15. Look, the nations are like a drop in a bucket;they are regarded as dust on the scales.He lifts the coastlands as if they were dust.
16. Not even Lebanon could supply enough firewood for a sacrifice;its wild animals would not provide enough burnt offerings.
17. All the nations are insignificant before him;they are regarded as absolutely nothing.
18. To whom can you compare God?To what image can you liken him?
19. A craftsman casts an idol;a metalsmith overlays it with goldand forges silver chains for it.
20. To make a contribution one selects wood that will not rot;he then seeks a skilled craftsmanto make an idol that will not fall over.