8 But they are altogether ^adull-hearted and foolish;
A wooden idol is a¹ worthless doctrine. ‡

9 Silver is beaten into plates;
It is brought from Tarshish,
And ^agold from Uphaz,
The work of the craftsman
And of the hands of the metalsmith;
Blue and purple are their clothing;
They are all ^bthe work of skillful men. ‡

11 Thus you shall say to them: ^a“The gods that have not made the heavens and the earth ^bshall perish from the earth and from under these heavens.” ‡

12 He ^ahas made the earth by His power,
He has ^bestablished the world by His wisdom,
And ^chas stretched out the heavens at His discretion. ‡