Isaiah 40:19
The image, hath been cast by an artificer, And a goldsmith, with gold, overlayeth it,—And, chains of silver, he worketh.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
18Unto whom then can ye liken GOD? Or, what likeness, can ye compare unto him?
Cross References
Exodus 32:2And Aaron said unto them, Break off the rings of gold, which are in the ears of your wives, of your sons and of your daughters,—and bring them unto me.
Psalms 115:4Their idols, are silver and gold, the works of the hands of men,—
Psalms 135:18Like unto them, shall be they who make them, every one who trusteth in them.
Isaiah 37:18Of a truth, O Yahweh,—the kings of Assyria have devoted to destruction all the countries, and their land;
Isaiah 41:7So, the carver, hath encouraged, the goldsmith, he that maketh smooth with the hammer, him that smiteth the anvil,—Saying of the welding, It is, good, Then hath he fastened it with nails—it must not totter!
Isaiah 46:6They who pour gold out of a purse, And who weigh silver in a balance,—Who hire a goldsmith that he may make it into a GOD, They adore, yea they bow down;
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 →