¹⁵ ‘Cursed is the person who makes ^(A)a carved image or cast metal image, an abomination to the Lord, the work of the hands of a craftsman, and sets it up in secret.’ And ^(B)all the people shall reply and say, ‘Amen.’

⁶ Then Ezra blessed the Lord, the great God. And all the people answered, “^(A)Amen, Amen!” with the raising of their hands; then ^(B)they kneeled down and worshiped the Lord with their faces to the ground.