Isaiah 40:20
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.
Context
This verse from Isaiah Chapter 40 connects to 10 cross-references. The great transition in the book with the tender announcement 'Comfort, comfort my people.' A voice calls for a highway for God through the wilderness. God tends his flock like a shepherd, carrying lambs. He gives power to the faint; …
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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.
He who is poor <FI>by<Fi> heave-offerings, A tree not rotten doth choose, A skilful artisan he seeketh for it, To establish a graven image--not moved.
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.
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