A teacher of lies. — Not the false prophet, but the idol itself, as pointing out false ways in opposition to God, the teacher of truth.

That the maker... — Better, that he who frames his image trusts in it, so as to make dumb idols. Dumb nothings is, perhaps, the literal translation of elîlîm illmîm, and the words are chosen for their similarity of sound.

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