The workman] Or, brasier: or, founder. See Chap. 41. 6. and 44. 12. Jeremiah 10:3. melteth] Chap. 44. 10. a graven image] An image to be afterward graven and polished, of brasse, or some baser metall which for more state and shew, he further causeth to be overlaid with gold. the goldsmith] Heb. finer. Judges 17:4. spreadeth it over with gold] Beateth out gold into thin plates; and therewith covereth it. Jeremiah 10:9. casteth silver chains] Wherewith to fasten it unto some post, or to some staple in the wall; that it may not fall, or stirre, but stand bolt upright. Chap. 41. 7. and 46. 7. Jeremiah 10:5.