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They pour out gold from their bags and weigh silver on scales, then hire a craftsman to make it into a god. Then they bow down and worship what they've made.
The writer is pointing out the foolishness of people who use their wealth to create idols, then worship the very things their own hands have made.
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King James Version · EnglishThey lavish gold out of the bag, and weigh silver in the balance, and hire a goldsmith; and he maketh it a god: they fall down, yea, they worship.Ask the AI Assistant
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📚 Historical Context
In the 8th century BC, the prophet Isaiah was speaking to the people of Judah during a time of growing threat from Babylonian influence, where idolatry was rampant among surrounding nations. He criticized how people would extravagantly use their gold and silver to commission idols from craftsmen, then bow down and worship these lifeless objects as gods, emphasizing the folly of relying on human-made things instead of the true God. This was part of Isaiah's broader message to call Israel back to faithful worship of the Lord, who had delivered them from Egypt and promised to sustain them.