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The mighty man will become tinder and his work a spark; both will burn together, with no one to quench the fire.”
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Their land is full of idols; they bow down to the work of their hands, to what their fingers have made.
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They have harps and lyres at their banquets, pipes and timbrels and wine, but they have no regard for the deeds of the Lord, no respect for the work of his hands.
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to those who say, “Let God hurry; let him hasten his work so we may see it. The plan of the Holy One of Israel— let it approach, let it come into view, so we may know it.”
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When the Lord has finished all his work against Mount Zion and Jerusalem, he will say, “I will punish the king of Assyria for the willful pride of his heart and the haughty look in his eyes.
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They will not look to the altars, the work of their hands, and they will have no regard for the Asherah poles and the incense altars their fingers have made.
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Those who work with combed flax will despair, the weavers of fine linen will lose hope.
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The workers in cloth will be dejected, and all the wage earners will be sick at heart.
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The Lord will rise up as he did at Mount Perazim, he will rouse himself as in the Valley of Gibeon— to do his work, his strange work, and perform his task, his alien task.
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When a farmer plows for planting, does he plow continually? Does he keep on breaking up and working the soil?
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I will encamp against you on all sides; I will encircle you with towers and set up my siege works against you.
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Woe to those who go to great depths to hide their plans from the Lord, who do their work in darkness and think, “Who sees us? Who will know?”
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When they see among them their children, the work of my hands, they will keep my name holy; they will acknowledge the holiness of the Holy One of Jacob, and will stand in awe of the God of Israel.
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The oxen and donkeys that work the soil will eat fodder and mash, spread out with fork and shovel.
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A person too poor to present such an offering selects wood that will not rot; they look for a skilled worker to set up an idol that will not topple.
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But you are less than nothing and your works are utterly worthless; whoever chooses you is detestable.
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The blacksmith takes a tool and works with it in the coals; he shapes an idol with hammers, he forges it with the might of his arm. He gets hungry and loses his strength; he drinks no water and grows faint.
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“Woe to those who quarrel with their Maker, those who are nothing but potsherds among the potsherds on the ground. Does the clay say to the potter, ‘What are you making?’ Does your work say, ‘The potter has no hands’?
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“This is what the Lord says— the Holy One of Israel, and its Maker: Concerning things to come, do you question me about my children, or give me orders about the work of my hands?
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“See, it is I who created the blacksmith who fans the coals into flame and forges a weapon fit for its work. And it is I who have created the destroyer to wreak havoc;
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I will expose your righteousness and your works, and they will not benefit you.
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‘Why have we fasted,’ they say, ‘and you have not seen it? Why have we humbled ourselves, and you have not noticed?’ “Yet on the day of your fasting, you do as you please and exploit all your workers.
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Then all your people will be righteous and they will possess the land forever. They are the shoot I have planted, the work of my hands, for the display of my splendor.
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Strangers will shepherd your flocks; foreigners will work your fields and vineyards.
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Yet you, Lord, are our Father. We are the clay, you are the potter; we are all the work of your hand.
