Habakkuk 2:17-19

Contemporary English Version

¹⁷ You destroyed trees and animals
    on Mount Lebanon;
you were ruthless to towns
    and people everywhere.
Now you will be terrorized.

¹⁸ What is an idol worth?
    It's merely a false god.
Why trust a speechless image
made from wood or metal
    by human hands?
¹⁹ What can you learn from idols
covered with silver or gold?
    They can't even breathe.
Pity anyone who says to an idol
of wood or stone,
    “Get up and do something!”