Exodus 32:7-11

7The Lord spoke to Moses: “Go quickly, descend, because your people, whom you brought up from the land of Egypt, have acted corruptly.

8They have quickly turned aside from the way that I commanded them – they have made for themselves a molten calf and have bowed down to it and sacrificed to it and said, ‘These are your gods, O Israel, which brought you up from the land of Egypt.’”

9Then the Lord said to Moses: “I have seen this people. Look what a stiff-necked people they are!

10So now, leave me alone so that my anger can burn against them and I can destroy them, and I will make from you a great nation.”

11But Moses sought the favor of the Lord his God and said, “O Lord, why does your anger burn against your people, whom you have brought out from the land of Egypt with great power and with a mighty hand?