See, they are all foolish, worthless things. All your idols are as empty as the wind.

看哪，他们和他们的工作都是虚空，且是虚无。他们所铸的偶像都是风，都是虚的。”

看哪，他们尽是麻烦，所做的工都属虚无；所铸的偶像是风，是虚空。

看哪，他们尽是麻烦，所做的工都属虚无；所铸的偶像是风，是虚空。

看啊，它们全是假的，毫无作为，虚空如风。

看哪！他们都是无有，他们所作的都是虚无；他们所铸的偶像都是风，都是虚空。

看哪，它们全是虚空，它们的作为是虚无，它们的铸像是风，都是空虚！

看哪，他們和他們的工作都是虛空，且是虛無。他們所鑄的偶像都是風，都是虛的。

看哪，他們盡是麻煩，所做的工都屬虛無；所鑄的偶像是風，是虛空。

看哪，他們盡是麻煩，所做的工都屬虛無；所鑄的偶像是風，是虛空。

看啊，它們全是假的，毫無作為，虛空如風。

看哪！他們都是無有，他們所作的都是虛無；他們所鑄的偶像都是風，都是虛空。

看哪，他們都是無有，他們的工作都是虛無；他們的鑄像都是風、都是虛空。

看哪，它們全是虛空，它們的作為是虛無，它們的鑄像是風，都是空虛！

彼乃虛無、所行空曠、所鑄之偶、有若飄風、等於空氣、

金鑄之偶、空洞無物、譬諸飄風、俱為虛妄、悉歸烏有。

彼俱虛偽、所作虛無、所鑄之偶像、盡如虛氣、空浮而已、

See, they are all false! Their deeds amount to nothing; their images are but wind and confusion.

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

Behold, they are all a delusion; their works are nothing; their metal images are empty wind.

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

Behold, all of them are false; Their works are nothing, Their cast metal images are wind and emptiness.

Indeed they are all worthless; Their works are nothing; Their molded images are wind and confusion.

Behold, all of them, their works are vanity and nought; their molten images are wind and confusion.

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

Behold, they[ are] all vanity; their works[ are] nothing: their molten images[ are] wind and confusion.

Look, all of them are nothing, their accomplishments are nonexistent; their metal images lack any real substance.

Behold, all of their deeds are vanity and nothing. Their molten images are wind and confusion.

But no! You are less than nothing and can do nothing at all. Those who choose you pollute themselves.

God’s prophets are all windbags who don’t really speak for him. Let their predictions of disaster fall on themselves!’”

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.

“ What good is an idol carved by man, or a cast image that deceives you? How foolish to trust in your own creation— a god that can’t even talk!

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.

This is what the Lord says:“ Do not act like the other nations, who try to read their future in the stars. Do not be afraid of their predictions, even though other nations are terrified by them.Their ways are futile and foolish. They cut down a tree, and a craftsman carves an idol.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 Lord is the only true God. He is the living God and the everlasting King! The whole earth trembles at his anger. The nations cannot stand up to his wrath.Say this to those who worship other gods:“ Your so called gods, who did not make the heavens and earth, will vanish from the earth and from under the heavens.”But the Lord made the earth by his power, and he preserves it by his wisdom. With his own understanding he stretched out the heavens.When he speaks in the thunder, the heavens roar with rain. He causes the clouds to rise over the earth. He sends the lightning with the rain and releases the wind from his storehouses.The whole human race is foolish and has no knowledge! The craftsmen are disgraced by the idols they make, for their carefully shaped works are a fraud. These idols have no breath or power.Idols are worthless; they are ridiculous lies! On the day of reckoning they will all be destroyed.But the God of Israel is no idol! He is the Creator of everything that exists, including Israel, his own special possession. The Lord of Heaven’s Armies is his name!

How foolish are those who manufacture idols. These prized objects are really worthless. The people who worship idols don’t know this, so they are all put to shame.Who but a fool would make his own god— an idol that cannot help him one bit?All who worship idols will be disgraced along with all these craftsmen— mere humans— who claim they can make a god. They may all stand together, but they will stand in terror and shame.The blacksmith stands at his forge to make a sharp tool, pounding and shaping it with all his might. His work makes him hungry and weak. It makes him thirsty and faint.Then the wood carver measures a block of wood and draws a pattern on it. He works with chisel and plane and carves it into a human figure. He gives it human beauty and puts it in a little shrine.He cuts down cedars; he selects the cypress and the oak; he plants the pine in the forest to be nourished by the rain.Then he uses part of the wood to make a fire. With it he warms himself and bakes his bread. Then— yes, it’s true— he takes the rest of it and makes himself a god to worship! He makes an idol and bows down in front of it!He burns part of the tree to roast his meat and to keep himself warm. He says,“ Ah, that fire feels good.”Then he takes what’s left and makes his god: a carved idol! He falls down in front of it, worshiping and praying to it.“ Rescue me!” he says.“ You are my god!”Such stupidity and ignorance! Their eyes are closed, and they cannot see. Their minds are shut, and they cannot think.The person who made the idol never stops to reflect,“ Why, it’s just a block of wood! I burned half of it for heat and used it to bake my bread and roast my meat. How can the rest of it be a god? Should I bow down to worship a piece of wood?”The poor, deluded fool feeds on ashes. He trusts something that can’t help him at all. Yet he cannot bring himself to ask,“ Is this idol that I’m holding in my hand a lie?”