Yesaya 44:11

44:11 Look, all his associates ¹  will be put to shame;

the craftsmen are mere humans. ² 

Let them all assemble and take their stand!

They will panic and be put to shame.

Yesaya 46:6

46:6 Those who empty out gold from a purse

and weigh out silver on the scale ³ 

hire a metalsmith, who makes it into a god.

They then bow down and worship it.

[44:11]  ¹ tn The pronoun “his” probably refers to the one who forms/casts an idol (v. 10), in which case it refers to the craftsman’s associates in the idol-manufacturing guild.

[44:11]  ² sn The point seems to be this: If the idols are the mere products of human hands, then those who trust in them will be disappointed, for man-made gods are incapable of helping their “creators.”

[46:6]  ³ tn Heb “the reed,” probably referring to the beam of a scales. See BDB 889 s.v. קָנֶה 4.c.