While they drank from them they praised their idols made of gold, silver, bronze, iron, wood, and stone.

他们饮酒，赞美金、银、铜、铁、木、石所造的神。

他们饮酒，赞美金、银、铜、铁、木、石造的神明。

他们饮酒，赞美金、银、铜、铁、木、石造的神明。

他们一边饮酒，一边颂赞金、银、铜、铁、木、石所造的神明。

他们喝酒，赞美那些用金、银、铜、铁、木、石所做的神。

他们一边喝酒，一边称赞那些用金、银、铜、铁、木、石所做的神明。

他們飲酒，讚美金、銀、銅、鐵、木、石所造的神。

他們飲酒，讚美金、銀、銅、鐵、木、石造的神明。

他們飲酒，讚美金、銀、銅、鐵、木、石造的神明。

他們一邊飲酒，一邊頌讚金、銀、銅、鐵、木、石所造的神明。

他們喝酒，讚美那些用金、銀、銅、鐵、木、石所做的神。

他們喝酒，稱頌了金銀銅鐵木頭石頭的神。

他們一邊喝酒，一邊稱讚那些用金、銀、銅、鐵、木、石所做的神明。

彼眾飲酒、頌讚金銀銅鐵木石之神、

飲時、頌美金銀銅鐵木石所造諸上帝、

眾飲酒、讚美金銀銅鐵木石所造諸神、

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

As they drank the wine, they praised their gods. The statues of those gods were made out of gold, silver, bronze, iron, wood or stone.

They drank wine and praised the gods of gold and silver, bronze, iron, wood, and stone.

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

They drank the wine and praised the gods of gold and silver, of bronze, iron, wood, and stone.

They drank wine, and praised the gods of gold and silver, bronze and iron, wood and stone.

They drank wine, and praised the gods of gold, and of silver, of brass, of iron, of wood, and of stone.

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

They drank wine, and praised the gods of gold, and of silver, of brass, of iron, of wood, and of stone.

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

They drank wine, and praised the gods of gold, and of silver, of bronze, of iron, of wood, and of stone.

For you have proudly defied the Lord of heaven and have had these cups from his Temple brought before you. You and your nobles and your wives and concubines have been drinking wine from them while praising gods of silver, gold, bronze, iron, wood, and stone— gods that neither see nor hear nor know anything at all. But you have not honored the God who gives you the breath of life and controls your destiny!

What sorrow awaits you who say to wooden idols,‘ Wake up and save us!’ To speechless stone images you say,‘ Rise up and teach us!’ Can an idol tell you what to do? They may be overlaid with gold and silver, but they are lifeless inside.

Can he be compared to an idol formed in a mold, overlaid with gold, and decorated with silver chains?Or if people are too poor for that, they might at least choose wood that won’t decay and a skilled craftsman to carve an image that won’t fall down!

The idols of the nations are merely things of silver and gold, shaped by human hands.They have mouths but cannot speak, and eyes but cannot see.They have ears but cannot hear, and mouths but cannot breathe.And those who make idols are just like them, as are all who trust in them.

They decorate it with gold and silver and then fasten it securely with hammer and nails so it won’t fall over.Their gods are like helpless scarecrows in a cucumber field! They cannot speak, and they need to be carried because they cannot walk. Do not be afraid of such gods, for they can neither harm you nor do you any good.”Lord, there is no one like you! For you are great, and your name is full of power.Who would not fear you, O King of nations? That title belongs to you alone! Among all the wise people of the earth and in all the kingdoms of the world, there is no one like you.People who worship idols are stupid and foolish. The things they worship are made of wood!They bring beaten sheets of silver from Tarshish and gold from Uphaz, and they give these materials to skillful craftsmen who make their idols. Then they dress these gods in royal blue and purple robes made by expert tailors.

But the people who did not die in these plagues still refused to repent of their evil deeds and turn to God. They continued to worship demons and idols made of gold, silver, bronze, stone, and wood— idols that can neither see nor hear nor walk!And they did not repent of their murders or their witchcraft or their sexual immorality or their thefts.

“ I am the Lord; that is my name! I will not give my glory to anyone else, nor share my praise with carved idols.

Their idols are merely things of silver and gold, shaped by human hands.They have mouths but cannot speak, and eyes but cannot see.They have ears but cannot hear, and noses but cannot smell.They have hands but cannot feel, and feet but cannot walk, and throats but cannot make a sound.And those who make idols are just like them, as are all who trust in them.

Some people pour out their silver and gold and hire a craftsman to make a god from it. Then they bow down and worship it!They carry it around on their shoulders, and when they set it down, it stays there. It can’t even move! And when someone prays to it, there is no answer. It can’t rescue anyone from trouble.

And since this is true, we shouldn’t think of God as an idol designed by craftsmen from gold or silver or stone.

King Nebuchadnezzar made a gold statue ninety feet tall and nine feet wide and set it up on the plain of Dura in the province of Babylon.Then he sent messages to the high officers, officials, governors, advisers, treasurers, judges, magistrates, and all the provincial officials to come to the dedication of the statue he had set up.So all these officials came and stood before the statue King Nebuchadnezzar had set up.Then a herald shouted out,“ People of all races and nations and languages, listen to the king’s command!When you hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipes, and other musical instruments, bow to the ground to worship King Nebuchadnezzar’s gold statue.Anyone who refuses to obey will immediately be thrown into a blazing furnace.”So at the sound of the musical instruments, all the people, whatever their race or nation or language, bowed to the ground and worshiped the gold statue that King Nebuchadnezzar had set up.But some of the astrologers went to the king and informed on the Jews.They said to King Nebuchadnezzar,“ Long live the king!You issued a decree requiring all the people to bow down and worship the gold statue when they hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipes, and other musical instruments.That decree also states that those who refuse to obey must be thrown into a blazing furnace.But there are some Jews— Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego— whom you have put in charge of the province of Babylon. They pay no attention to you, Your Majesty. They refuse to serve your gods and do not worship the gold statue you have set up.”Then Nebuchadnezzar flew into a rage and ordered that Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego be brought before him. When they were brought in,Nebuchadnezzar said to them,“ Is it true, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, that you refuse to serve my gods or to worship the gold statue I have set up?I will give you one more chance to bow down and worship the statue I have made when you hear the sound of the musical instruments. But if you refuse, you will be thrown immediately into the blazing furnace. And then what god will be able to rescue you from my power?”Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego replied,“ O Nebuchadnezzar, we do not need to defend ourselves before you.If we are thrown into the blazing furnace, the God whom we serve is able to save us. He will rescue us from your power, Your Majesty.But even if he doesn’t, we want to make it clear to you, Your Majesty, that we will never serve your gods or worship the gold statue you have set up.”

“ Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and glorify and honor the King of heaven. All his acts are just and true, and he is able to humble the proud.”

But those who trust in idols, who say,‘ You are our gods,’ will be turned away in shame.

It began with Demetrius, a silversmith who had a large business manufacturing silver shrines of the Greek goddess Artemis. He kept many craftsmen busy.He called them together, along with others employed in similar trades, and addressed them as follows:“ Gentlemen, you know that our wealth comes from this business.But as you have seen and heard, this man Paul has persuaded many people that handmade gods aren’t really gods at all. And he’s done this not only here in Ephesus but throughout the entire province!Of course, I’m not just talking about the loss of public respect for our business. I’m also concerned that the temple of the great goddess Artemis will lose its influence and that Artemis— this magnificent goddess worshiped throughout the province of Asia and all around the world— will be robbed of her great prestige!”At this their anger boiled, and they began shouting,“ Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!”

The Philistine rulers held a great festival, offering sacrifices and praising their god, Dagon. They said,“ Our god has given us victory over our enemy Samson!”When the people saw him, they praised their god, saying,“ Our god has delivered our enemy to us! The one who killed so many of us is now in our power!”

She doesn’t realize it was I who gave her everything she has— the grain, the new wine, the olive oil; I even gave her silver and gold. But she gave all my gifts to Baal.“ But now I will take back the ripened grain and new wine I generously provided each harvest season. I will take away the wool and linen clothing I gave her to cover her nakedness.I will strip her naked in public, while all her lovers look on. No one will be able to rescue her from my hands.I will put an end to her annual festivals, her new moon celebrations, and her Sabbath days— all her appointed festivals.I will destroy her grapevines and fig trees, things she claims her lovers gave her. I will let them grow into tangled thickets, where only wild animals will eat the fruit.I will punish her for all those times when she burned incense to her images of Baal, when she put on her earrings and jewels and went out to look for her lovers but forgot all about me,” says the Lord.