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Isaiah 40:19

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19rThe workman molds an image,

The goldsmith overspreads it with gold,

And the silversmith casts silver chains.

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Cross references

  1. rPs. 115:4–8; Is. 41:7; 44:10; Hab. 2:18, 19

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.