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. ‡

13 ^aWhen He utters His voice,
There is a¹ multitude of waters in the heavens:
^b“And He causes the vapors to ascend from the ends of the earth.
He makes lightning for the rain,
He brings the wind out of His treasuries.” ‡

14 ^aEveryone is ^bdull-hearted, without knowledge;
^cEvery metalsmith is put to shame by an image;
^dFor his molded image is falsehood,
And there is no breath in them. ‡