Isaiah 44:16-18

International Children’s Bible

¹⁶ The man burns half of the wood in the fire.
    He uses the fire to cook his meat.
    And he eats the meat until he is full.
He burns the wood to keep himself warm. He says,
    “Good! Now I am warm. I can see because of the fire’s light.”
¹⁷ But the man makes a statue from the wood that is left. He calls it his god.
    He bows down to it and worships it.
He prays to it and says,
    “You are my god. Save me!”
¹⁸ Those people don’t know what they are doing. They don’t understand!
    It is as if their eyes are covered so they can’t see.
    Their minds don’t understand.