Isaiah 40:19-21

Lexham English Bible

¹⁹ A craftsman pours out the idol,
    and a goldsmith^[a] overlays it with gold,
        and he smelts chains of silver.
²⁰ The one who is too impoverished for a gift chooses wood that will not rot;
    he seeks a skillful artisan for himself to set up an image that will not be knocked over.
²¹ Have you not known?
    Have you not heard?
Has it not been told to you from the beginning?^[b]
    Have you not understood from the foundation of the earth?