Isaiah 40:19-21

Contemporary English Version

¹⁹Is an idol at all like God?
    It is made of bronze
with a thin layer of gold,
    and decorated with silver.
²⁰^(A) Or special wood may be chosen^[a]
    because it doesn't rot—
then skilled hands
take care to make an idol
    that won't fall on its face.

God Rules the Whole Earth

²¹Don't you know?
Haven't you heard?
Hasn't it been clear
since the time of creation?^[b]

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Footnotes

40.20 Or … chosen: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text. Two kinds of idols seem to be described: bronze idols covered with gold (verse 19) and wooden idols (verse 20).
40.21 Hasn't … creation: Or “Isn't it clear that God created the world?”