17. But the man makes a statue from the wood that is left. He calls it his god.He bows down to it and worships it.He prays to it and says,“You are my god. Save me!”
18. Those people don’t know what they are doing. They don’t understand!It is as if their eyes are covered so they can’t see.Their minds don’t understand.
19. They have not thought about these things.They don’t understand.They have never thought to themselves,“I burned half of the wood in the fire.I used the hot coals to bake my bread.I cooked and ate my meat.And I used the wood that was left to make this hated thing.I am worshiping a block of wood!”
20. He doesn’t know what he is doing.His confused mind leads him the wrong way.He cannot save himself.He cannot say, “This statue I am holding is a false god.”