Isaiah 40:19
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19 An idol? A workman casts it,
and a goldsmith overlays it with gold
and casts for it silver chains.(A)
Isaiah 40:20
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20 As a gift one chooses mulberry wood[a]
—wood that will not rot—
then seeks out a skilled artisan
to set up an image that will not topple.(A)
Footnotes
- 40.20 Meaning of Heb uncertain
Jeremiah 10:3
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3 For the customs of the peoples are false:
a tree from the forest is cut down
and worked with an ax by the hands of an artisan;(A)
Letter of Jeremiah 58
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58 So it is better to be a king who shows his courage or a household utensil that serves its owner’s need than to be these false gods, better even the door of a house that protects its contents than these false gods, better also a wooden pillar in a palace than these false gods.(A)
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