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Isaiah 40:19

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19uThe workman melteth a graven image,

And xthe goldsmith yspreadeth it over with gold,

And casteth silver chains.

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Cross references

  1. uch. 41. 7. & 44. 12, 13. & 46. 6. Jer. 10. 3, 4. Wisd. 13. 11. Baruch 6. 45.
  2. xSee Judg. 17. 4.
  3. yJer. 10. 9 (Heb.).

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

An idol! A craftsman casts it,

and a goldsmith overlays it with gold

and casts for it silver chains.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

As for an idol, a metalworker casts it,

and a goldsmith overlays it with gold

and fashions silver chains for it.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

An idol?—something that a smelter casts

and a metalworker plates with gold

and makes silver chains for?

NLTNew Living Translation

Can he be compared to an idol formed in a mold,

overlaid with gold, and decorated with silver chains?

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

A craftsman pours out the idol,

and a goldsmith overlays it with gold,

and he smelts chains of silver.

KJV 1900King James Version

The workman melteth a graven image,

And the goldsmith spreadeth it over with gold,

And casteth silver chains.