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

20 Doth not [a]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.

21 Know ye nothing? have ye not heard [b]it? hath it not been told you from the beginning? have ye not understood it by the [c]foundation of the earth?

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Footnotes

  1. 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.
  2. Isaiah 40:21 Have ye not the word of God, which plainly condemneth idolatry?
  3. Isaiah 40:21 Can you not learn by the visible creatures whom God hath made to observe your use, that you should not serve them nor worship them?

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