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Isaiah 40:19
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To whom then will ye liken God? or what likeness will ye compare unto him?
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The workman melteth a graven image, and the goldsmith spreadeth it over with gold, and casteth silver chains.
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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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Verse Text
KJV with Strong's Numbers
The workmanH2796 meltethH5258 a graven imageH6459, and the goldsmithH6884 spreadethH7554 it over with goldH2091, and castethH6884 silverH3701 chainsH7577.
Original Hebrew
הַפֶּסֶל נָסַךְ חָרָשׁ וְצֹרֵף בַּזָּהָב יְרַקְּעֶנּוּ וּרְתֻקֹות כֶּסֶף צֹורֵף׃
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Morphology | Gloss |
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הַ/פֶּ֨סֶל֙ |
ha./Pe.sel | H6459 | HTd/Ncmsa | the/ idol |
נָסַ֣ךְ |
na.Sakh | H5258 | HVqp3ms | he has cast |
חָרָ֔שׁ |
cha.Rash | H2796 | HNcmsa | a craftsman |
וְ/צֹרֵ֖ף |
ve./tzo.Ref | H6884 | HC/Vqrmsa | and/ a metalsmith |
בַּ/זָּהָ֣ב |
ba./za.Hav | H2091 | HRd/Ncmsa | with (the)/ gold |
יְרַקְּעֶ֑/נּוּ |
ye.rak.ke.'E./nu | H7554 | HVpi3ms/Sp3ms | he will overlay/ it |
וּ/רְתֻק֥וֹת |
u./re.tu.Kot | H7577 | HC/Ncfpc | and/ chains of |
כֶּ֖סֶף |
Ke.sef | H3701 | HNcmsa | silver |
צוֹרֵֽף |
tzo.Ref | H6884 | HVqrmsa | (is) refining |
Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)
Strong's References
- H2091 — זָהָב (zâhâb, zaw-hawb'): from an unused root meaning to shimmer; gold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e. yellow), as oil, a clear sky; gold(-en), fair weather.
- H2796 — חָרָשׁ (chârâsh, khaw-rawsh'): from חָרַשׁ; a fabricator or any material; artificer, ([phrase]) carpenter, craftsman, engraver, maker, [phrase] mason, skilful, ([phrase]) smith, worker, workman, such as wrought.
- H3701 — כֶּסֶף (keçeph, keh'-sef): from כָּסַף; silver (from its pale color); by implication, money; money, price, silver(-ling).
- H5258 — נָסַךְ (nâçak, naw-sak'): a primitive root; to pour out, especially a libation, or to cast (metal); by analogy, to anoint aking; cover, melt, offer, (cause to) pour (out), set (up).
- H6459 — פֶּסֶל (peçel, peh'-sel): lemma פֶסֶל missing dagesh, corrected to פֶּסֶל; from פָּסַל; an idol; carved (graven) image.
- H6884 — צָרַף (tsâraph, tsaw-raf'): a primitive root; to fuse (metal), i.e. refine (literally or figuratively); cast, (re-) fine(-er), founder, goldsmith, melt, pure, purge away, try.
- H7554 — רָקַע (râqaʻ, raw-kah'): a primitive root; to pound the earth (as a sign of passion); by analogy to expand (by hammering); by implication, to overlay (with thin sheets of metal); beat, make broad, spread abroad (forth, over, out, into plates), stamp, stretch.
- H7577 — רְתֻקָה (rᵉthuqâh, reth-oo-kaw'): feminine passive participle of רָתַק; something fastened, i.e. a chain; chain.
Cross References
Reciprocal references (7): Exodus 32:3, Exodus 32:4, Isaiah 44:12, Jeremiah 10:4, Daniel 3:1, Daniel 5:4, Revelation 9:20
Related Topics
- Thompson Chain: ARTS AND CRAFTS, FALSE WORSHIP
- Torrey’s: ARTS OF THE, GOLD
- Nave’s: ART, GOD, IDOL, IDOLATRY, READINGS, SELECT, SILVER
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