Isaiah 40:20-22
BRG Bible
20 He that is so impoverished that he hath no oblation chooseth a tree that will not rot; he seeketh unto him a cunning workman to prepare a graven image, that shall not be moved.
21 Have ye not known? have ye not heard? hath it not been told you from the beginning? have ye not understood from the foundations of the earth?
22 It is he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers; that stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in:
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Isaiah 40:20-22
New International Version
20 A person too poor to present such an offering
selects wood(A) that will not rot;
they look for a skilled worker
to set up an idol(B) that will not topple.(C)
21 Do you not know?
Have you not heard?(D)
Has it not been told(E) you from the beginning?(F)
Have you not understood(G) since the earth was founded?(H)
22 He sits enthroned(I) above the circle of the earth,
and its people are like grasshoppers.(J)
He stretches out the heavens(K) like a canopy,(L)
and spreads them out like a tent(M) to live in.(N)
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