and have casttheir godsinto the fire,for they were not godsbut the workof men'shands,woodand stone.So they have destroyedthem.
They abandonedtheir idolsthere,so Davidand his mencarriedthem away.
They broughtout the [sacred] pillarsof the houseof Baaland burnedthem.
"Truly,O LORD,the kingsof Assyriahave devastatedthe nationsand their lands
"As my handhas reachedto the kingdomsof the idols,Whose gravenimages[were] greater thanthose of Jerusalemand Samaria,
Can manmakegodsfor himself? Yet they are not gods!
"Beingthenthe childrenof God,we oughtnot to thinkthat the Divine Natureis likegoldorsilverorstone,an image formedby the artand thoughtof man.
