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Isaiah 40:20
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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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Have ye not known? have ye not heard? hath it not been told you from the beginning? have ye not understood from the foundations of the earth?
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Verse Text
KJV with Strong's Numbers
He that is so impoverishedH5533 H5534 that he hath no oblationH8641 choosethH977 a treeH6086 that will not rotH7537; he seekethH1245 unto him a cunningH2450 workmanH2796 to prepareH3559 a graven imageH6459, that shall not be movedH4131.
Original Hebrew
הַמְסֻכָּן תְּרוּמָה עֵץ לֹא־יִרְקַב יִבְחָר חָרָשׁ חָכָם יְבַקֶּשׁ־לֹו לְהָכִין פֶּסֶל לֹא יִמֹּוט׃
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Morphology | Gloss |
|---|---|---|---|---|
הַֽ/מְסֻכָּ֣ן |
ha/m.su.Kan | H5533 | HTd/VPsmsa | the/ impoverished (person) |
תְּרוּמָ֔ה |
te.ru.Mah | H8641 | HNcfsa | a contribution |
עֵ֥ץ |
'etz | H6086 | HNcmsa | wood |
לֹֽא |
lo'- | H3808 | HTn | (which) not |
יִרְקַ֖ב |
yir.Kav | H7537 | HVqi3ms | it will rot |
יִבְחָ֑ר |
yiv.Char | H977 | HVqi3ms | he chooses |
חָרָ֤שׁ |
cha.Rash | H2796 | HNcmsa | a craftsman |
חָכָם֙ |
cha.Kham | H2450 | HAamsa | skillful |
יְבַקֶּשׁ |
ye.va.kesh- | H1245 | HVpi3ms | he seeks |
ל֔/וֹ |
l/o | HR/Sp3ms | for/ himself | |
לְ/הָכִ֥ין |
le./ha.Khin | H3559 | HR/Vhc | to/ prepare |
פֶּ֖סֶל |
Pe.sel | H6459 | HNcmsa | an idol |
לֹ֥א |
lo' | H3808 | HTn | (which) not |
יִמּֽוֹט |
yi.Mot | H4131 | HVNi3ms | it will be shaken |
Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)
Strong's References
- H977 — בָּחַר (bâchar, baw-khar'): a primitive root; properly, to try, i.e. (by implication) select; acceptable, appoint, choose (choice), excellent, join, be rather, require.
- H1245 — בָּקַשׁ (bâqash, baw-kash'): a primitive root; to search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer); by implication, to strive after; ask, beg, beseech, desire, enquire, get, make inquisition, procure, (make) request, require, seek (for).
- H2450 — חָכָם (châkâm, khaw-kawm'): from חָכַם; wise, (i.e. intelligent, skilful or artful); cunning (man), subtil, (un-), wise((hearted), man).
- 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.
- H3559 — כּוּן (kûwn, koon): a primitive root; properly, to be erect (i.e. stand perpendicular); hence (causatively) to set up, in a great variety of applications, whether literal (establish, fix, prepare, apply), or figurative (appoint, render sure, proper or prosperous); certain(-ty), confirm, direct, faithfulness, fashion, fasten, firm, be fitted, be fixed, frame, be meet, ordain, order, perfect, (make) preparation, prepare (self), provide, make provision, (be, make) ready, right, set (aright, fast, forth), be stable, (e-) stablish, stand, tarry, [idiom] very deed.
- H4131 — מוֹט (môwṭ, mote): a primitive root; to waver; by implication, to slip, shake, fall; be carried, cast, be out of course, be fallen in decay, [idiom] exceedingly, fall(-ing down), be (re-) moved, be ready, shake, slide, slip.
- H5533 — סָכַן (çâkan, saw-kan'): probably a denominative from שַׂכִּין; properly, to cut, i.e. damage; also to grow (causatively, make) poor; endanger, impoverish.
- H5534 — סָכַר (çâkar, saw-kar'): a primitive root; to shut up; by implication, to surrender; stop, give over. See also סָגַר, שָׂכַר.
- H6086 — עֵץ (ʻêts, ates): from עָצָה; a tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks); [phrase] carpenter, gallows, helve, [phrase] pine, plank, staff, stalk, stick, stock, timber, tree, wood.
- H6459 — פֶּסֶל (peçel, peh'-sel): lemma פֶסֶל missing dagesh, corrected to פֶּסֶל; from פָּסַל; an idol; carved (graven) image.
- H7537 — רָקַב (râqab, raw-kab'): a primitive root; to decay (as by worm-eating); rot.
- H8641 — תְּרוּמָה (tᵉrûwmâh, ter-oo-maw'): or תְּרֻמָה; (Deuteronomy 12:11), from רוּם; a present (as offered up), especially in sacrifice or as tribute; gift, heave offering (shoulder), oblation, offered(-ing).
The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:
- H3808 — לֹא (lôʼ, lo): or לוֹא; or לֹה; (Deuteronomy 3:11), a primitive particle; not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles; [idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as truly as, [phrase] of a truth, [phrase] verily, for want, [phrase] whether, without.
Cross References
Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)
- chooseth — Isaiah 2:8-9, Isaiah 44:13-19, Jeremiah 10:3-4, Daniel 5:23
- shall not — 1 Samuel 5:3-4, Isaiah 41:7, Isaiah 46:7
Reciprocal references (7): Exodus 32:3, Psalms 115:4, Psalms 135:15, Isaiah 44:14, Isaiah 46:6, Daniel 5:4, Revelation 9:20
Related Topics
- Thompson Chain: FALSE WORSHIP
- Nave’s: GOD, IDOL, IDOLATRY, READINGS, SELECT
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