And the LORD said unto Moses, Go, get thee down; for thy people, which thou broughtest out of the land of Egypt, have corrupted themselves:

Go, get thee down. Intelligence of the idolatrous scene enacted at the foot of the mount was communicated to Moses in language borrowed from human passions and feelings, and the judgment of a justly offended God pronounced in terms of just indignation against the gross violation of the so recently promulgated laws.

Thy people, which thou broughtest out of ... Egypt. The language is very marked. Thy people, not mine-for their sin had caused a suspension of the covenant (cf. Matthew 23:38).

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