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13 The carpenter selects a piece of wood, and stretches out his rule; he marks it out with a line; he fashions it with planes and makes it into the likeness of a man, according to the beauty of a man; 14 Then he makes it to stand in the house, a piece of wood which was cut down out of the forest, something which the rain has nourished, 15 A thing for men to use as fuel; they take some of it and heat the oven and bake bread; yea, they also make a god of it and worship it; yea, they make it a graven image and worship it. 16 Half of it they burn in the fire; and on its coals they roast meat, and they eat and are satisfied; they also warm themselves and say, Aha, I am warm, I have seen the fire; 17 And of the rest they make a god, even a graven image; and they worship it and pray to it and say, Deliver us; for thou art our god. Isaiah 44:13-17, Lamsa Bible. Public domain.
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