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Isaiah 44:16

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

He enjoys the warm fire and the meat that was roasted over the burning coals.

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The officials talked about the LORD God as if he were nothing but an ordinary god or an idol that someone had made.

She abandons her eggs and lets the dusty ground keep them warm.

Some of the wood is used to make a fire for heating or for cooking. One piece is made into an idol, then the woodcarver bows down and worships it.

Afterwards, he bows down to worship the wooden idol. “Protect me!” he says. “You are my god.”

People who trust the stars are as helpless as straw in a flaming fire. No one can even keep warm, sitting by a fire that feeds only on straw.