...remarkable, biting satire of Isaiah 44:9-20, which exposes the absurdity of worshiping a graven image: "He maketh a god, even his graven image; he falleth...and saith, 'deliver me, for thou art my god'" (v. 17). We can find the same kind of caustic analysis of the practice of idol worship in Psalm 115:4-9;...

...thereto. 44:16: He burneth part thereof in the fire; with part thereof he eateth flesh; he roasteth roast, and is satisfied: yea, he warmeth himself, and saith, Aha, I am warm, I have seen the fire: 44:17: And the residue thereof he maketh a god, even his graven image: hefalleth down unto it, and...

...making of the idols, and said " Heburneth part thereof in the fire with part thereof he eateth flesh he warmeth himself and saith Aha I am warm I have seen the fire," * went on " and the residue thereof he tnaketh a god and falleth down unto it and saith 1 Deliver me...

...clapped on problem like a snuffer on a candle, the great crossword public on all its planes: 'He roasteth roast and is satisfied. Yea. he warmeth himself and saith. Aha, I am warm.' (IDD: 92) Das Privileg einer spezifisch künstlerischen Auseinandersetzung mit der Wirklichkeit sei...