Isaiah 40:19-21
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
19 An idol? An artisan casts it,
the smith plates it with gold,
fits it with silver chains.[a](A)
20 Is mulberry wood the offering?
A skilled artisan picks out
a wood that will not rot,
Seeks to set up for himself
an idol that will not totter.(B)
21 Do you not know? Have you not heard?
Was it not told you from the beginning?
Have you not understood from the founding of the earth?
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