13. The nations you conquered wore themselves out in useless labour, and all they have built goes up in flames. The Lord Almighty has done this.
14. But the earth will be as full of the knowledge of the Lord's glory as the seas are full of water.
15. You are doomed! In your fury you humiliated and disgraced your neighbours; you made them stagger as though they were drunk.
16. You in turn will be covered with shame instead of honour. You yourself will drink and stagger. The Lord will make you drink your own cup of punishment, and your honour will be turned to disgrace.
17. You have cut down the forests of Lebanon; now you will be cut down. You killed its animals; now animals will terrify you. This will happen because of the murders you have committed and because of your violence against the people of the world and its cities.
18. What's the use of an idol? It is only something that a human being has made, and it tells you nothing but lies. What good does it do for its maker to trust it — a god that can't even talk!
19. You are doomed! You say to a piece of wood, “Wake up!” or to a block of stone, “Get up!” Can an idol reveal anything to you? It may be covered with silver and gold, but there is no life in it.
20. The Lord is in his holy Temple; let everyone on earth be silent in his presence.