Isaiah 44:12
King James Version (KJV)
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.
Translations
Isaiah 44:12 - Amplified Bible
The ironsmith sharpens {and} uses a chisel and works it over the coals; he shapes [the core of the idol] with hammers and forges it with his strong arm. He becomes hungry and his strength fails; he drinks no water and is faint.
Isaiah 44:12 - American Standard Version
The smith maketh an axe, and worketh in the coals, and fashioneth it with hammers, and worketh it with his strong arm: yea, he is hungry, and his strength faileth; he drinketh no water, and is faint.
Isaiah 44:12 - Bible in Basic English
The iron-worker is heating the metal in the fire, giving it form with his hammers, and working on it with his strong arm: then for need of food his strength gives way, and for need of water he becomes feeble.
Isaiah 44:12 - Darby Bible
The iron-smith [hath] a chisel, and he worketh in the coals, and he fashioneth it with hammers, and worketh it with his strong arm; -- but he is hungry, and his strength faileth; he hath not drunk water, and he is faint.
Isaiah 44:12 - English Standard Version
The ironsmith takes a cutting tool and works it over the coals. He fashions it with hammers and works it with his strong arm. He becomes hungry, and his strength fails; he drinks no water and is faint.
Isaiah 44:12 - King James Version
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 44:12 - La Biblia de las Americas
El herrero hace un instrumento cortante; lo trabaja sobre las brasas, lo forma con martillos y lo forja con su brazo fuerte. Después siente hambre y flaquean sus fuerzas; no bebe agua, y desfallece.
Isaiah 44:12 - The Message
The blacksmith makes his no-god, works it over in his forge, hammering it on his anvil—such hard work! He works away, fatigued with hunger and thirst.
Isaiah 44:12 - New American Standard Bible
The man shapes iron into a cutting tool and does his work over the coals, fashioning it with hammers and working it with his strong arm. He also gets hungry and his strength fails; he drinks no water and becomes weary.
Isaiah 44:12 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy
El herrero hace un instrumento cortante; lo trabaja sobre las brasas, lo forma con martillo y lo forja con su brazo fuerte. Después siente hambre y flaquean sus fuerzas; no bebe agua, y desfallece.
Isaiah 44:12 - World English Bible
The smith [makes] an ax, and works in the coals, and fashions it with hammers, and works it with his strong arm: yes, he is hungry, and his strength fails; he drinks no water, and is faint.
Isaiah 44:12 - Young's Living Translation
He hath wrought iron [with] an axe, And hath wrought with coals, And with hammers doth form it, And doth work it by his powerful arm, Yea, he is hungry, and there is no power, He doth not drink water, and he is wearied.
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