Isaiah 40:19-20
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19 As for the [a](A)idol, a craftsman casts it,
A goldsmith (B)plates it with gold,
And a silversmith fashions chains of silver.
20 He who is too impoverished for such an offering
Selects a (C)tree that does not rot;
He seeks out for himself a skillful craftsman
To [b]prepare [c]an idol that (D)will not totter.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 40:19 Or carved image
- Isaiah 40:20 Or set up
- Isaiah 40:20 Or a carved image
Isaiah 41:6-7
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6 Each one helps his neighbor
And says to his brother, “Be strong!”
7 So the (A)craftsman encourages the (B)smelter,
And he who smooths metal with the hammer encourages him who beats the anvil,
Saying of the soldering, “It is good”;
And he fastens it with nails,
(C)So that it will not totter.
Isaiah 46:6-7
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6 Those who (A)lavish gold from the bag
And weigh silver on the scale,
Hire a goldsmith, and he makes it into a god;
They (B)bow down, indeed they worship it.
7 They (C)lift it on the shoulder, carry it,
And set it in its place, and it stands there.
(D)It does not move from its place.
Though one may shout to it, it (E)cannot answer;
It (F)cannot save him from his distress.
Jeremiah 10:3-5
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3 For the customs of the peoples are (A)futile;
For (B)it is wood cut from the forest,
The work of the hands of a craftsman with a cutting tool.
4 They (C)decorate the idol with silver and gold;
They (D)fasten it with nails and hammers
So that it will not totter.
5 They are like a scarecrow in a cucumber field,
And they (E)cannot speak;
They must be (F)carried,
Because they cannot walk!
Do not fear them,
For they (G)can do no harm,
Nor can they do any good.”
Habakkuk 2:18
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18 “What (A)benefit is a carved image when its maker has carved it,
Or a cast metal image, a (B)teacher of falsehood?
For its maker (C)trusts in his own handiwork
When he fashions speechless idols.
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