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Isaiah 40:20

World English Bible

He who is too impoverished for such an offering chooses a tree that will not rot.
He seeks a skillful workman to set up a carved image for him that will not be moved.

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Isaiah 40:20 in other translations

He that is too impoverished for such an oblation chooseth a tree that will not rot; he seeketh unto him a skilful workman to set up a graven image, that shall not be moved.

Isaiah 40:20 · American Standard Version

Isaiah 40:20 in context

  1. 18To whom then will you liken God?
    Or what likeness will you compare to him?
  2. 19A workman has cast an image,
    and the goldsmith overlays it with gold,
    and casts silver chains for it.
  3. 20He who is too impoverished for such an offering chooses a tree that will not rot.
    He seeks a skillful workman to set up a carved image for him that will not be moved.
  4. 21Haven’t you known?
    Haven’t you heard?
    Haven’t you been told from the beginning?
    Haven’t you understood from the foundations of the earth?
  5. 22It is he who sits above the circle of the earth,
    and its inhabitants are like grasshoppers;
    who stretches out the heavens like a curtain,
    and spreads them out like a tent to dwell in,