Has a nation ever changed its gods? Actually, they are not even gods at all. But my people have traded away their glorious God. They have traded me for worthless statues of gods.

岂有一国换了他的神吗？其实这不是神！但我的百姓将他们的荣耀换了那无益的神。

岂有一国换了它的神明吗？其实那不是神明！但我的百姓将他们的荣耀换了那无益的东西。

岂有一国换了它的神明吗？其实那不是神明！但我的百姓将他们的荣耀换了那无益的东西。

虽然列国的神明根本不是真神，却没有一国更换自己的神明。但我的子民却把自己荣耀的上帝换作了无用的假神。

有哪一国把自己的神换掉呢？其实那些并不是神。我的子民竟把他们的荣耀，换了无益的偶像。

豈有一國換了他的神嗎？其實這不是神！但我的百姓將他們的榮耀換了那無益的神。

豈有一國換了它的神明嗎？其實那不是神明！但我的百姓將他們的榮耀換了那無益的東西。

豈有一國換了它的神明嗎？其實那不是神明！但我的百姓將他們的榮耀換了那無益的東西。

雖然列國的神明根本不是真神，卻沒有一國更換自己的神明。但我的子民卻把自己榮耀的上帝換作了無用的假神。

有哪一國把自己的神換掉呢？其實那些並不是神。我的子民竟把他們的榮耀，換了無益的偶像。

哪有一國換了他們的神呢？其實那些並不是神；但我的人民卻將他們的榮耀換了那無益的神。

諸國之神非神也、豈有易之者哉、惟我民以己之榮、易無益之物、

列邦之所為上帝、非上帝也、然未嘗有人棄之、我民昔則歸榮於我、今又棄我、以事無益之物。

列邦之神、雖非天主、豈有以此神更易彼神乎、我民竟以無益之神、更易其榮耀之主、

Has a nation ever changed its gods?( Yet they are not gods at all.) But my people have exchanged their glorious God for worthless idols.

Has a nation changed its gods, even though they are no gods? But my people have changed their glory for that which does not profit.

Has any nation ever traded its gods for new ones, even though they are not gods at all? Yet my people have exchanged their glorious God for worthless idols!

Has a nation ever exchanged its gods?( But they were not gods!) Yet my people have exchanged their Glory for useless idols.

Has a nation changed gods, When they were not gods? But My people have exchanged their glory For that which is of no benefit.

Has a nation changed its gods, Which are not gods? But My people have changed their Glory For what does not profit.

Hath a nation changed its gods, which yet are no gods? but my people have changed their glory for that which doth not profit.

Has a nation ever exchanged its gods?( But they were not gods!) Yet My people have exchanged their Glory for useless idols.

Hath a nation changed[ their] gods, which[ are] yet no gods? but my people have changed their glory for[ that which] doth not profit.

Has a nation ever changed its gods( even though they are not really gods at all)? But my people have exchanged me, their glorious God, for a god that cannot help them at all!

Has a nation changed its gods, which really are no gods? But my people have changed their glory for that which doesn’t profit.

Do human beings really make their own gods? Yes. But they aren’t really gods at all!”

They have thrown the statues of the gods of those nations into the fire. And they have destroyed them. That’s because they weren’t really gods at all. They were nothing but statues made out of wood and stone. They were made by human hands.

They would rather have statues of gods than the glorious God who lives forever. Their statues of gods are made to look like people, birds, animals and reptiles.

They traded their glorious God for a statue of a bull that eats grass.

Other nations worship and trust in their gods. But we will worship and obey the Lord. He will be our God for ever and ever.

Lord, you are like a shield that keeps me safe. You bring me honor. You help me win the battle.

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.”

The priests did not ask,‘ Where is the Lord?’ Those who taught my law did not know me. The leaders refused to obey me. The prophets prophesied in the name of Baal. They worshiped worthless statues of 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.

But the statues of their gods are made out of silver and gold. They are made by human hands.

Israel, how blessed you are! Who is like you? The Lord has saved you. He keeps you safe. He helps you. He’s like a glorious sword to you. Your enemies will bow down to you in fear. You will walk on the highest places of their lands.”

You were set free from an empty way of life. This way of life was handed down to you by your own people of long ago. You know that you were not bought with things that can pass away, like silver or gold.