Isaiah 40:19
Should the workman cast a statue? Or has the goldsmith formed it with gold, or the silversmith with plates of silver?
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18Therefore, to whom would you liken God? Or with what image would you replace him?
Cross References
Exodus 32:2And Aaron said to them, “Take the golden earrings from the ears of your wives, and your sons and daughters, and bring them to me.”
Psalms 115:4I will take up the cup of salvation, and I will call upon the name of the Lord.
Psalms 135:18And he has slaughtered strong kings, for his mercy is eternal:
Isaiah 37:18For truly, O Lord, the kings of the Assyrians have laid waste to countries and territories.
Isaiah 41:7The coppersmith striking with the mallet encouraged him who was forging at that time, saying, “It is ready for soldering.” And he strengthened it with nails, so that it would not be moved.
Isaiah 46:6You take gold from a bag, and you weigh silver on a scale, so as to hire a goldsmith to make a god. And they fall prostrate and adore.
Matthew Henry on Isaiah 40:19-27
Vanity of Idols. ( b. c. 708.) 18 To whom then will ye liken God? or what likeness will ye compare unto him? 19 The workman melteth a graven image, and the goldsmith spreadeth it over with gold, and casteth silver chains. 20 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. 21 Have ye not known? have ye not heard? hath it not been told you from the beginning? have ye not understood from… Read the whole commentary →