Isaiah 40:19-20
New American Standard Bible 1995
19 As for the [a](A)idol, a craftsman casts it,
A goldsmith (B)plates it with gold,
And a silversmith fashions chains of silver.
20 He who is too impoverished for such an offering
Selects a (C)tree that does not rot;
He seeks out for himself a skillful craftsman
To [b]prepare [c]an idol that (D)will not totter.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 40:19 Or graven image
- Isaiah 40:20 Or set up
- Isaiah 40:20 Or a graven image
Isaiah 41:6-7
New American Standard Bible 1995
6 Each one helps his neighbor
And says to his brother, “Be strong!”
7 So the (A)craftsman encourages the (B)smelter,
And he who smooths metal with the hammer encourages him who beats the anvil,
Saying of the soldering, “It is good”;
And he fastens it with nails,
(C)So that it will not totter.
Isaiah 46:6-7
New American Standard Bible 1995
6 “Those who (A)lavish gold from the purse
And weigh silver on the scale
Hire a goldsmith, and he makes it into a god;
They (B)bow down, indeed they worship it.
7 “They (C)lift it upon the shoulder and carry it;
They set it in its place and it stands there.
(D)It does not move from its place.
Though one may cry to it, it (E)cannot answer;
It (F)cannot deliver him from his distress.
Jeremiah 10:3-5
New American Standard Bible 1995
3 For the customs of the peoples are [a](A)delusion;
Because (B)it is wood cut from the forest,
The work of the hands of a craftsman with a cutting tool.
4 “They (C)decorate it with silver and with gold;
They (D)fasten it with nails and with hammers
So that it will not totter.
5 “Like a scarecrow in a cucumber field are they,
And they (E)cannot speak;
They must be (F)carried,
Because they cannot walk!
Do not fear them,
For they (G)can do no harm,
Nor can they do any good.”
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 10:3 Lit vanity
Habakkuk 2:18
New American Standard Bible 1995
18 “What (A)profit is the [a]idol when its maker has carved it,
Or [b]an image, a (B)teacher of falsehood?
For its maker (C)trusts in his own handiwork
When he fashions speechless idols.
Footnotes
- Habakkuk 2:18 Or a graven image
- Habakkuk 2:18 Lit a cast metal image
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