The promise that those who 'turn back, who trust in carved images and say to cast images, "You are our gods"' will be 'turned back, and utterly put to shame' reconnects the passage to the anti-idolatry polemic. This verse uses shame as the consequence of idolatry, suggesting that ultimate vindication of God's purposes will expose the foolishness of those who rejected Yahweh. The emphasis on being 'turned back' suggests a reversal: those who turned away from God will be returned to their blindness and error. This verse warns that covenant rejection carries consequences even as God offers restoration.

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