17 He makes a god or his idol with the rest of it.
He bows down to it and worships;
He prays to it,(A) “Save me, for you are my god.”

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There is No One Like God

46 Bel crouches; Nebo cowers.(A)
Their idols are consigned to beasts and cattle.
The images you carry are loaded,
as a burden for the weary animal.

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They lift it to their shoulder and bear it along;(A)
they set it in its place, and there it stands;
it does not budge from its place.(B)
They cry out to it but it doesn’t answer;
it saves no one from his trouble.

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Like scarecrows in a cucumber patch,
their idols cannot speak.(A)
They must be carried(B) because they cannot walk.
Do not fear them for they can do no harm(C)
and they cannot do any good.(D)

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