Isaiah 46:6

They lavish zahav out of the bag, 1 and weigh kesef on the scale, and hire a tzoref (goldsmith); 1 and he maketh it El (G-d); 1 they fall down, yes, they bow down in worship. 1

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

They 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.

In Context

5Lemi (to whom) will ye compare Me, and make Me equal, 1 and liken Me, that we may be comparable? 1

7They bear him upon the katef (shoulder), they carry him, 1 and set him up in his place, 1 and he standeth, from his makom shall he not move; 1 yes, though one shall cry out unto him, yet can he not answer, 1 nor save him out of his tzoros. 1

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Cross References

Exodus 32:2And Aharon said unto them, Take off the rings of zahav in the ears of your nashim, of your banim, and of your banot, and bring them unto me.

Exodus 32:8They have turned aside quickly from HaDerech which I commanded them; they have made them an Egel Masekhah, and have bowed down to it, and have sacrificed thereunto, and said, These be thy elohim, O Yisroel, which have brought thee up out of the Eretz Mitzrayim.

Judges 17:4So he restored the kesef unto his em; and his em took two hundred pieces of kesef and gave them to the tzoref (goldsmith), who made thereof a pesel and a masekhah; and they were in the bais Mikhay'hu.

Psalms 115:7They have hands, but they handle not; 1 raglayim (feet) have they, but they walk not; 1 neither speak they through their garon (throat). 1

Isaiah 40:19The charash (workman, craftsman) melteth a pesel (idol, image), 1 and the goldsmith overlayeth it with zahav, 1 and casteth for it chains of kesef. 1

Isaiah 44:12The charash barzel (ironsmith) with his ma'atzad (chizel) both worketh in the red-hot coals, and formeth it with hammers, and forgeth it with his zero'a ko'ach and also, he is hungry, and his ko'ach faileth; he drinketh no mayim, and grows faint.

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 46:6-13

The Folly of Idolatry; The Divine Prerogative Asserted. ( b. c. 708.) 5 To whom will ye liken me, and make me equal, and compare me, that we may be like? 6 They 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. 7 They bear him upon the shoulder, they carry him, and set him in his place, and he standeth; from his place shall he not remove: yea, one shall cry unto him, yet can he not answer, nor save him out of his trouble. 8… Read the whole commentary →

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