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13 (A)Another crafts wood, he extends a measuring line; he outlines it with [a]a stylus. He makes it with planes and outlines it with a compass and makes it like the form of a man, like the glory of (B)man, so that it may sit in a (C)house. 14 In order to cut cedars for himself, he takes a [b]cypress or an oak and [c]raises it for himself among the trees of the forest. He plants a fir, and the rain makes it grow. 15 Then it becomes something for a man to burn, so he takes one of them and warms himself; he also kindles a fire to bake bread. He also (D)works to produce a god and worships it; he makes it a graven image and (E)falls down before it.

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  1. Isaiah 44:13 Or red chalk
  2. Isaiah 44:14 Or holm-oak
  3. Isaiah 44:14 Lit makes strong