16 He burns half of it in the fire;over this half he eats meat;he roasts it and is satisfied.Also he warms himself and says,“Aha, I am warm, I have seen the fire.”
17 And the rest he makes into a god, even his carved image.He falls down to it, and worships it,and prays to it, and says,“Deliver me, for you are my god.”
18 They have not known nor understood;for He has shut their eyes so that they cannot see,and their hearts so that they cannot understand.
19 No one considers in his heart,nor is there knowledge nor understanding to say,“I have burned part of it in the fire;I also have baked bread on the coals;I have roasted meat and eaten it;and shall I make the rest into an abomination?Shall I fall down to a block of wood?”
20 He feeds on ashes; a deceived heart has turned him asideso that he cannot deliver his soul, nor say,“Is there not a lie in my right hand?”
21 Remember these things, O Jacob,and Israel, for you are My servant;I have formed you; you are My servant;O Israel, you shall not be forgotten by Me.
22 I have blotted out, as a thick cloud,your transgressions, and your sins, as a cloud.Return to Me,for I have redeemed you.