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Isaiah 46:6

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To whom will ye liken me, and make [me] equal, and compare me, that we may be like?	They lavish gold out of the bag, and weigh silver in the balance, [and] hire a goldsmith; and he maketh it a god: they fall down, yea, they worship.	They bear him upon the shoulder, they carry him, and set him in his place, and he standeth; from his place shall he not remove: yea, [one] shall cry unto him, yet can he not answer, nor save him out of his trouble.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

They lavish^H2107 gold^H2091 out of the bag^H3599, and weigh^H8254 silver^H3701 in the balance^H7070, and hire^H7936 a goldsmith^H6884; and he maketh^H6213 it a god^H410: they fall down^H5456, yea, they worship^H7812.

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Original Hebrew

הַזָּלִים זָהָב מִכִּיס וְכֶסֶף בַּקָּנֶה יִשְׁקֹלוּ יִשְׂכְּרוּ צֹורֵף וְיַעֲשֵׂהוּ אֵל יִסְגְּדוּ אַף־יִשְׁתַּחֲוּוּ ׃

Hebrew	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
הַ/זָּלִ֤ים	ha./za.Lim	H2107	HTd/Vqrmpa	those/ (who) pour out
זָהָב֙	za.Hav	H2091	HNcmsa	gold
מִ/כִּ֔יס	mi./Kis	H3599	HR/Ncmsa	from/ a bag
וְ/כֶ֖סֶף	ve./Khe.sef	H3701	HC/Ncmsa	and/ silver
בַּ/קָּנֶ֣ה	ba./ka.Neh	H7070	HRd/Ncmsa	on (the)/ scale(s)
יִשְׁקֹ֑לוּ	yish.Ko.lu	H8254	HVqi3mp	they weigh out
יִשְׂכְּר֤וּ	yis.ke.Ru	H7936	HVqi3mp	they hire
צוֹרֵף֙	tzo.Ref	H6884	HVqrmsa	a metalsmith
וְ/יַעֲשֵׂ֣/הוּ	ve./ya.'a.Se./hu	H6213	HC/Vqi3ms/Sp3ms	and/ he makes/ it
אֵ֔ל	'El	H410	HNcmsa	a god
יִסְגְּד֖וּ	yis.ge.Du	H5456	HVqi3mp	they prostrate themselves
אַף	'af-	H637	HTa	also
יִֽשְׁתַּחֲוּֽוּ	Yish.ta.cha.Vu	H7812	HVvi3mp	they bow down

Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)

Strong's References

• H410 — אֵל (ʼêl, ale): shortened from אַיִל; strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the Almighty (but used also of any deity); God (god), [idiom] goodly, [idiom] great, idol, might(-y one), power, strong. Compare names in '-el.'
• 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.
• H2107 — זוּל (zûwl, zool): a primitive root (compare זָלַל); probably to shake out, i.e. (by implication) to scatter profusely; figuratively, to treat lightly; lavish, despise.
• H3599 — כִּיס (kîyç, keece): a form for כּוֹס; a cup; also a bag formoney or weights; bag, cup, purse.
• H3701 — כֶּסֶף (keçeph, keh'-sef): from כָּסַף; silver (from its pale color); by implication, money; money, price, silver(-ling).
• H5456 — סָגַד (çâgad, saw-gad'): a primitive root; to prostrate oneself (in homage); fall down.
• H6213 — עָשָׂה (ʻâsâh, aw-saw'): a primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application; accomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy, [idiom] certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal (with), deck, [phrase] displease, do, (ready) dress(-ed), (put in) execute(-ion), exercise, fashion, [phrase] feast, (fight-) ing man, [phrase] finish, fit, fly, follow, fulfill, furnish, gather, get, go about, govern, grant, great, [phrase] hinder, hold (a feast), [idiom] indeed, [phrase] be industrious, [phrase] journey, keep, labour, maintain, make, be meet, observe, be occupied, offer, [phrase] officer, pare, bring (come) to pass, perform, pracise, prepare, procure, provide, put, requite, [idiom] sacrifice, serve, set, shew, [idiom] sin, spend, [idiom] surely, take, [idiom] thoroughly, trim, [idiom] very, [phrase] vex, be (warr-) ior, work(-man), yield, use.
• 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.
• H7070 — קָנֶה (qâneh, kaw-neh'): from קָנָה; a reed (as erect); by resemblance a rod (especially for measuring), shaft, tube, stem, the radius (of the arm), beam (of a steelyard); balance, bone, branch, calamus, cane, reed, [idiom] spearman, stalk.
• H7812 — שָׁחָה (shâchâh, shaw-khaw'): a primitive root; to depress, i.e. prostrate (especially reflexive, in homage to royalty or God); bow (self) down, crouch, fall down (flat), humbly beseech, do (make) obeisance, do reverence, make to stoop, worship.
• H7936 — שָׂכַר (sâkar, saw-kar'): or (by permutation) סָכַר; (Ezra 4:5), a primitive root (apparently akin (by prosthesis) to כָּרָה through the idea of temporary purchase; compare שָׁכַר); to hire; earn wages, hire (out self), reward, [idiom] surely.
• H8254 — שָׁקַל (shâqal, shaw-kal'): a primitive root; to suspend or poise (especially in trade); pay, receive(-r), spend, [idiom] throughly, weigh.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

• H637 — אַף (ʼaph, af): a primitive particle; meaning accession (used as an adverb or conjunction); also or yea; adversatively though; also, [phrase] although, and (furthermore, yet), but, even, [phrase] how much less (more, rather than), moreover, with, yea.

Cross References

Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)

• lavish — Exodus 32:2-4, Judges 17:3-4, 1 Kings 12:28, Isaiah 40:19-20, Isaiah 41:6-7, Isaiah 44:12-19, Isaiah 45:20, Jeremiah 10:3-4, Jeremiah 10:9, Jeremiah 10:14, Hosea 8:4-6, Habakkuk 2:18-20, Acts 17:29
• they fall — Isaiah 2:8, Isaiah 44:17, Daniel 3:5-15

Reciprocal references (20): Exodus 32:3, Exodus 32:4, Exodus 34:17, Numbers 23:14, Nehemiah 3:8, Psalms 115:4, Psalms 135:15, Isaiah 2:20, Isaiah 30:22, Isaiah 44:9, Isaiah 55:2, Jeremiah 2:13, Jeremiah 2:27, Daniel 3:1, Daniel 5:4, Daniel 5:23, Hosea 2:8, Hosea 13:2, Habakkuk 2:19, Luke 4:7

Related Topics

• Thompson Chain: ARTS AND CRAFTS, FALSE WORSHIP, PURSES
• Nave’s: BALANCES, IDOLATRY, MONEY

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