18 To whom then [a]will ye liken God? or what similitude will ye set up unto him?

19 The workman melteth an image, or the goldsmith beateth it out in gold, or the goldsmith maketh silver plates.

20 Doth not [b]the poor choose out a tree that will not rot, for an oblation? he seeketh also unto him a cunning workman, to prepare an image that shall not be moved.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 40:18 Hereby he armeth them against the idolatry, wherewith they should be tempted in Babylon.
  2. Isaiah 40:20 He showeth the rage of the idolaters, seeing that the poor that have not to suffice their own necessities, will defraud themselves to serve their idols.

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