Isaiah 40:19

40:19 A craftsman casts ¹  an idol;

a metalsmith overlays it with gold

and forges silver chains for it.

Isaiah 46:6

46:6 Those who empty out gold from a purse

and weigh out silver on the scale ² 

hire a metalsmith, who makes it into a god.

They then bow down and worship it.

[40:19]  ¹ tn Heb “pours out”; KJV “melteth.”

[46:6]  ² tn Heb “the reed,” probably referring to the beam of a scales. See BDB 889 s.v. קָנֶה 4.c.