20 He [a](A)feeds on ashes; a (B)deceived heart has misled him. And he cannot save [b]himself, nor say, “(C)Is there not a lie in my right hand?”

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 44:20 Or is a companion of ashes
  2. Isaiah 44:20 Lit his soul

20 Such a person feeds on ashes;(A) a deluded(B) heart misleads him;
    he cannot save himself, or say,
    “Is not this thing in my right hand a lie?(C)

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18 “What (A)benefit is a carved image when its maker has carved it,
Or a cast metal image, a (B)teacher of falsehood?
For its maker (C)trusts in his own handiwork
When he fashions speechless idols.

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18 “Of what value(A) is an idol(B) carved by a craftsman?
    Or an image(C) that teaches lies?
For the one who makes it trusts in his own creation;
    he makes idols that cannot speak.(D)

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