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13 It is his voice that echoes in the thunder of the storm clouds. He causes mist to rise upon the earth; he sends the lightning and brings the rain, and from his treasuries he brings the wind.

14 But foolish men without knowledge of God bow before their idols. It is a shameful business that these men are in, for what they make are frauds, gods without life or power in them. 15 All are worthless, silly; they will be crushed when their makers perish.

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13 When he thunders,(A) the waters in the heavens roar;
    he makes clouds rise from the ends of the earth.
He sends lightning(B) with the rain(C)
    and brings out the wind from his storehouses.(D)

14 Everyone is senseless and without knowledge;
    every goldsmith is shamed(E) by his idols.
The images he makes are a fraud;(F)
    they have no breath in them.
15 They are worthless,(G) the objects of mockery;
    when their judgment comes, they will perish.

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