The statement that the calf at Samaria is the work of craftsmen, not God, and that it will be broken to pieces and burned with fire establishes that idols are merely human constructions lacking any genuine power or status. The burning indicates complete destruction and desecration, that nothing will remain of Israel's false religious infrastructure. This verse emphasizes human responsibility for idolatry while asserting God's power to destroy what humans have made.

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