And he was so angry with Aaron he wanted to destroy him too. But at that time I prayed for Aaron.
He said to Aaron, “What did these people do to you? How did they make you lead them into such terrible sin?”
The Lord struck the people with a plague. That’s because of what they did with the calf Aaron had made.
I was afraid of the Lord’s great anger. He was so angry with you he wanted to destroy you. But the Lord listened to me again.
I also got that sinful calf you had made. I burned it in the fire. I crushed it and ground it into fine powder. Then I threw the powder into a stream that was flowing down the mountain.