Their land has also been (A)filled with idols;
They worship the (B)work of their hands,
That which their fingers have made.

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Their land is full of idols;(A)
    they bow down(B) to the work of their hands,(C)
    to what their fingers(D) have made.

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And he will not look to the (A)altars, the work of his hands,
Nor will he look to that which his (B)fingers have made,
Even the [a](C)Asherim and incense altars.

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  1. Isaiah 17:8 I.e., wooden symbols of a female deity (Asherah)

They will not look to the altars,(A)
    the work of their hands,(B)
and they will have no regard for the Asherah poles[a](C)
    and the incense altars their fingers(D) have made.

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  1. Isaiah 17:8 That is, wooden symbols of the goddess Asherah

24 Behold, (A)you are less than nothing,
And (B)your work is less than nothing!
He who chooses you is an (C)abomination.

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24 But you are less than nothing(A)
    and your works are utterly worthless;(B)
    whoever chooses you is detestable.(C)

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29 Behold, all of them are [a]false;
Their (A)works are (B)nothing,
Their cast metal images are (C)wind and emptiness.

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  1. Isaiah 41:29 Another reading is nothing

29 See, they are all false!
    Their deeds amount to nothing;(A)
    their images(B) are but wind(C) and confusion.

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