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Isaiah 40:20

King James Version (KJV)

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.

Translations

Isaiah 40:20 - Amplified Bible

He who is so impoverished that he has no offering {or} oblation {or} rich gift to give [to his god is constrained to make a wooden offering, an idol; so he] chooses a tree that will not rot; he seeks out a skillful craftsman to carve {and} set up an image that will not totter {or} deteriorate.

Isaiah 40:20 - American Standard Version

He that is too impoverished for such an oblation chooseth a tree that will not rot; he seeketh unto him a skilful workman to set up a graven image, that shall not be moved.

Isaiah 40:20 - Bible in Basic English

The wise workman makes selection of the mulberry-tree of the offering, a wood which will not become soft; so that the image may be fixed to it and not be moved.

Isaiah 40:20 - Darby Bible

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.

Isaiah 40:20 - English Standard Version

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

Isaiah 40:20 - King James Version

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.

Isaiah 40:20 - La Biblia de las Americas

El que es muy pobre para tal ofrenda
escoge un árbol que no se pudra;
se busca un hábil artìfice
para erigir un ìdolo que no se tambalee.

Isaiah 40:20 - The Message

Isaiah 40:20 - New American Standard Bible

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.

Isaiah 40:20 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

El que es muy pobre para tal ofrenda
Escoge un árbol que no se pudra;
Se busca un hábil artìfice
Para erigir un ìdolo que no se tambalee.

Isaiah 40:20 - World English Bible

He who is too impoverished for [such] an offering chooses a tree that will not rot; he seeks to him a skillful workman to set up an engraved image, that shall not be moved.

Isaiah 40:20 - Young's Living Translation

He who is poor [by] heave-offerings, A tree not rotten doth choose, A skilful artizan he seeketh for it, To establish a graven image -- not moved.

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