"You shall makefor yourself nomoltengods.
you also have donemoreevilthanallwhowere beforeyou, and have goneand madefor yourself othergodsand moltenimagesto provokeMe to anger,and have castMe behindyour back--
But he walkedin the waysof the kingsof Israel;he alsomademoltenimagesfor the Baals.
You shall not make[other gods] besidesMe; godsof silveror godsof gold,you shall not makefor yourselves.
"You shall not makefor yourself an idol,or anylikenessof whatis in heavenaboveor on the earthbeneathor in the waterunderthe earth.
"Threetimesa yearyou shall celebratea feastto Me.
"They have quicklyturnedasidefrom the waywhichI commandedthem. They have madefor themselves a moltencalf,and have worshipedit and have sacrificedto it and said,Thisis your god,O Israel,whobroughtyou up from the landof Egypt!'"
Everymanis stupid,devoidof knowledge;Everygoldsmithis putto shameby his idols;For his moltenimagesare deceitful,And there is nobreathin them.
Do not turnto idolsor makefor yourselves moltengods;I am the LORDyour God.
"Beingthenthe childrenof God,we oughtnot to thinkthat the Divine Natureis likegoldorsilverorstone,an image formedby the artand thoughtof man.
"You seeand hearthat not onlyin Ephesus,but in almostallof Asia,thisPaulhas persuadedand turned awaya considerablenumber of people,sayingthat gods madewith handsare nogods[at all].
Cursedis the manwhomakesan idolor a moltenimage,an abominationto the LORD,the workof the handsof the craftsman,and sets[it] up in secret.'And allthe peopleshall answerand say,'Amen.'
You shall not makefor yourself an idol,[or] anylikeness[of] whatis in heavenaboveor on the earthbeneathor in the waterunderthe earth.
He then returnedthe elevenhundred[pieces] of silverto his mother,and his mothersaid,"I whollydedicatethe silverfrom my handto the LORDfor my sonto makea gravenimageand a moltenimage;nowtherefore, I will returnthem to you."
