For all the gods of the peoples are idols, but the LORD made the heavens — contrast is sharp: human gods are idols (hollow, powerless), while YHWH alone created. Hebrew 'elohim' (gods) applied to idols emphasizes non-reality; 'atzab' (idol) comes from shaping-root—human fabrication, not divine reality.

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