Isaiah 40:20
Holman Christian Standard Bible
20 To one who shapes a pedestal,
choosing wood that does not rot?[a]
He looks for a skilled craftsman
to set up an idol that will not fall over.(A)
Footnotes
- Isaiah 40:20 Or who is too poor for such an offering, or who chooses mulberry wood as a votive gift; Hb obscure
Isaiah 40:20
New International Version
Isaiah 40:20
King James Version
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.
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Isaiah 40:20
New King James Version
20 Whoever is too impoverished for such [a]a contribution
Chooses a tree that will not rot;
He seeks for himself a skillful workman
(A)To prepare a carved image that will not totter.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 40:20 an offering
Isaiah 41:7
Holman Christian Standard Bible
7 The craftsman encourages the metalworker;(A)
the one who flattens with the hammer
supports the one who strikes the anvil,
saying of the soldering, “It is good.”
He fastens it with nails so that it will not fall over.(B)
Isaiah 41:7
New International Version
Isaiah 41:7
King James Version
7 So the carpenter encouraged the goldsmith, and he that smootheth with the hammer him that smote the anvil, saying, It is ready for the sodering: and he fastened it with nails, that it should not be moved.
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Isaiah 41:7
New King James Version
7 (A)So the craftsman encouraged the (B)goldsmith;[a]
He who smooths with the hammer inspired him who strikes the anvil,
Saying, [b]“It is ready for the soldering”;
Then he fastened it with pegs,
(C)That it might not totter.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 41:7 refiner
- Isaiah 41:7 Or The soldering is good
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