John Calvin Commentary Isaiah 46:7

"They bear it upon the shoulder, they carry it, and set it in its place, and it standeth, from its place shall it not remove: yea, one may cry unto it, yet can it not answer, nor save him out of his trouble." — Isaiah 46:7 (ASV)

They shall carry them on the shoulder. The picture is still more heightened by the description contained in this verse; for, since the idols have no feeling of any kind, those who resort to them to ask assistance must be not only very stupid but very obstinate.