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Isaiah 40:18-20
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
Isaiah 40:18-20
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
18 To whom, then, will you liken God,
or what likeness compare with him?(A)
19 An idol? A workman casts it,
and a goldsmith overlays it with gold
and casts for it silver chains.(B)
20 As a gift one chooses mulberry wood[a]
—wood that will not rot—
then seeks out a skilled artisan
to set up an image that will not topple.(C)
Footnotes
- 40.20 Meaning of 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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