Isaiah 40:19
The charash (workman, craftsman) melteth a pesel (idol, image), 1 and the goldsmith overlayeth it with zahav, 1 and casteth for it chains of kesef. 1
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
18To whom then will ye liken El? 1 Or what demut (likeness) will ye compare unto Him? 1
Cross References
Exodus 32:2And Aharon said unto them, Take off the rings of zahav in the ears of your nashim, of your banim, and of your banot, and bring them unto me.
Psalms 115:4Their atzabim (idols) are kesef and zahav, 1 the ma'aseh (work) of the hands of adam. 1
Psalms 135:18They that oseihem (make them) will be like them; 1 so is every one that trusteth in them. 1
Isaiah 37:18Truly, Hashem, the melachim of Ashur have laid waste all the countries and their lands,
Isaiah 41:7So the charash (craftsman) encouraged the tzoref (goldsmith), 1 and he that smootheth with the patish (hammer) 1 encouraged him that strikes the anvil, 1 saying of the soldering, tov hu; 1 and he fastened it with nails, 1 so that it should not topple. 1
Isaiah 46:6They lavish zahav out of the bag, 1 and weigh kesef on the scale, and hire a tzoref (goldsmith); 1 and he maketh it El (G-d); 1 they fall down, yes, they bow down in worship. 1
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 →