Isaiah 41:7 So the craftsman encourages the smelter, And he who smooths metal with the hammer encourages him who beats the anvil, Saying of the soldering, “It is good”; ...

41:7 NASB

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New American Standard Bible - So the craftsman encourages the smelter, And he who smooths metal with the hammer encourages him who beats the anvil, Saying of the soldering, “It is good”; And he fastens it with nails, So that it will not totter.
新标点和合本 - 木匠勉励银匠，用锤打光的勉励打砧的，论焊工说：“焊得好”；又用钉子钉稳，免得偶像动摇。
和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 木匠鼓励银匠，用锤子打光的鼓励打砧的，对焊工说：“焊得好！” 又用钉子钉稳，免得它倒下。
和合本2010（神版-简体） - 木匠鼓励银匠，用锤子打光的鼓励打砧的，对焊工说：“焊得好！” 又用钉子钉稳，免得它倒下。
当代译本 - 工匠鼓励金匠，打磨的勉励打砧的，谈到焊接的说，‘焊得好！’ 他们用钉子把偶像钉牢，免得摇晃。
圣经新译本 - 木匠坚固金匠，用锤打光金属的，鼓励打砧的；论銲工说：“銲得好！” 又用钉子钉稳了。使偶像不致动摇。
中文标准译本 - 匠人鼓励工匠，用锤子打平金属的鼓励用锤子打砧的，论到焊接的说：“焊得好！” 他们又用钉子把偶像钉稳，使它不会摇动。
现代标点和合本 - 木匠勉励银匠，用锤打光的勉励打砧的，论焊工说：‘焊得好！’ 又用钉子钉稳，免得偶像动摇。
和合本（拼音版） - 木匠勉励银匠，用锤打光的勉励打砧的，论焊工说：“焊得好！” 又用钉子钉稳，免得偶像动摇。
New International Version - The metalworker encourages the goldsmith, and the one who smooths with the hammer spurs on the one who strikes the anvil. One says of the welding, “It is good.” The other nails down the idol so it will not topple.
New International Reader's Version - One skilled worker makes a statue of a god. Another covers it with gold. The first worker says to the second, “You have done a good job.” Another worker smooths out the metal with a hammer. Still another gives the statue its final shape. The one who hammers says to the one who shapes, “You have done a good job.” Then they nail the statue down so it won’t fall over.
English Standard Version - The craftsman strengthens the goldsmith, and he who smooths with the hammer him who strikes the anvil, saying of the soldering, “It is good”; and they strengthen it with nails so that it cannot be moved.
New Living Translation - The carver encourages the goldsmith, and the molder helps at the anvil. “Good,” they say. “It’s coming along fine.” Carefully they join the parts together, then fasten the thing in place so it won’t fall over.
Christian Standard Bible - The craftsman encourages the metalworker; the one who flattens with the hammer encourages the one who strikes the anvil, saying of the soldering, “It is good.” He fastens it with nails so that it will not fall over.
New King James Version - So the craftsman encouraged the goldsmith; He who smooths with the hammer inspired him who strikes the anvil, Saying, “It is ready for the soldering”; Then he fastened it with pegs, That it might not totter.
Amplified Bible - So the craftsman encourages the goldsmith, And he who smooths metal with the smith’s hammer encourages him who beats the anvil, Saying of the soldering (welding), “That is good”; And he fastens the idol with nails, So that it will not totter nor be moved.
American Standard Version - So the carpenter encourageth the goldsmith, and he that smootheth with the hammer him that smiteth the anvil, saying of the soldering, It is good; and he fasteneth it with nails, that it should not be moved.
King James Version - 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.
New English Translation - The craftsman encourages the metalsmith, the one who wields the hammer encourages the one who pounds on the anvil. He approves the quality of the welding, and nails it down so it won’t fall over.”
World English Bible - So the carpenter encourages the goldsmith. He who smoothes with the hammer encourages him who strikes the anvil, saying of the soldering, “It is good;” and he fastens it with nails, that it might not totter.
新標點和合本 - 木匠勉勵銀匠，用鎚打光的勉勵打砧的，論銲工說，銲得好；又用釘子釘穩，免得偶像動搖。
和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 木匠鼓勵銀匠，用鎚子打光的鼓勵打砧的，對銲工說：「銲得好！」又用釘子釘穩，免得它倒下。
和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 木匠鼓勵銀匠，用鎚子打光的鼓勵打砧的，對銲工說：「銲得好！」又用釘子釘穩，免得它倒下。
當代譯本 - 工匠鼓勵金匠，打磨的勉勵打砧的，談到銲接的說，『銲得好！』他們用釘子把偶像釘牢，免得搖晃。
聖經新譯本 - 木匠堅固金匠，用鎚打光金屬的，鼓勵打砧的；論銲工說：“銲得好！” 又用釘子釘穩了。使偶像不致動搖。
呂振中譯本 - 木匠鼓勵銀匠，用鎚打光滑的、鼓勵用鎚打砧的，論銲工說：『銲得好』；他們使用釘子釘穩，使偶像不動搖。
中文標準譯本 - 匠人鼓勵工匠，用錘子打平金屬的鼓勵用錘子打砧的，論到焊接的說：「焊得好！」他們又用釘子把偶像釘穩，使它不會搖動。
現代標點和合本 - 木匠勉勵銀匠，用錘打光的勉勵打砧的，論焊工說：『焊得好！』又用釘子釘穩，免得偶像動搖。
文理和合譯本 - 木工勉金工、司錘磨光者、勉擊砧者、論銲工曰、銲則善矣、遂釘之以釘、使不動搖、○
文理委辦譯本 - 木工、金工、細工、粗工、無不相助為理、使金互相銜接、釘之以釘、不能搖撼。
施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 木工勉金工、以鎚治光者勉擊碪者、亦必言、莫若釬為善、以釘釘堅、使不搖撼、
Nueva Versión Internacional - El artesano anima al joyero; y el que aplana con el martillo le dice al que golpea el yunque: «¡Es buena la soldadura!»; luego asegura el ídolo con clavos para que no se tambalee.
현대인의 성경 - 목공은 금세공업자를 격려하며 망치질 하는 자는 메질하는 자를 격려한다. 그들은 또 땜질이 훌륭하다고 말하며 단단히 못을 박아 우상이 흔들거리지 않게 한다.
Новый Русский Перевод - Ремесленник ободряет плавильщика, а чеканщик – кузнеца, говоря о спайке: «Она хороша!» Он крепит идола гвоздями, чтобы не рухнул.
Восточный перевод - Ремесленник ободряет плавильщика, а чеканщик – кузнеца, говоря о спайке: «Она хороша!» Он крепит идола гвоздями, чтобы не рухнул.
Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - Ремесленник ободряет плавильщика, а чеканщик – кузнеца, говоря о спайке: «Она хороша!» Он крепит идола гвоздями, чтобы не рухнул.
Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - Ремесленник ободряет плавильщика, а чеканщик – кузнеца, говоря о спайке: «Она хороша!» Он крепит идола гвоздями, чтобы не рухнул.
La Bible du Semeur 2015 - L’artisan encourage le fondeur. Le polisseur soutient ╵celui qui bat l’enclume. Il dit de la soudure : ╵« Voilà du bon travail ! » Et il fixe l’idole avec des clous afin qu’elle ne bouge pas.
リビングバイブル - 新しい偶像造りを急ぐ。彫刻師は鍛冶屋をせかせ、鋳物師は、かなとこをたたく手伝いをして、「もう十分火が通った。さあ、腕の部分をはんだづけしよう」と言う。注意深く各部をつけて、堅くしめつけ、ばらばらにならないようにする。
Nova Versão Internacional - O artesão encoraja o ourives, e aquele que alisa com o martelo incentiva o que bate na bigorna. Ele diz acerca da soldagem: “Está boa”. E fixa o ídolo com prego para que não tombe.
Hoffnung für alle - Sie setzen ihre Hoffnung auf eine neue Götterstatue. Der Kunsthandwerker glättet die gegossene Figur mit dem Hammer und fordert den Goldschmied auf: »Beeil dich!« Der hämmert das Goldblech und überzieht damit sorgfältig die Statue. »Das wird gut halten«, sagt er. Schließlich wird das Standbild auf einem Sockel festgenagelt, damit es nicht wackelt.
Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Thợ chạm khuyến khích thợ vàng, và thợ gò giúp đỡ thợ rèn. Họ nói: “Tốt, mọi việc sẽ êm đẹp.” Họ cẩn thận nối các phần lại với nhau, rồi dùng đinh đóng chặt để nó khỏi ngã.
พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - ช่างฝีมือให้กำลังใจช่างทอง ผู้ใช้ค้อนก็ให้กำลังใจผู้ตีทั่ง เขากล่าวถึงงานบัดกรีว่า “ดี” เขาเอาตะปูตอกรูปเคารพ มันจะได้ไม่ล้มคว่ำลง
พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - ช่างฝีมือให้กำลังใจช่างทอง และผู้ที่ใช้ค้อนทุบให้เรียบกระตุ้นผู้ที่ตีทั่ง เขาบอกผู้ที่เชื่อมโลหะว่า “งานออกมาดี” พวกเขาตอกตะปูรูปเคารพให้แข็งแรง เพื่อไม่ให้มันขยับเขยื้อน

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Isaiah 44:12 - The craftsman of iron shapes 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 44:13 - The craftsman of wood extends a measuring line; he outlines it with a marker. He works it with carving knives and outlines it with a compass, and makes it like the form of a man, like the beauty of mankind, so that it may sit in a house.
Isaiah 44:14 - He will cut cedars for himself, and he takes a holm-oak or another oak and lets it grow strong for himself among the trees of the forest. He plants a laurel tree, and the rain makes it grow.
Isaiah 44:15 - Then it becomes something for a person to burn, so he takes one of them and gets warm; he also makes a fire and bakes bread. He also makes a god and worships it; he makes it a carved image and bows down before it.
Judges 18:24 - And he said, “You have taken my gods which I made, and the priest, and have gone away; what more do I have? So how can you say to me, ‘What is the matter with you?’ ”
Judges 18:17 - Now the five men who went to spy out the land went up and entered there; they took the carved image, the ephod, the household idols, and the cast metal image, while the priest was standing at the entrance of the gate with the six hundred men armed with weapons of war.
Judges 18:18 - When these men entered Micah’s house and took the carved image, the ephod, household idols, and the cast metal image, the priest said to them, “What are you doing?”
Jeremiah 10:3 - For the customs of the peoples are futile; For it is wood cut from the forest, The work of the hands of a craftsman with a cutting tool.
Jeremiah 10:4 - They decorate the idol with silver and gold; They fasten it with nails and hammers So that it will not totter.
Jeremiah 10:5 - They are like a scarecrow in a cucumber field, And they cannot speak; They must be carried, Because they cannot walk! Do not fear them, For they can do no harm, Nor can they do any good.”
Jeremiah 10:9 - Beaten silver is brought from Tarshish, And gold from Uphaz, The work of a craftsman and of the hands of a goldsmith; Their clothing is of violet and purple; They are all the work of skilled people.
Daniel 3:1 - Nebuchadnezzar the king made a statue of gold, the height of which was sixty cubits, and its width six cubits; he set it up on the plain of Dura in the province of Babylon.
Daniel 3:2 - Nebuchadnezzar the king also sent word to assemble the satraps, the prefects and the governors, the counselors, the chief treasurers, the judges, the magistrates, and all the administrators of the provinces to come to the dedication of the statue that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up.
Daniel 3:3 - Then the satraps, the prefects and the governors, the counselors, the chief treasurers, the judges, the magistrates, and all the administrators of the provinces were assembled for the dedication of the statue that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up; and they stood before the statue that Nebuchadnezzar had set up.
Daniel 3:4 - Then the herald loudly proclaimed: “To you the command is given, you peoples, nations, and populations of all languages,
Daniel 3:5 - that at the moment you hear the sound of the horn, flute, lyre, trigon, psaltery, bagpipe, and all kinds of musical instruments, you are to fall down and worship the golden statue that Nebuchadnezzar the king has set up.
Daniel 3:6 - But whoever does not fall down and worship shall immediately be thrown into the middle of a furnace of blazing fire.”
Daniel 3:7 - Therefore as soon as all the peoples heard the sound of the horn, flute, lyre, trigon, psaltery, bagpipe, and all kinds of musical instruments, all the peoples, nations, and populations of all languages fell down and worshiped the golden statue that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up.
Isaiah 46:6 - Those who lavish gold from the bag And weigh silver on the scale, Hire a goldsmith, and he makes it into a god; They bow down, indeed they worship it.
Isaiah 46:7 - They lift it on the shoulder, carry it, And set it in its place, and it stands there. It does not move from its place. Though one may shout to it, it cannot answer; It cannot save him from his distress.
Isaiah 40:19 - As for the idol, a craftsman casts it, A goldsmith plates it with gold, And a silversmith fashions chains of silver.
Isaiah 40:20 - 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.

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New American Standard Bible - So the craftsman encourages the smelter, And he who smooths metal with the hammer encourages him who beats the anvil, Saying of the soldering, “It is good”; And he fastens it with nails, So that it will not totter.
新标点和合本 - 木匠勉励银匠，用锤打光的勉励打砧的，论焊工说：“焊得好”；又用钉子钉稳，免得偶像动摇。
和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 木匠鼓励银匠，用锤子打光的鼓励打砧的，对焊工说：“焊得好！” 又用钉子钉稳，免得它倒下。
和合本2010（神版-简体） - 木匠鼓励银匠，用锤子打光的鼓励打砧的，对焊工说：“焊得好！” 又用钉子钉稳，免得它倒下。
当代译本 - 工匠鼓励金匠，打磨的勉励打砧的，谈到焊接的说，‘焊得好！’ 他们用钉子把偶像钉牢，免得摇晃。
圣经新译本 - 木匠坚固金匠，用锤打光金属的，鼓励打砧的；论銲工说：“銲得好！” 又用钉子钉稳了。使偶像不致动摇。
中文标准译本 - 匠人鼓励工匠，用锤子打平金属的鼓励用锤子打砧的，论到焊接的说：“焊得好！” 他们又用钉子把偶像钉稳，使它不会摇动。
现代标点和合本 - 木匠勉励银匠，用锤打光的勉励打砧的，论焊工说：‘焊得好！’ 又用钉子钉稳，免得偶像动摇。
和合本（拼音版） - 木匠勉励银匠，用锤打光的勉励打砧的，论焊工说：“焊得好！” 又用钉子钉稳，免得偶像动摇。
New International Version - The metalworker encourages the goldsmith, and the one who smooths with the hammer spurs on the one who strikes the anvil. One says of the welding, “It is good.” The other nails down the idol so it will not topple.
New International Reader's Version - One skilled worker makes a statue of a god. Another covers it with gold. The first worker says to the second, “You have done a good job.” Another worker smooths out the metal with a hammer. Still another gives the statue its final shape. The one who hammers says to the one who shapes, “You have done a good job.” Then they nail the statue down so it won’t fall over.
English Standard Version - The craftsman strengthens the goldsmith, and he who smooths with the hammer him who strikes the anvil, saying of the soldering, “It is good”; and they strengthen it with nails so that it cannot be moved.
New Living Translation - The carver encourages the goldsmith, and the molder helps at the anvil. “Good,” they say. “It’s coming along fine.” Carefully they join the parts together, then fasten the thing in place so it won’t fall over.
Christian Standard Bible - The craftsman encourages the metalworker; the one who flattens with the hammer encourages the one who strikes the anvil, saying of the soldering, “It is good.” He fastens it with nails so that it will not fall over.
New King James Version - So the craftsman encouraged the goldsmith; He who smooths with the hammer inspired him who strikes the anvil, Saying, “It is ready for the soldering”; Then he fastened it with pegs, That it might not totter.
Amplified Bible - So the craftsman encourages the goldsmith, And he who smooths metal with the smith’s hammer encourages him who beats the anvil, Saying of the soldering (welding), “That is good”; And he fastens the idol with nails, So that it will not totter nor be moved.
American Standard Version - So the carpenter encourageth the goldsmith, and he that smootheth with the hammer him that smiteth the anvil, saying of the soldering, It is good; and he fasteneth it with nails, that it should not be moved.
King James Version - 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.
New English Translation - The craftsman encourages the metalsmith, the one who wields the hammer encourages the one who pounds on the anvil. He approves the quality of the welding, and nails it down so it won’t fall over.”
World English Bible - So the carpenter encourages the goldsmith. He who smoothes with the hammer encourages him who strikes the anvil, saying of the soldering, “It is good;” and he fastens it with nails, that it might not totter.
新標點和合本 - 木匠勉勵銀匠，用鎚打光的勉勵打砧的，論銲工說，銲得好；又用釘子釘穩，免得偶像動搖。
和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 木匠鼓勵銀匠，用鎚子打光的鼓勵打砧的，對銲工說：「銲得好！」又用釘子釘穩，免得它倒下。
和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 木匠鼓勵銀匠，用鎚子打光的鼓勵打砧的，對銲工說：「銲得好！」又用釘子釘穩，免得它倒下。
當代譯本 - 工匠鼓勵金匠，打磨的勉勵打砧的，談到銲接的說，『銲得好！』他們用釘子把偶像釘牢，免得搖晃。
聖經新譯本 - 木匠堅固金匠，用鎚打光金屬的，鼓勵打砧的；論銲工說：“銲得好！” 又用釘子釘穩了。使偶像不致動搖。
呂振中譯本 - 木匠鼓勵銀匠，用鎚打光滑的、鼓勵用鎚打砧的，論銲工說：『銲得好』；他們使用釘子釘穩，使偶像不動搖。
中文標準譯本 - 匠人鼓勵工匠，用錘子打平金屬的鼓勵用錘子打砧的，論到焊接的說：「焊得好！」他們又用釘子把偶像釘穩，使它不會搖動。
現代標點和合本 - 木匠勉勵銀匠，用錘打光的勉勵打砧的，論焊工說：『焊得好！』又用釘子釘穩，免得偶像動搖。
文理和合譯本 - 木工勉金工、司錘磨光者、勉擊砧者、論銲工曰、銲則善矣、遂釘之以釘、使不動搖、○
文理委辦譯本 - 木工、金工、細工、粗工、無不相助為理、使金互相銜接、釘之以釘、不能搖撼。
施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 木工勉金工、以鎚治光者勉擊碪者、亦必言、莫若釬為善、以釘釘堅、使不搖撼、
Nueva Versión Internacional - El artesano anima al joyero; y el que aplana con el martillo le dice al que golpea el yunque: «¡Es buena la soldadura!»; luego asegura el ídolo con clavos para que no se tambalee.
현대인의 성경 - 목공은 금세공업자를 격려하며 망치질 하는 자는 메질하는 자를 격려한다. 그들은 또 땜질이 훌륭하다고 말하며 단단히 못을 박아 우상이 흔들거리지 않게 한다.
Новый Русский Перевод - Ремесленник ободряет плавильщика, а чеканщик – кузнеца, говоря о спайке: «Она хороша!» Он крепит идола гвоздями, чтобы не рухнул.
Восточный перевод - Ремесленник ободряет плавильщика, а чеканщик – кузнеца, говоря о спайке: «Она хороша!» Он крепит идола гвоздями, чтобы не рухнул.
Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - Ремесленник ободряет плавильщика, а чеканщик – кузнеца, говоря о спайке: «Она хороша!» Он крепит идола гвоздями, чтобы не рухнул.
Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - Ремесленник ободряет плавильщика, а чеканщик – кузнеца, говоря о спайке: «Она хороша!» Он крепит идола гвоздями, чтобы не рухнул.
La Bible du Semeur 2015 - L’artisan encourage le fondeur. Le polisseur soutient ╵celui qui bat l’enclume. Il dit de la soudure : ╵« Voilà du bon travail ! » Et il fixe l’idole avec des clous afin qu’elle ne bouge pas.
リビングバイブル - 新しい偶像造りを急ぐ。彫刻師は鍛冶屋をせかせ、鋳物師は、かなとこをたたく手伝いをして、「もう十分火が通った。さあ、腕の部分をはんだづけしよう」と言う。注意深く各部をつけて、堅くしめつけ、ばらばらにならないようにする。
Nova Versão Internacional - O artesão encoraja o ourives, e aquele que alisa com o martelo incentiva o que bate na bigorna. Ele diz acerca da soldagem: “Está boa”. E fixa o ídolo com prego para que não tombe.
Hoffnung für alle - Sie setzen ihre Hoffnung auf eine neue Götterstatue. Der Kunsthandwerker glättet die gegossene Figur mit dem Hammer und fordert den Goldschmied auf: »Beeil dich!« Der hämmert das Goldblech und überzieht damit sorgfältig die Statue. »Das wird gut halten«, sagt er. Schließlich wird das Standbild auf einem Sockel festgenagelt, damit es nicht wackelt.
Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Thợ chạm khuyến khích thợ vàng, và thợ gò giúp đỡ thợ rèn. Họ nói: “Tốt, mọi việc sẽ êm đẹp.” Họ cẩn thận nối các phần lại với nhau, rồi dùng đinh đóng chặt để nó khỏi ngã.
พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - ช่างฝีมือให้กำลังใจช่างทอง ผู้ใช้ค้อนก็ให้กำลังใจผู้ตีทั่ง เขากล่าวถึงงานบัดกรีว่า “ดี” เขาเอาตะปูตอกรูปเคารพ มันจะได้ไม่ล้มคว่ำลง
พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - ช่างฝีมือให้กำลังใจช่างทอง และผู้ที่ใช้ค้อนทุบให้เรียบกระตุ้นผู้ที่ตีทั่ง เขาบอกผู้ที่เชื่อมโลหะว่า “งานออกมาดี” พวกเขาตอกตะปูรูปเคารพให้แข็งแรง เพื่อไม่ให้มันขยับเขยื้อน

Isaiah 44:12 - The craftsman of iron shapes 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 44:13 - The craftsman of wood extends a measuring line; he outlines it with a marker. He works it with carving knives and outlines it with a compass, and makes it like the form of a man, like the beauty of mankind, so that it may sit in a house.
Isaiah 44:14 - He will cut cedars for himself, and he takes a holm-oak or another oak and lets it grow strong for himself among the trees of the forest. He plants a laurel tree, and the rain makes it grow.
Isaiah 44:15 - Then it becomes something for a person to burn, so he takes one of them and gets warm; he also makes a fire and bakes bread. He also makes a god and worships it; he makes it a carved image and bows down before it.
Judges 18:24 - And he said, “You have taken my gods which I made, and the priest, and have gone away; what more do I have? So how can you say to me, ‘What is the matter with you?’ ”
Judges 18:17 - Now the five men who went to spy out the land went up and entered there; they took the carved image, the ephod, the household idols, and the cast metal image, while the priest was standing at the entrance of the gate with the six hundred men armed with weapons of war.
Judges 18:18 - When these men entered Micah’s house and took the carved image, the ephod, household idols, and the cast metal image, the priest said to them, “What are you doing?”
Jeremiah 10:3 - For the customs of the peoples are futile; For it is wood cut from the forest, The work of the hands of a craftsman with a cutting tool.
Jeremiah 10:4 - They decorate the idol with silver and gold; They fasten it with nails and hammers So that it will not totter.
Jeremiah 10:5 - They are like a scarecrow in a cucumber field, And they cannot speak; They must be carried, Because they cannot walk! Do not fear them, For they can do no harm, Nor can they do any good.”
Jeremiah 10:9 - Beaten silver is brought from Tarshish, And gold from Uphaz, The work of a craftsman and of the hands of a goldsmith; Their clothing is of violet and purple; They are all the work of skilled people.
Daniel 3:1 - Nebuchadnezzar the king made a statue of gold, the height of which was sixty cubits, and its width six cubits; he set it up on the plain of Dura in the province of Babylon.
Daniel 3:2 - Nebuchadnezzar the king also sent word to assemble the satraps, the prefects and the governors, the counselors, the chief treasurers, the judges, the magistrates, and all the administrators of the provinces to come to the dedication of the statue that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up.
Daniel 3:3 - Then the satraps, the prefects and the governors, the counselors, the chief treasurers, the judges, the magistrates, and all the administrators of the provinces were assembled for the dedication of the statue that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up; and they stood before the statue that Nebuchadnezzar had set up.
Daniel 3:4 - Then the herald loudly proclaimed: “To you the command is given, you peoples, nations, and populations of all languages,
Daniel 3:5 - that at the moment you hear the sound of the horn, flute, lyre, trigon, psaltery, bagpipe, and all kinds of musical instruments, you are to fall down and worship the golden statue that Nebuchadnezzar the king has set up.
Daniel 3:6 - But whoever does not fall down and worship shall immediately be thrown into the middle of a furnace of blazing fire.”
Daniel 3:7 - Therefore as soon as all the peoples heard the sound of the horn, flute, lyre, trigon, psaltery, bagpipe, and all kinds of musical instruments, all the peoples, nations, and populations of all languages fell down and worshiped the golden statue that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up.
Isaiah 46:6 - Those who lavish gold from the bag And weigh silver on the scale, Hire a goldsmith, and he makes it into a god; They bow down, indeed they worship it.
Isaiah 46:7 - They lift it on the shoulder, carry it, And set it in its place, and it stands there. It does not move from its place. Though one may shout to it, it cannot answer; It cannot save him from his distress.
Isaiah 40:19 - As for the idol, a craftsman casts it, A goldsmith plates it with gold, And a silversmith fashions chains of silver.
Isaiah 40:20 - 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.