Don’t turn away to follow worthless things that can’t profit or deliver you; they are worthless.

若偏离耶和华去顺从那不能救人的虚神是无益的。

不可偏离去随从那没有益处、不能救人的虚无的神明，因为它们是虚无的。

不可偏离去随从那没有益处、不能救人的虚无的神明，因为它们是虚无的。

不要去追求其他虚无的假神，它们对你们毫无益处，也不能拯救你们。

不可偏离耶和华，去追随那些空虚的偶像，因为它们本是空虚的，对人没有什么益处，也不能救人。

不要偏离耶和华去跟随那些虚无之神——它们不能使人得益处、也不能解救人，只是虚无之物。

若偏離耶和華去順從那不能救人的虛神是無益的。

不可偏離去隨從那沒有益處、不能救人的虛無的神明，因為它們是虛無的。

不可偏離去隨從那沒有益處、不能救人的虛無的神明，因為它們是虛無的。

不要去追求其他虛無的假神，它們對你們毫無益處，也不能拯救你們。

不可偏離耶和華，去追隨那些空虛的偶像，因為它們本是空虛的，對人沒有甚麼益處，也不能救人。

不可偏向無益而不能援救人的虛空神，因為他們是虛空的。

不要偏離耶和華去跟隨那些虛無之神——它們不能使人得益處、也不能解救人，只是虛無之物。

其勿偏離、從事虛偽、不能益爾、不能救爾之物、以其虛偽故也、

如違耶和華、從事虛妄、無所裨益、無能援手。

毋違棄主、而從無所裨益、不能救援虛無之神、因如斯之神、原屬虛無、

Do not turn away after useless idols. They can do you no good, nor can they rescue you, because they are useless.

Don’t turn away and worship statues of gods. They are useless. They can’t do you any good. They can’t save you either. They are completely useless.

And do not turn aside after empty things that cannot profit or deliver, for they are empty.

Don’t go back to worshiping worthless idols that cannot help or rescue you— they are totally useless!

Don’t turn away to follow worthless things that can’t profit or rescue you; they are worthless.

Indeed, you must not turn aside, for then you would go after useless things which cannot benefit or save, because they are useless.

And do not turn aside; for then you would go after empty things which cannot profit or deliver, for they are nothing.

and turn ye not aside; for then would ye go after vain things which cannot profit nor deliver, for they are vain.

And turn ye not aside: for[ then should ye go] after vain[ things], which cannot profit nor deliver; for they[ are] vain.

You should not turn aside after empty things that can’t profit and can’t deliver, since they are empty.

Don’t turn away to go after vain things which can’t profit or deliver, for they are vain.

What use is a carved idol after its craftsman carves it? It is only a cast image, a teacher of lies. For the one who crafts its shape trusts in it and makes idols that cannot speak.

Lord, my strength and my stronghold, my refuge in a time of distress, the nations will come to You from the ends of the earth, and they will say,“ Our fathers inherited only lies, worthless idols of no benefit at all.”

They are worthless, a work to be mocked. At the time of their punishment they will be destroyed.

They lift it to their shoulder and bear it along; they set it in its place, and there it stands; it does not budge from its place. They cry out to it but it doesn’t answer; it saves no one from his trouble.

Be careful that you are not enticed to turn aside, worship, and bow down to other gods.

For My people have committed a double evil: They have abandoned Me, the fountain of living water, and dug cisterns for themselves, cracked cisterns that cannot hold water.

About eating food offered to idols, then, we know that“ an idol is nothing in the world,” and that“ there is no God but one.”

Can any of the worthless idols of the nations bring rain? Or can the skies alone give showers? Are You not the Lord our God? We therefore put our hope in You, for You have done all these things.

“ Come, gather together, and draw near, you fugitives of the nations. Those who carry their wooden idols, and pray to a god who cannot save, have no knowledge.

They are both stupid and foolish, instructed by worthless idols made of wood!

This is what the Lord says: What fault did your fathers find in Me that they went so far from Me, followed worthless idols, and became worthless themselves?

They have provoked My jealousy with their so-called gods; they have enraged Me with their worthless idols. So I will provoke their jealousy with an inferior people; I will enrage them with a foolish nation.

Look, all of them are a delusion; their works are nonexistent; their images are wind and emptiness.

Tell us the coming events, then we will know that you are gods. Indeed, do something good or bad, then we will be in awe and perceive.Look, you are nothing and your work is worthless. Anyone who chooses you is detestable.

All who make idols are nothing, and what they treasure does not profit. Their witnesses do not see or know anything, so they will be put to shame.Who makes a god or casts a metal image for no profit?

Their idols are silver and gold, made by human hands.They have mouths but cannot speak, eyes, but cannot see.They have ears but cannot hear, noses, but cannot smell.They have hands but cannot feel, feet, but cannot walk. They cannot make a sound with their throats.Those who make them are just like them, as are all who trust in them.

Those who cling to worthless idols forsake faithful love,