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.

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.

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.

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

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.

“ If someone carves a statue of a god, what is it worth? What value is there in a god that teaches lies? The one who trusts in this kind of god worships his own creation. He makes statues of gods that can’t speak.

Lord, you give me strength. You are like a fort to me. When I’m in trouble, I go to you for safety. The nations will come to you from one end of the earth to the other. They will gather together and say,“ Our people of long ago didn’t own anything except statues of gods. The statues were worthless. They didn’t do them any good.

They are worthless things that people make fun of. When the Lord judges them, they will be destroyed.

They lift it up on their shoulders and carry it. They set it up in its place, and there it stands. It can’t move from that spot. Someone might cry out to it. But it does not answer. It can’t save them from their troubles.

But be careful. Don’t let anyone tempt you to do something wrong. Don’t turn away and worship other gods. Don’t bow down to them.

“ My people have sinned twice. They have deserted me, even though I am the spring of water that gives life. And they have dug their own wells. But those wells are broken. They can’t hold any water.

So then, here is what I say about eating food sacrificed to statues of gods. We know that“ a god made by human hands is really nothing at all in the world.” We know that“ there is only one God.”

Do any of the worthless gods of the nations bring rain? Do the skies send down showers all by themselves? No. Lord our God, you send the rain. So we put our hope in you. You are the one who does all these things.

“ Come together, you people of the nations who escaped from Babylon. Gather together and come into court. Only people who do not know anything would carry around gods that are made out of wood. They pray to false gods that can’t save them.

All of them are foolish. They don’t have any sense. They think they are taught by worthless wooden gods.

The Lord says,“ What did your people of long ago find wrong with me? Why did they wander so far away from me? They worshiped worthless statues of gods. Then they themselves became worthless.

They made me jealous by serving what is not even a god. They made me angry by worshiping worthless statues of gods. I will use people who are not a nation to make them jealous. A nation that has no understanding will make them angry.

So they are not really gods at all. What they do does not amount to anything. They are as useless as wind.

Tell us what will happen in the days ahead. Then we will know that you are gods. Do something. It does not matter whether it is good or bad. Then we will be terrified and filled with fear.But you false gods are less than nothing. Your actions are completely worthless. I hate it when people worship you.

Those who make statues of gods don’t amount to anything. And the statues they think so much of are worthless. Those who would speak up for them are blind. They don’t know anything. So they will be put to shame.People make statues of gods. But those gods can’t do any good.

But the statues of their gods are made out of silver and gold. They are made by human hands.They have mouths but can’t speak. They have eyes but can’t see.They have ears but can’t hear. They have noses but can’t smell.They have hands but can’t feel. They have feet but can’t walk. They have throats but can’t say anything.Those who make statues of gods will be like them. So will all those who trust in them.

“ Some people worship the worthless statues of their gods. They turn away from God’s love for them.