One lacking such an offering chooses wood that will not rot. He seeks a skilled craftsman to set up an idol that will not topple.
The craftsman encourages the goldsmith, and he who wields the hammer cheers him who strikes the anvil, saying of the wel
They lift it to their shoulder and carry it along; they set it in its place, and there it stands, not budging from that
For the customs of the peoples are worthless; they cut down a tree from the forest; it is shaped with a chisel by the ha
Their land is full of idols; they bow down to the work of their hands, to what their fingers have made.
Instead, you have exalted yourself against the Lord of heaven. The vessels from His house were brought to you, and as yo
When the people of Ashdod got up early the next morning, there was Dagon, fallen on his face before the ark of the LORD.
The woodworker extends a measuring line; he marks it out with a stylus; he shapes it with chisels and outlines it with a