Isaiah 40:19
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The workman melteth a graven image, and the goldsmith spreadeth it over with gold and casteth silver chains.
The image, a workman hath cast it, and the goldsmith overlayeth it with gold, and casteth for it silver chains.
As for the cast image (idol), a metalworker casts it, A goldsmith overlays it with gold And a silversmith casts its silver chains.
The graven image! A workman casts it, and a goldsmith overlays it with gold and casts silver chains for it.
The workman melteth a graven image, and the goldsmith spreadeth it over with gold, and casteth silver chains.
An idol?—something that a smelter casts and a metalworker plates with gold and makes silver chains for?
An idol? – something that a smelter casts and a metalworker plates with gold and makes silver chains for?
An idol? A craftsman pours it, a metalworker covers it with gold, and fashions silver chains.
An image made by a craftsman, which a goldsmith overlays with gold, for which he then casts silver chains?
Is an idol at all like God? It is made of bronze with a thin layer of gold, and decorated with silver.
The workman casteth a graven image, and the goldsmith spreadeth it over with gold, and casteth silver chains [for it].
Hath the workman cast a graven statue? or hath the goldsmith formed it with gold, or the silversmith with plates of silver?
No, but some people make statues from rock or wood, and they call them gods. One worker makes a statue. Then another worker covers it with gold and makes silver chains for it.
A worker may use special skill to make an idol. Another worker may cover it with gold. He may use silver chains to make it beautiful.
A craftsman casts the idol, and a goldsmith overlays it with gold. He forges silver chains for it.
An idol! A craftsman casts it, and a goldsmith overlays it with gold and casts for it silver chains.
An idol! A craftsman casts it, and a goldsmith overlays it with gold and casts for it silver chains.
An idol is ·formed [cast] by a craftsman, and a goldsmith ·covers [overlays] it with gold and ·makes [forms; refines] silver chains for it.
The workman melteth an image, or the goldsmith beateth it out in gold, or the goldsmith maketh silver plates.
Craftsmen make idols. Goldsmiths cover them with gold. Silversmiths make silver chains for them.
He is not like an idol that workers make, that metalworkers cover with gold and set in a base of silver.
To an idol?—something that a smelter casts, and a metalworker plates with gold and makes silver welds for it?
An idol is formed by a man. And another man covers it with gold. And he makes silver chains for it.
To an idol? A craftsman makes the image, and a goldsmith overlays it with gold and casts silver chains.
The workman prepares the graven image, and the goldsmith spreads it over with gold and casts silver chains.
The workman melteth a graven image, and the goldsmith spreadeth it over with gold, and casteth silver chains.
The workman melteth a graven image, and the goldsmith spreadeth it over with gold, and casteth silver chains.
As for the graven images, a craftsman casts it, A goldsmith plates it with gold, And a silversmith fashions chains of silver.
A craftsman pours out the idol, and a goldsmith overlays it with gold, and he smelts chains of silver.
With an idol? An idol made from a mold, overlaid with gold, and with silver chains around its neck?
So who even comes close to being like God? To whom or what can you compare him? Some no-god idol? Ridiculous! It’s made in a workshop, cast in bronze, Given a thin veneer of gold, and draped with silver filigree. Or, perhaps someone will select a fine wood— olive wood, say—that won’t rot, Then hire a woodcarver to make a no-god, giving special care to its base so it won’t tip over!
The workman melts a graven image, and the goldsmith spreads it over with gold, and casts silver chains.
Craftsmen make idols. Goldsmiths cover them with gold. Silversmiths make silver chains for them.
An idol? An artisan casts it, the smith plates it with gold, fits it with silver chains.
As for the idol, a craftsman casts it, A goldsmith plates it with gold, And a silversmith fashions chains of silver.
As for the idol, a craftsman casts it, A goldsmith plates it with gold, And a silversmith fashions chains of silver.
Perhaps an idol that a craftsman casts and a goldsmith overlays with gold and for which he fashions silver chains?
An idol is formed by a craftsman, and a goldsmith covers it with gold and makes silver chains for it.
A craftsman casts an idol; a metalsmith overlays it with gold and forges silver chains for it.
Will you compare him with a statue of a god? Anyone who works with metal can make a statue. Then another worker covers it with gold and makes silver chains for it.
As for an idol, a metalworker casts it, and a goldsmith overlays it with gold and fashions silver chains for it.
As for an idol, a metalworker casts it, and a goldsmith overlays it with gold and fashions silver chains for it.
The workman molds an image, The goldsmith overspreads it with gold, And the silversmith casts silver chains.
An able workman makes a false god. A man who works with gold covers it with gold. And a man who works with silver makes silver chains for it.
Can he be compared to an idol formed in a mold, overlaid with gold, and decorated with silver chains?
An idol? —A workman casts it, and a goldsmith overlays it with gold, and casts for it silver chains.
An idol? —A workman casts it, and a goldsmith overlays it with gold, and casts for it silver chains.
An idol? —A workman casts it, and a goldsmith overlays it with gold, and casts for it silver chains.
An idol? A workman casts it, and a goldsmith overlays it with gold and casts for it silver chains.
The charash (workman, craftsman) melteth a pesel (idol, image), and the goldsmith overlayeth it with zahav, and casteth for it chains of kesef.
The workman melts an image, or the goldsmith beats it out in gold, or the silversmith in silver plates.
The idol! a workman casts it, and a goldsmith overlays it with gold, and casts for it silver chains.
The idol! a workman casts it, and a goldsmith overlays it with gold, and casts for it silver chains.
To an idol? A craftsman casts it, a goldsmith overlays it with gold and fashions silver chains for it.
An idol? Hardly. They are made by human hands. Even if they are overlaid with gold, decorated with silver, And shaped by the world’s best artisans, they are subject to tarnish, tearing, and breaking.
A workman has cast an image, and the goldsmith overlays it with gold, and casts silver chains for it.
Whether a smith shall weld together an image, either a goldsmith shall figure it in gold, and a worker in silver shall dight it with pieces of silver?
The graven image poured out hath a artizan, And a refiner with gold spreadeth it over, And chains of silver he is refining.
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