Isaiah 40:20-22
Modern English Version
20 He who is too impoverished for such an offering
chooses a tree that will not rot;
he seeks for himself a skillful workman
to prepare a graven image that shall not totter.
21 Have you not known?
Have you not heard?
Has it not been told to you from the beginning?
Have you not understood from the foundations of the earth?
22 It is He who sits upon the circle of the earth,
and the inhabitants are as grasshoppers,
who stretches out the heavens as a curtain,
and spreads them out as a tent to dwell in.
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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