Isaiah 40:19 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“The workman melteth a graven image, and the goldsmith spreadeth it over with gold, and casteth silver chains.”
Isaiah 40:19 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Isaiah 40:19 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Isaiah 40:19 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Isaiah 40:19 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“A workman has cast an image, and the goldsmith overlays it with gold, and casts silver chains for it.”
Isaiah 40:19 — World English Bible
Isaiah 40:19 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“The image, a workman hath cast it, and the goldsmith overlayeth it with gold, and casteth for it silver chains.”
Isaiah 40:19 — American Standard Version
Isaiah 40:19 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“The graven image poured out hath a artisan, And a refiner with gold spreadeth it over, And chains of silver he is refining.”
Isaiah 40:19 — Young's Literal Translation
Isaiah 40:19 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“The workman casteth a graven image, and the goldsmith spreadeth it over with gold, and casteth silver chains [for it].”
Isaiah 40:19 — Darby Translation
Isaiah 40:19 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“The workeman melteth an image, or the goldsmith beateth it out in golde, or the goldesmith maketh siluer plates.”
Isaiah 40:19 — Geneva Bible
Isaiah 40:19 in Context — Isaiah 40
17 Toutes les nations sont devant lui comme un rien, Elles ne sont pour lui que néant et vanité.
18 A qui voulez-vous comparer Dieu? Et quelle image ferez-vous son égale?
19 C’est un ouvrier qui fond l’idole, Et c’est un orfèvre qui la couvre d’or, Et y soude des chaînettes d’argent.
20 Celui que la pauvreté oblige à donner peu Choisit un bois qui résiste à la vermoulure; Il se procure un ouvrier capable, Pour faire une idole qui ne branle pas.
21 Ne le savez-vous pas? Ne l’avez-vous pas appris? Ne vous l’a-t-on pas fait connaître dès le commencement? N’avez-vous jamais réfléchi à la fondation de la terre?
What Does Isaiah 40:19 Mean?
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