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.
49:18 Look all around you! 3
All of them gather to you.
As surely as I live,” says the Lord,
“you will certainly wear all of them like jewelry;
you will put them on as if you were a bride.
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.”
3 tn Heb “Lift up around your eyes and see.”