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כי שחת עמך. עמך הם בעל כרחך ובעל כרחם אשר הוצאת מארץ מצרים והם שחתו שהחליפו מנהיג ודבר אשר נתתי להם וגם עברו על אשר אמרתי לא תעשה לך פסל ואפילו לשם שמים: כי שחת עמך, “for your people have acted corruptly;” they are your people regardless if you chose them to be, just as you took them out of Egypt regardless if that had been done willingly or not. They acted corruptly by exchanging their leader without consulting you (or Me) Seeing that I had given you them as their leader, they were not at liberty to disown you. In addition to this, they violated My commandment of לא תעשה לך פסל, “do not make for yourself a graven image.” (Exodus 20,4) You are not allowed to do so, even if the image is to symbolise your G–d in heaven.