Exodus 32:1-9

1Now when the people saw that Moses 1delayed to come down from the mountain, the people assembled about Aaron and said to him, “Come, 2make us 3a god who will go before us; as for 4this Moses, the man who brought us up from the land of Egypt, we do not know what has become of him.” 2Aaron said to them, “5Tear off the gold rings which are in the ears of your wives, your sons, and your daughters, and bring them to me.” 3Then all the people tore off the gold rings which were in their ears and brought them to Aaron. 4He took this from their hand, and fashioned it with a graving tool and made it into a 6molten calf; and they said, “7This is your god, O Israel, who brought you up from the land of Egypt.” 5Now when Aaron saw this, he built an altar before it; and Aaron made a proclamation and said, “Tomorrow shall be a feast to the Lord.” 6So the next day they rose early and 8offered burnt offerings, and brought peace offerings; and 9the people sat down to eat and to drink, and rose up 10to play.

7Then the Lord spoke to Moses, “Go 11down at once, for your people, whom 12you brought up from the land of Egypt, have 13corrupted themselves. 8They have quickly turned aside from the way which I commanded them. 14They have made for themselves a molten calf, and have worshiped it and 15have sacrificed to it and said, ‘1617This is your god, O Israel, who brought you up from the land of Egypt!’” 918The Lord said to Moses, “I have seen this people, and behold, they are 1920an obstinate people.