“Behold, all his fellows shall be ashamed: and the workmen, they are of men: let them all be gathered together, let them stand up; yet they shall fear, and they shall be ashamed together.”
The prediction 'All its devotees shall be put to shame, and the artisans too; let them all assemble, let them stand up; they shall be terrified, they shall be put to shame together'—asserts that idolaters will experience public humiliation. The emphasis on shame suggests that exposure of idolatry's futility will be the means of judgment: those who trusted lies will be publicly exposed. The assembly of artisans and devotees for joint condemnation suggests that idolatry creates community only in the shared experience of ultimate failure. This verse connects idolatry to eschatological judgment.
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