Shall a man make gods unto himself, and they are no gods?
Shall a man make gods unto himself - indignant protest of Jeremiah against idols.
And they are no gods - (Jeremiah 2:11; Isaiah 37:19; Galatians 4:8). "They" refers to the idols. A man (a creature himself) making God is a contradiction in terms. The Vulgate takes "they" thus: 'Shall man make gods, Though men themselves are not gods?'