Habakkuk 2:18

Habakkuk 2:18 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.

New International Version (NIV)

18“Of what value is an idol carved by a craftsman?

Or an image that teaches lies?

For the one who makes it trusts in his own creation;

he makes idols that cannot speak.

18¶“What benefit is a carved image when its maker has carved it,

Or a cast metal image, a teacher of falsehood?

For its maker trusts in his own handiwork

When he fashions speechless idols.

18“What profit is the idol when its maker has carved it,

Or an image, a teacher of falsehood?

For its maker trusts in his own handiwork

When he fashions speechless idols.

18¶“What profit is the carved image when its maker has formed it?

It is only a cast image, and a teacher of lies.

For its maker trusts in his own creation [as his god]

When he makes speechless idols.

18What use is an idol,

that a craftsman should carve it —

or an image,

a teacher of lies?

For its maker trusts in his own creation;

he makes idols that cannot speak.

18“If someone carves a statue of a god, what is it worth?

What value is there in a god

that teaches lies?

The one who trusts in this kind of god

worships his own creation.

He makes statues of gods that can’t speak.