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NASB					Hab 2:18 ¶ "What⁴¹⁰⁰ ^Aprofit³²⁷⁶ is the ¹idol⁶⁴⁵⁹ when³⁵⁸⁸ its maker³³³⁵ has carved⁶⁴⁵⁸ it, Or ²an image^4541a, a ^Bteacher³³⁸⁴ of falsehood⁸²⁶⁷? For its maker³³³⁵ ^Ctrusts⁹⁸² in his own handiwork³³³⁶ When he fashions^6213a speechless⁴⁸³ idols⁴⁵⁷.
AMPLIFIED 2015					Hab 2:18 ¶ "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.

NASB Translator's Notes:
Literal renderings, alternate translations or explanations.

Or a graven image

Lit a cast metal image

NASB Cross References:
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Is 42:17 They will be turned back and be utterly put to shame,
Who trust in idols,
Who say to molten images,
"You are our gods."

Jer 10:8 But they are altogether stupid and foolish
In their discipline of delusion--their idol is wood!

Ps 115:4 Their idols are silver and gold,
The work of man's hands.

Hebrew-Aramaic & Greek Dictionary:
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Greek Heb.

457

elil (47b); of unc. der.; insufficiency, worthlessness:--futility(1), idols(16), images(1), worthless(2).

483

illem (48a); from the same as 481; mute (unable to speak):--mute(4), mute man(1), speechless(1).

982

batach (105a); a prim. root; to trust:--bold(1), careless(1), complacent(3), confident(2), fall down(1), felt secure(1), have(2), have confidence(1), put my trust(3), put their trust(2), put your trust(1), relied(1), rely(8), secure(5), trust(51), trusted(15), trusting(3), trusts(19).

3276

yaal (418c); a prim. root; to confer or gain profit or benefit:--avail(1), furnish the slightest(1), gain(1), profit(17), profitable(1), slightest benefit(1), things of profit(1).

3335

yatsar (427c); a prim. root; to form, fashion:--Creator(1), devises(1), earthenware*(1), fashion(1), fashioned(1), fashioning(2), fashions(1), formed(20), forming(2), forms(2), made(1), Maker(2), maker(4), ordained(1), planned(4), potter(9), potter's(7), potters(1).

3336

yetser (428a); from 3335; a form, framing, purpose:--formed(1), frame(1), handiwork(1), intent(4), intentions*(1), mind(1), what(1).

3384

yarah or
yara (434d); a prim. root; to throw, shoot:--archers(2), archers shot(1), archers*(2), cast(3), cast them down(1), directed(1), instruct(4), instructed(1), instruction(1), instructs(1), laid(1), point(1), points(1), rain(1), set(1), shoot(10), shot(3), shot through(1), showed(1), taught(3), teach(27), teacher(2), teaches(2), teaching(1), throws(1), watering(1).

3588

ki (471c); a prim. conjunc.; that, for, when:--also(1), although(11), although*(1), because(409), because*(18), case(2), certainly(1), either(1), even(3), even though(3), event*(1), except(1), except*(21), how(12), however*(1), if(169), if*(2), inasmuch*(6), indeed(61), indeed*(1), last*(1), more of her than*(1), more than*(1), more*(1), moreover*(1), much more*(8), much*(10), nevertheless(1), nevertheless*(4), nor*(1), now(3), only*(7), or(1), rather(5), rather i indeed(1), rather*(12), seeing(1), since(38), since*(1), so(2), soon(1), still*(1), surely(63), surely*(8), than(1), than*(2), then(2), then*(1), though(37), though*(2), truly(5), unless*(10), until*(5), what*(1), when(241), when*(1), whenever(1), while(2), without*(2), Yea(1), yes(2), yet(7).

4100

mah or
ma- or
meh (552b); a prim. interrogative and indefinite particle; what? how? anything:--anything(2), how(93), how long(2), how many(3), how many*(2), how often(2), how*(1), if*(1), many(1), nothing*(1), reason*(2), what(405), whatever(5), whatever*(2), where(3), where*(1), which(1), which*(3), who(2), why(196), why*(14).

4541a

massekah (651b); from 5258a; a libation, molten metal or image:--alliance(1), image(2), molten(5), molten image(8), molten images(9), molten metal(1).

6213a

asah (793c); a prim. root; do, make:--accomplish(8), accomplish much(1), accomplished(4), accomplishing(1), achieve(1), acquired(6), act(22), acted(12), acts(7), administer(1), administered(1), administered*(1), apply(1), appointed(3), artificial(1), attain(1), bear(4), bearing(2), behave(1), bestowed(1), bring(4), bring it about(1), bring about(1), bring forth(1), brought(1), brought about(4), brought forth(1), build*(1), built(3), busy(1), cared(1), carefully(3), carefully observing(1), carried(3), carries(2), carry(8), carved(5), cause(3), causing(1), celebrate(19), celebrated(12), celebrates(1), certainly carry(1), certainly make(1), certainly makes(1), certainly perform(2), commit(8), commits(7), commits and does(1), committed(35), committed and practices(1), committing(6), construct(3), deal(30), deals(1), dealt(22), desisting(1), destroy*(2), developing(1), did(310), did not do(1), displease*(1), do(479), do as has been done(1), do as i have done(1), doer(1), doers(1), does(48), doing(63), done(327), done you will do(1), done*(1), earns(1), established(1), establishes(1), evildoer*(2), evildoers*(1), execute(24), executed(10), executes(5), executing(1), exercise(1), exercises(1), exerted(1), fared(1), fashions(1), fit(1), follow(1), followed(1), fulfill(1), fulfilling(1), gather(1), gave(4), give you over(1), grant(1), granted(1), greedily(1), happen(1), happened(1), held(2), help(1), hold(1), imitate(1), imparted(1), inclines(1), indeed perform(1), industrious*(1), inflict(1), inflicted(1), inlaid(1), instituted(2), introduced(2), keep(1), kept(1), labored(1), laborers(1), made(369), maintain(6), maintained(1), make(200), make your ready(1), Maker(13), maker(4), makes(19), making(5), obey(1), observe(33), observe them carefully(1), observe to do(2), observe carefully(2), observed(12), observes(5), offer(35), offered(4), offering(1), oppressed*(1), ordained(1), perform(31), performed(23), performers(1), performing(2), performing the made(1), performs(3), practice(9), practice*(1), practiced(4), practices(6), practicing(1), prepare(26), prepared(19), preparing(2), present(5), presented(1), produce(4), produced(5), provide(13), provided(2), provides(1), punish(1), put(1), put into effect(1), put forth(1), ready(1), reign*(1), remade*(1), responsible(1), sacrifice(2), set(3), set*(1), show(16), showed(6), showing(2), shown(9), shows(3), spend(1), surely show(1), take action(6), thoroughly deal(1), treat(3), tried(1), trim(1), trimmed(1), truly practice(1), use(1), used(4), wage(2), waged(2), work(12), worked(7), worker(2), working(3), workmen*(5), works(6), woven(1), writing(1), wrought(2), yield(5), yielded(1), yields(1).

6458

pasal (820d); a prim. root; to hew, hew into shape:--carved(1), cut(5).

6459

pesel (820d); from 6458; an idol, image:--carved image(2), graven image(14), graven images(1), idol(10), idols(3), image(1).

8267

sheqer (1055b); from an unused word; deception, disappointment, falsehood:--deceit(2), deceitful(3), deceiving(4), deception(3), deceptive(3), false(17), false hope(1), falsehood(19), falsehoods(1), falsely(19), liar(1), lie(14), lies(5), lying(12), lying visions(1), perjury*(1), slander*(1), treacherously(1), useless(1), vain(1), wrongfully(3).

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