45
They are made by carpenters and goldsmiths; they can be nothing but what the craftsmen wish them to be.
46
The men that make them will certainly not live very long themselves; how then can the things that are made by them be gods?
47
They have left only lies and reproach for those who come after.
48
For when war or calamity comes upon them, the priests consult together as to where they can hide themselves and their gods.
49
How then can one fail to see that these are not gods, for they cannot save themselves from war or calamity?
Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright 1952 [2nd edition, 1971] by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.