They draw gold out of the bag, and weigh silver in the balance, and hire a goldsmith to make a god of it, and they bow down and worship it.

They bear it upon the shoulders: they carry him and set him in his place: so doth he stand, and cannot remove from his place. Though one cry unto him, yet can he not answer, nor deliver him out of his tribulation.

Remember this, and be ashamed: bring it again to [a]mind, O you transgressors.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 46:8 Become wise, meaning, that all idolaters are without wit or sense, like mad men.

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