Isaiah 40:19
Strong's Lexicon
To an idol
הַפֶּ֙סֶל֙ (hap·pe·sel)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6459: 1) idol, image

that a craftsman
חָרָ֔שׁ (ḥā·rāš)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2796: 1) craftsman, artisan, engraver, graver, artificer 1a) graver, artificer 1b) skilful to destroy (warriors) (fig.)

casts
נָסַ֣ךְ (nā·saḵ)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5258: 1) to pour out, pour, offer, cast 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to pour out 1a2) to cast metal images 1a3) to anoint (a king) 1b) (Niphal) to be anointed 1c) (Piel) to pour out (as a libation) 1d) (Hiphil) to pour out libations 1e) (Hophal) to be poured out 2) to set, install 2a) (Qal) to install 2b) (Niphal) to be installed

and a metalworker
וְצֹרֵ֖ף (wə·ṣō·rêp̄)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6884: 1) to smelt, refine, test 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to smelt, refine 1a2) to test 1a3) to test (and prove true) 1a4) smelter, refiner, goldsmith (participle) 1b) (Niphal) to be refined 1c) (Piel) to be a refiner 1c1) refiner (participle)

overlays
יְרַקְּעֶ֑נּוּ (yə·raq·qə·‘en·nū)
Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7554: 1) to beat, stamp, beat out, spread out, stretch 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to stamp, beat out 1a2) one who beats out (participle) 1b) (Piel) to overlay, beat out (for plating) 1c) (Pual) beaten out (participle) 1d) (Hiphil) to make a spreading (of clouds)

with gold
בַּזָּהָ֣ב (baz·zā·hāḇ)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2091: 1) gold 1a) as precious metal 1b) as a measure of weight 1c) of brilliance, splendour (fig.)

and fits with
צוֹרֵֽף׃ (ṣō·w·rêp̄)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6884: 1) to smelt, refine, test 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to smelt, refine 1a2) to test 1a3) to test (and prove true) 1a4) smelter, refiner, goldsmith (participle) 1b) (Niphal) to be refined 1c) (Piel) to be a refiner 1c1) refiner (participle)

silver
כֶּ֖סֶף (ke·sep̄)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3701: 1) silver, money 1a) silver 1a1) as metal 1a2) as ornament 1a3) as colour 1b) money, shekels, talents

chains ?
וּרְתֻק֥וֹת (ū·rə·ṯu·qō·wṯ)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 7577: 1) chain

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
To an idol that a craftsman casts and a metalworker overlays with gold and fits with silver chains?

Young's Literal Translation
The graven image poured out hath a artizan, And a refiner with gold spreadeth it over, And chains of silver he is refining.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
To an idol ? — something that a smelter casts, and a metalworker plates with gold and makes silver welds for it?

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.

King James Bible
The workman melteth a graven image, and the goldsmith spreadeth it over with gold, and casteth silver chains.
Parallel Verses
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?

English Standard Version
An idol! A craftsman casts it, and a goldsmith overlays it with gold and casts for it 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.

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
To an idol?--something that a smelter casts, and a metalworker plates with gold and makes silver welds for it?

International Standard Version
To an idol? A craftsman makes the image, and a goldsmith overlays it with gold and casts silver chains.

NET Bible
A craftsman casts an idol; a metalsmith overlays it with gold and forges silver chains for it.

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

English Revised Version
The graven image, a workman melted it, and the goldsmith spreadeth it over with gold, and casteth for it silver chains.

Young's Literal Translation
The graven image poured out hath a artisan, And a refiner with gold spreadeth it over, And chains of silver he is refining.
















Cross References
Psalm 115:4
Their idols are silver and gold, the work of men's hands.

Isaiah 2:8
Their land also is full of idols; they worship the work of their own hands, that which their own fingers have made:

Isaiah 2:20
In that day a man shall cast his idols of silver, and his idols of gold, which they made each one for himself to worship, to the moles and to the bats;

Isaiah 30:22
Ye shall defile also the covering of thy graven images of silver, and the ornament of thy molten images of gold: thou shalt cast them away as a menstruous cloth; thou shalt say unto it, Get thee hence.

Isaiah 41:7
So the carpenter encouraged the goldsmith, and he that smootheth with the hammer him that smote the anvil, saying, It is ready for the sodering: and he fastened it with nails, that it should not be moved.

Isaiah 44:10
Who hath formed a god, or molten a graven image that is profitable for nothing?

Isaiah 44:12
The smith with the tongs both worketh in the coals, and fashioneth it with hammers, and worketh it with the strength of his arms: yea, he is hungry, and his strength faileth: he drinketh no water, and is faint.

Isaiah 46:6
They lavish gold out of the bag, and weigh silver in the balance, and hire a goldsmith; and he maketh it a god: they fall down, yea, they worship.

Jeremiah 10:4
They deck it with silver and with gold; they fasten it with nails and with hammers, that it move not.

Jeremiah 10:9
Silver spread into plates is brought from Tarshish, and gold from Uphaz, the work of the workman, and of the hands of the founder: blue and purple is their clothing: they are all the work of cunning men.

Daniel 5:4
They drank wine, and praised the gods of gold, and of silver, of brass, of iron, of wood, and of stone.
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