Isaiah 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.

Jud 6:29-32; Jud 16:23-30; 1Sa 5:3-7; 1Sa 6:4,5; 1Ki 18:19-29,40; Ps 97:7; Isa 1:29; Isa 41:5-7; Isa 42:17; Isa 45:16; Jer 2:26,27; Jer 10:14; Jer 51:17; Da 3:1-7; Da 5:1-6; Ac 19:24-34; Re 19:19-21

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.

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.”