nation unknown to you or your ancestors.(B) There you will worship other gods, gods of wood and stone.(C)

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

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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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Israel’s Restoration

32 “‘When you say, “Let’s be like the nations, like the clans of other countries, serving wood and stone,”(A) what you have in mind will never happen.(B)

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32 “‘You say, “We want to be like the nations, like the peoples of the world, who serve wood and stone.” But what you have in mind will never happen.

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They drank the wine and praised their gods made of gold and silver, bronze, iron, wood, and stone.(A)

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As they drank the wine, they praised the gods(A) of gold and silver, of bronze, iron, wood and stone.(B)

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23 Instead, you have exalted yourself against the Lord of the heavens. The vessels from his house were brought to you, and as you and your nobles, wives, and concubines drank wine from them,(A) you praised the gods made of silver and gold, bronze, iron, wood, and stone, which do not see or hear or understand.(B) But you have not glorified the God who holds your life-breath in his hand and who controls the whole course of your life.[a](C)

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Footnotes

  1. 5:23 Lit and all your ways belong to him

23 Instead, you have set yourself up against(A) the Lord of heaven. You had the goblets from his temple brought to you, and you and your nobles, your wives(B) and your concubines drank wine from them. You praised the gods of silver and gold, of bronze, iron, wood and stone, which cannot see or hear or understand.(C) But you did not honor the God who holds in his hand your life(D) and all your ways.(E)

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