Isaiah 46:6

46:6 Those who empty out gold from a purse

and weigh out silver on the scale ¹ 

hire a metalsmith, who makes it into a god.

They then bow down and worship it.

Jeremiah 10:4

10:4 He decorates it with overlays of silver and gold.

He uses hammer and nails to fasten it ²  together

so that it will not fall over.

[46:6]  ¹ tn Heb “the reed,” probably referring to the beam of a scales. See BDB 889 s.v. קָנֶה 4.c.

[10:4]  ² tn The pronoun is plural in Hebrew, referring to the parts.