therefore I have declared it to thee from of old; before it came to pass I showed it thee; lest thou shouldest say, Mine idol hath done them, and my graven image, and my molten image, hath commanded them.

For this reason I made it clear to you in the past, before it came I gave you word of it: for fear that you might say, My god did these things, and my pictured and metal images made them come about.

Εκτοτε δε ανηγγειλα τουτο προς σε· πριν γεινη διεκηρυξα τουτο εις σε, δια να μη ειπης, Το ειδωλον μου εκαμε ταυτα· και το γλυπτον μου και το χυτον μου προσεταξε ταυτα.

I have even from the beginning declared it to thee; before it came to pass I shewed it thee: lest thou shouldest say, Mine idol hath done them, and my graven image, and my molten image, hath commanded them.