9. How foolish are those who manufacture idols.These prized objects are really worthless.The people who worship idols don’t know this,so they are all put to shame.
10. Who but a fool would make his own god—an idol that cannot help him one bit?
11. All who worship idols will be disgracedalong with all these craftsmen—mere humans—who claim they can make a god.They may all stand together,but they will stand in terror and shame.
12. The blacksmith stands at his forge to make a sharp tool,pounding and shaping it with all his might.His work makes him hungry and weak.It makes him thirsty and faint.