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# General Information:
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Both instances of "we" include the speaker, the hearers, and other people. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-exclusive]])
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# are God's offspring
Because God created everyone, all people are spoken of as if they were God's literal children. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# the qualities of deity are like
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Here "deity" refers to God's nature or attributes. Alternate translation: "God is like" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# images created by the art and imagination of man
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This can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: "which a man then uses his skill to make it into something that he has designed" or "images that people make by using their art and imagination" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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