"Those who lavishgoldfrom the purseAnd weighsilveron the scaleHirea goldsmith,and he makesit [into] a god;They bowdown,indeedthey worshipit.
So the kingconsulted,and madetwogoldencalves,and he saidto them, "It is toomuchfor you to goup to Jerusalem;beholdyour gods,O Israel,that broughtyou up from the landof Egypt."
They have hands,but they cannotfeel;They have feet,but they cannotwalk;They cannotmakea soundwith their throat.
"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!'"
Their landhas also been filledwith idols;They worshipthe workof their hands,That whichtheir fingershave made.
And you will defileyour gravenimagesoverlaidwith silver,and your moltenimagesplatedwith gold.You will scatterthem as an impurething,[and] sayto them, "Be gone!"
"Gatheryourselves and come;Drawneartogether,you fugitivesof the nations;They havenoknowledge,Who carryabout their woodenidolAnd prayto a godwho cannotsave.
Everymanis stupid,devoidof knowledge;Everygoldsmithis putto shameby his idols;For his moltenimagesare deceitful,And there is nobreathin them.
Beatensilveris broughtfrom Tarshish,And goldfrom Uphaz,The workof a craftsmanand of the handsof a goldsmith;Violetand purpleare their clothing;They are allthe workof skilledmen.
"A droughton her waters,and they will be driedup! For it is a landof idols,And they are madover fearsomeidols.
Nebuchadnezzarthe kingmadean imageof gold,the heightof which [was] sixtycubits[and] its widthsixcubits;he setit up on the plainof Durain the provinceof Babylon.
And nowthey sinmoreand more,And makefor themselves moltenimages,Idolsskillfullymade from their silver,Allof them the workof craftsmen.They sayof them, "Let the menwho sacrificekissthe calves!"
"Beingthenthe childrenof God,we oughtnot to thinkthat the Divine Natureis likegoldorsilverorstone,an image formedby the artand thoughtof man.
