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At this, everyone is proved stupid, ignorant, every goldsmith put to shame by his idol! The figures he casts are a fraud, there is no breath in them,
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they are nothings, ridiculous objects; when the day for their punishment comes, they will perish.
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Ya'akov's portion is not like these, for he is the one who formed all things, including the tribe he claims as his heritage. ADONAI-Tzva'ot is his name.
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"[Bavel] you are my war club and weapons of war - with you I shatter nations; with you I destroy kingdoms;
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with you I shatter horses and their riders; with you I shatter chariots and their drivers;