“ You say,‘ We want to be like the nations all around us, who serve idols of wood and stone.’ But what you have in mind will never happen.

“你们说：我们要像外邦人和列国的宗族一样，去侍奉木头与石头。你们所起的这心意万不能成就。”

“你们说：‘我们要像列国和列邦的宗族一样，去事奉木头与石头。’你们所起的心意万不能成就。”

“你们说：‘我们要像列国和列邦的宗族一样，去事奉木头与石头。’你们所起的心意万不能成就。”

“‘你们说要像外族人一样去供奉木头石头，你们的想法绝不能实现！’

你们说：我们要像列国的人，像列邦的各族一样去事奉木头和石头。你们心里所起的这意念，必不能成就。

「你們說：我們要像外邦人和列國的宗族一樣，去事奉木頭與石頭。你們所起的這心意萬不能成就。」

「你們說：『我們要像列國和列邦的宗族一樣，去事奉木頭與石頭。』你們所起的心意萬不能成就。」

「你們說：『我們要像列國和列邦的宗族一樣，去事奉木頭與石頭。』你們所起的心意萬不能成就。」

「『你們說要像外族人一樣去供奉木頭石頭，你們的想法絕不能實現！』

你們說：我們要像列國的人，像列邦的各族一樣去事奉木頭和石頭。你們心裡所起的這意念，必不能成就。

『你們說：「讓我們像列國人，像列邦的宗族一樣，去服事木頭石頭吧！」你們心裏起的這意念、是決不能成的。

爾意欲效異邦、同於列國之族、服事木石、此意必不得成、

爾欲效異邦人尤、崇拜木石、我必不姑容、

爾心曰、我欲似異邦、似列國之族、崇拜木石、爾此心意、必不得成、

“‘ 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.

“‘ “You say,‘ We want to be like the other nations. We want to be like all the other people in the world. They serve gods made out of wood and stone.’ But what you have in mind will never happen.

“ What is in your mind shall never happen— the thought,‘ Let us be like the nations, like the tribes of the countries, and worship wood and stone.’

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

And whatever comes into your mind certainly will not come about, when you say:‘ We will be like the nations, like the families of the lands, serving wood and stone.’

What you have in your mind shall never be, when you say,‘ We will be like the Gentiles, like the families in other countries, serving wood and stone.’

and that which cometh into your mind shall not be at all, in that ye say, We will be as the nations, as the families of the countries, to serve wood and stone.

“ When you say,‘ Let us be like the nations, like the peoples of other countries, worshiping wood and stone,’ what you have in mind will never happen.

And that which cometh into your mind shall not be at all, that ye say, We will be as the heathen, as the families of the countries, to serve wood and stone.

“‘ What you plan will never happen. You say,“ We will be like the nations, like the clans of the lands, who serve gods of wood and stone.”

“‘“ That which comes into your mind will not be at all, in that you say,‘ We will be as the nations, as the families of the countries, to serve wood and stone.’

Then the Spirit of the Lord came upon me, and he told me to say,“ This is what the Lord says to the people of Israel: I know what you are saying, for I know every thought that comes into your minds.

We will do whatever we want. We will burn incense and pour out liquid offerings to the Queen of Heaven just as much as we like— just as we, and our ancestors, and our kings and officials have always done in the towns of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem. For in those days we had plenty to eat, and we were well off and had no troubles!

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!

There, in a foreign land, you will worship idols made from wood and stone— gods that neither see nor hear nor eat nor smell.

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

Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God’s will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect.

You know when I sit down or stand up. You know my thoughts even when I’m far away.

“‘ And this is the proof I give you,’ says the Lord,‘ that all I have threatened will happen to you and that I will punish you here.’

You can make many plans, but the Lord’s purpose will prevail.

“ The Lord will exile you and your king to a nation unknown to you and your ancestors. There in exile you will worship gods of wood and stone!

“ Look,” they told him,“ you are now old, and your sons are not like you. Give us a king to judge us like all the other nations have.”

For the Lord will scatter you among all the nations from one end of the earth to the other. There you will worship foreign gods that neither you nor your ancestors have known, gods made of wood and stone!

“ This is what the Sovereign Lord says: At that time evil thoughts will come to your mind, and you will devise a wicked scheme.

You have seen their detestable practices and their idols made of wood, stone, silver, and gold.

Who can command things to happen without the Lord’s permission?

And they have thrown the gods of these nations into the fire and burned them. But of course the Assyrians could destroy them! They were not gods at all— only idols of wood and stone shaped by human hands.