“All who make idols
Are nothing.
The things they delight in
Do not profit.
Their witnesses neither see
Nor know.
Thus they will be put to shame.
Who fashions a god?
Who casts an image?
Can they do any good?
Look!
All its devotees shall be put to shame.
The artisans are merely human.
Let them all assemble!
Let them stand up!
They shall be terrified.
They shall all be put to shame.”
Second Isaiah has a strong condemnation of those who make false idols. They are nothing. They delight in things that bring them no good. They and their devotees will be put to shame, which is repeated again twice. Who fashions these gods and casts their images? Can they do any good? They are just mere humans. Let them stand up together and be shamed. In fact, the biggest punishment for these idol makers was their own shame.
Eugene Finnegan Bible Project 