Isaiah 46:6

Some pour out gold from the bag, 2 and weigh silver in the balance. 1 They hire a goldsmith, 2 and he makes it a deity. 1 They fall down— 2 yes, they worship. 1

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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

5“To whom will you liken me, and consider my equal, 2 and compare me, that we may be equal? 1

7They bear it on their shoulder. 2 They carry it, and set it in its place, and it stands there. 2 It cannot move from its place. 1 Yes, one may cry to it, yet it cannot answer. 2 It cannot save him out of his trouble. 1

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Cross References

Exodus 32:2Aaron [Light-bringer] said to them, “Take off the golden rings, which are in the ears of your wives, of your sons, and of your daughters, and bring them to me.”

Exodus 32:8They have turned aside quickly out of the way which I enjoined them. They have made themselves a molten calf, and have worshiped it, and have sacrificed to it, and said, ‘These are your deities, Israel [God prevails], which brought you up out of the land of Egypt [Abode of slavery].’”

Psalms 115:7They have hands, but they don’t feel. 2 They have feet, but they don’t walk, + 115:7. (4-7) Quoted in Rev 9:20 2 neither do they speak through their throat. 1

Isaiah 40:19A workman has cast an image, 2 and the goldsmith overlays it with gold, 2 and casts silver chains for it. 1

Isaiah 44:12The blacksmith takes an ax, 2 works in the coals, 2 fashions it with hammers, 2 and works it with his strong arm. 1 He is hungry, 2 and his strength fails; 1 he drinks no water, 2 and is faint. 1

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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