Charles Spurgeon Commentary Isaiah 44:13

"The carpenter stretcheth out a line; he marketh it out with a pencil; he shapeth it with planes, and he marketh it out with the compasses, and shapeth it after the figure of a man, according to the beauty of a man, to dwell in a house." — Isaiah 44:13 (ASV)

The carpenter stretcheth out his rule; he marketh it out with a line; he fitteth it with planes, and he marketh it out with the compass, and maketh it after the figure of a man, according to the beauty of a man; that it may remain in the house.

Fancy a god-maker with his rule and his line, his planes and his compasses! What fine irony there is here.

The carpenter stretches out his rule, he marks it out with a line; he fits it with planes, and he marks it out with the compass, and makes it after the figure of a man, according to the beauty of a man; that it may remain in the house.

A god in the house! A god shut up in a room! A god that has been made with compasses and planes! How ridiculous it seems!