What profiteth the graven image that the maker thereof hath graven it; the molten image, and a teacher of lies, that the maker of his work trusteth therein, to make dumb idols?
KJV
Hebrew original
Louis Segond 1910
A quoi sert une image taillée, pour qu'un ouvrier la taille? A quoi sert une image en fonte et qui enseigne le mensonge, Pour que l'ouvrier qui l'a faite place en elle sa confiance, Tandis qu'il fabrique des idoles muettes?
KJV
What profiteth the graven image that the maker thereof hath graven it; the molten image, and a teacher of lies, that the maker of his work trusteth therein, to make dumb idols?
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