Isaiah 40:19-21

International Standard Version

¹⁹ To an idol? A craftsman makes^[a] the image,
    and a goldsmith overlays it with gold
        and casts silver chains.
²⁰ To the impoverished person?
    He prepares^[b] an offering—^[c]
        wood that won’t rot—
Or to the one who chooses a skilled craftsman^[d]
    and^[e] seeks^[f] to erect an idol that won’t topple?”

²¹ “You know, don’t you?
    You have heard, haven’t you?
Hasn’t it been told you from the beginning?
    Haven’t you understood from the foundations of the^[g] earth?