19Hath the workman cast a graven statue? or hath the goldsmith formed it with gold, or the silversmith with plates of silver?


In Context

16 And Libanus shall not be enough to burn, nor the beasts thereof sufficient for a burnt offering.

17 All nations are before him as if they had no being at all, and are counted to him as nothing, and vanity.

18 To whom then have you likened God? or what image will you make for him?

19 Hath the workman cast a graven statue? or hath the goldsmith formed it with gold, or the silversmith with plates of silver?

20 He hath chosen strong wood, and that will not rot: the skilful workman seeketh how he may set up an idol that may not be moved.

21 Do you not know? hath it not been heard? hath it not been told you from the beginning? have you not understood the foundations of the earth ?

Isaiah 40:19 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

40:19The workman melteth a graven image, and the goldsmith spreadeth it over with gold, and casteth silver chains.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

40:19As for an idol, a craftsman casts it, and a goldsmith overlays it with gold and fashions silver chains for it.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

40:19The image, a workman hath cast it , and the goldsmith overlayeth it with gold, and casteth for it'silver chains.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

40:19The workman casteth a graven image, and the goldsmith spreadeth it over with gold, and casteth silver chains for it.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

40:19The graven image, a workman melted it, and the goldsmith spreadeth it over with gold, and casteth for it silver chains.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

40:19The workman melteth a graven image, and the goldsmith spreadeth it over with gold, and casteth silver chains.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

40:19A workman has cast an image, and the goldsmith overlays it with gold, and casts silver chains for it.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

40:19The graven image poured out hath a artisan, And a refiner with gold spreadeth it over, And chains of silver he is refining.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

40:19The workman melts a graven image, and the goldsmith spreads it over with gold, and casts silver chains.