Maryam • BN-TAFSEER-IBN-E-KASEER
﴿ وَٱتَّخَذُوا۟ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ ءَالِهَةًۭ لِّيَكُونُوا۟ لَهُمْ عِزًّۭا ﴾
“For [such as] these have taken to worshipping deities other than God, hoping that they would be a [source of] strength for them.”
Please check ayah 19:84 for complete tafsir.