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Isaiah 40:18-20
Revised Standard Version
Isaiah 40:18-20
Revised Standard Version
18 To whom then will you liken God,
or what likeness compare with him?
19 The idol! a workman casts it,
and a goldsmith overlays it with gold,
and casts for it silver chains.
20 He who is impoverished[a] chooses for an offering
wood that will not rot;
he seeks out a skilful craftsman
to set up an image that will not move.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 40:20 Heb uncertain
Isaiah 40:18-20
New International Version
Isaiah 40:18-20
New International Version
18 With whom, then, will you compare God?(A)
To what image(B) will you liken him?
19 As for an idol,(C) a metalworker casts it,
and a goldsmith(D) overlays it with gold(E)
and fashions silver chains for it.
20 A person too poor to present such an offering
selects wood(F) that will not rot;
they look for a skilled worker
to set up an idol(G) that will not topple.(H)
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