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Isaiah 40:19

New King James Version

19 The workman molds an image, The goldsmith overspreads it with gold, And the silversmith casts silver chains.

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American Standard Version

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

Christian Standard Bible

An idol?—something that a smelter casts and a metalworker plates with gold and makes silver chains for?

English Standard Version

An idol! A craftsman casts it, and a goldsmith overlays it with gold and casts for it silver chains.

King James Version

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

New American Standard Bible

As for the idol, a craftsman casts it, A goldsmith plates it with gold, And a silversmith fashions chains of silver.

New International Version

As for an idol, a metalworker casts it, and a goldsmith overlays it with gold and fashions silver chains for it.

New Living Translation

Can he be compared to an idol formed in a mold, overlaid with gold, and decorated with silver chains?

World English Bible

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