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Isaiah 40:18–19

18  xTo whom then will you liken God,

yor what likeness compare with him?

19  yAn idol! A craftsman casts it,

and a goldsmith overlays it with gold

and casts for it silver chains.

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Isaiah 40:18–19 — The New International Version (NIV)

18 With whom, then, will you compare God?

To what image will you liken him?

19 As for an idol, a metalworker casts it,

and a goldsmith overlays it with gold

and fashions silver chains for it.

Isaiah 40:18–19 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

18 To whom then will ye liken God?

Or what likeness will ye compare unto him?

19 The workman melteth a graven image,

And the goldsmith spreadeth it over with gold,

And casteth silver chains.

Isaiah 40:18–19 — New Living Translation (NLT)

18 To whom can you compare God?

What image can you find to resemble him?

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

overlaid with gold, and decorated with silver chains?

Isaiah 40:18–19 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

18 To whom then will you liken God?

Or what likeness will you compare to Him?

19 The workman molds an image,

The goldsmith overspreads it with gold,

And the silversmith casts silver chains.

Isaiah 40:18–19 — New Century Version (NCV)

18 Can you compare God to anything?

Can you compare him to an image of anything?

19 An idol is formed by a craftsman,

and a goldsmith covers it with gold

and makes silver chains for it.

Isaiah 40:18–19 — American Standard Version (ASV)

18 To whom then will ye liken God? or what likeness will ye compare unto him? 19 The image, a workman hath cast it, and the goldsmith overlayeth it with gold, and casteth for it silver chains.

Isaiah 40:18–19 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

18 To whom then will ye liken •God? and what likeness will ye compare unto him? 19 The workman casteth a graven image, and the goldsmith spreadeth it over with gold, and casteth silver chains for it.

Isaiah 40:18–19 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

18 To whom, then, can you compare God? 

To what statue can you compare him? 

19 Craftsmen make idols. 

Goldsmiths cover them with gold. 

Silversmiths make silver chains for them. 

Isaiah 40:18–19 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

18 Who will you compare God with?

What likeness will you compare Him to?

19 To an idol?—something that a smelter casts,

and a metalworker plates with gold

and makes silver welds for it?

Isaiah 40:18–19 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

18 To whom then will you liken God,

or what likeness compare with him?

19 An idol? —A workman casts it,

and a goldsmith overlays it with gold,

and casts for it silver chains.

Isaiah 40:18–19 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

18 And to whom will you liken God?

And to what likeness will you compare him?

19 A craftsman pours out the idol,

and a goldsmith overlays it with gold,

and he smelts chains of silver.

Isaiah 40:18–19 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

18 So who will you compare God to?

Is there any other god like him?

19 Will you compare him to a statue of a god?

Any skilled worker can make a statue.

Then another worker covers it with gold

and makes silver chains for it.

Isaiah 40:18–19 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

18 To whom then will you liken God?

Or what likeness will you compare with Him?

19 As for the idol, a craftsman casts it,

A goldsmith plates it with gold,

And a silversmith fashions chains of silver.


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