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Isaiah 40 chapter » Isaiah 40:20 — Analysis verse.

Isaiah 40 verse 20

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Parallel text for verse: Isaiah 40:20 / Isa 40:20

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He that is so impoverished that he hath no oblation chooseth a tree that will not rot; he seeketh unto him a cunning workman to prepare a graven image, that shall not be moved.

New International Version NIV

A person too poor to present such an offering selects wood that will not rot; they look for a skilled worker to set up an idol that will not topple.

English Standard Version ESV

He who is too impoverished for an offering chooses woodh that will not rot; he seeks out a skillful craftsman to set up an idol that will not move.

New American Standard Bible NASB

He who is too impoverished for such an offering Selects a tree that does not rot; He seeks out for himself a skillful craftsman To prepare an idol that will not totter.

New King James Version NKJV

Whoever is too impoverished for such [i]a contribution Chooses a tree that will not rot; He seeks for himself a skillful workman To prepare a carved image that will not totter.

New Living Translation NLT

Or if people are too poor for that, they might at least choose wood that won’t decay and a skilled craftsman to carve an image that won’t fall down!

Darby Bible Translation DBT

He that is impoverished, so that he hath no offering, chooseth a tree that doth not rot; he seeketh unto him a skilled workman to prepare a graven image that shall not be moved.

Commentaries — Isaiah 40 chapter

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