²⁸ There you will worship man-made gods of wood and stone, which cannot see, hear, eat, or smell.

⁶⁴ Then the Lord will scatter you among all peoples from one end of the earth to the other,^(A) and there you will worship other gods, of wood and stone,^(B) which neither you nor your ancestors have known.^(C)

²³ Instead, you have exalted yourself against the Lord of the heavens. The vessels from his house were brought to you, and as you and your nobles, wives, and concubines drank wine from them,^(A) you praised the gods made of silver and gold, bronze, iron, wood, and stone, which do not see or hear or understand.^(B) But you have not glorified the God who holds your life-breath in his hand and who controls the whole course of your life.^[a](C)