“They had
Beautiful ornaments.
They took such pride
In them.
They made
Their abominable images.
They made
Their detestable things.
Therefore I will make of it
An unclean thing
To them.
I will hand it over
To strangers
As booty.
I will give it
To the wicked
Of the earth
As plunder.
They shall profane it.”
These Israelites had made beautiful ornaments into idols. They took such great pride in these abominable and detestable images that they had made. Yahweh was now going to make them into unclean things. He was going to hand them over to strangers as booty. He was going to give them to the wicked ones of the earth as plunder. Then they could profane these false idol god images.
Eugene Finnegan Bible Project 