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19 The man never stops to think or figure out, “Why, it’s just a block of wood! I’ve burned it for heat and used it to bake my bread and roast my meat. How can the rest of it be a god? Should I fall down before a chunk of wood?” 20 The poor, deluded fool feeds on ashes; he is trusting what can never give him any help at all. Yet he cannot bring himself to ask, “Is this thing, this idol that I’m holding in my hand, a lie?”

21 Pay attention, Israel, for you are my servant; I made you, and I will not forget to help you.

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19 No one stops to think,
    no one has the knowledge or understanding(A) to say,
“Half of it I used for fuel;(B)
    I even baked bread over its coals,
    I roasted meat and I ate.
Shall I make a detestable(C) thing from what is left?
    Shall I bow down to a block of wood?”(D)
20 Such a person feeds on ashes;(E) a deluded(F) heart misleads him;
    he cannot save himself, or say,
    “Is not this thing in my right hand a lie?(G)

21 “Remember(H) these things, Jacob,
    for you, Israel, are my servant.(I)
I have made you, you are my servant;(J)
    Israel, I will not forget you.(K)

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