8. Don’t panic! Don’t be afraid!Did I not tell you beforehand and decree it?You are my witnesses! Is there any God but me?There is no other sheltering rock; I know of none.
9. All who form idols are nothing;the things in which they delight are worthless.Their witnesses cannot see;they recognize nothing, so they are put to shame.
10. Who forms a god and casts an idolthat will prove worthless?
11. Look, all his associates will be put to shame;the craftsmen are mere humans.Let them all assemble and take their stand!They will panic and be put to shame.
12. A blacksmith works with his tooland forges metal over the coals.He forms it with hammers;he makes it with his strong arm.He gets hungry and loses his energy;he drinks no water and gets tired.
13. A carpenter takes measurements;he marks out an outline of its form;he scrapes it with chisels,and marks it with a compass.He patterns it after the human form,like a well-built human being,and puts it in a shrine.
14. He cuts down cedarsand acquires a cypress or an oak.He gets trees from the forest;he plants a cedar and the rain makes it grow.
15. A man uses it to make a fire;he takes some of it and warms himself.Yes, he kindles a fire and bakes bread.Then he makes a god and worships it;he makes an idol and bows down to it.
16. Half of it he burns in the fire – over that half he cooks meat;he roasts a meal and fills himself.Yes, he warms himself and says,‘Ah! I am warm as I look at the fire.’
17. With the rest of it he makes a god, his idol;he bows down to it and worships it.He prays to it, saying,‘Rescue me, for you are my god!’