Treasury of Scripture Knowledge He hath chosen strong wood, and that will not rot: the skilful workman seeketh how he may set up an idol that may not be moved. Isaiah 2:8,9 And their land is filled with horses: and their chariots are innumerable. Their land also is full of idols: they have adored the work of their own hands, which their own fingers have made. . . . Isaiah 44:13-19 The carpenter hath stretched out his rule, he hath formed it with a plane: he hath made it with corners, and hath fashioned it round with the compass: and he hath made the image of a man as it were a beautiful man dwelling in a house. . . . Jeremiah 10:3,4 For the laws of the people are vain: for the works of the hand of the workman hath cut a tree out of the forest with an axe. . . . Daniel 5:23 But hast lifted thyself up against the Lord of heaven: and the vessels of his house have been brought before thee: and thou, and thy nobles, and thy wives, and thy concubines, have drunk wine in them: and thou hast praised the gods of silver, and of gold, and of brass, of iron, and of wood, and of stone, that neither see, nor hear, nor feel: but the God who hath thy breath in his hand, and all thy ways, thou hast not glorified. shall not Isaiah 41:7 The coppersmith striking with the hammer encouraged him that forged at that time, saying: It is ready for soldering: and he strengthened it with nails, that it should not be moved. Isaiah 46:7 You that contribute gold out of the bag, and weigh out silver in the scales: and hire a goldsmith to make a god: and they fall down and worship. 1 Samuel 5:3,4 And when the Azotians arose early the next day, behold Dagon lay upon his face on the ground before the ark of the Lord: and they took Dagon, and set him again in his place. . . . Context Here is Your God!…19Hath the workman cast a graven statue? or hath the goldsmith formed it with gold, or the silversmith with plates of silver? 20He hath chosen strong wood, and that will not rot: the skilful workman seeketh how he may set up an idol that may not be moved.21Do you not know? hath it not been heard? hath it not been told you from the beginning? have you not understood the foundations of the earth?… Cross References 1 Samuel 5:3 And when the Azotians arose early the next day, behold Dagon lay upon his face on the ground before the ark of the Lord: and they took Dagon, and set him again in his place. 1 Samuel 5:4 And the next day again, when they rose in the morning, they found Dagon lying upon his face on the earth before the ark of the Lord: and the head of Dagon, and both the palms of his hands, were cut off upon the threshold: Isaiah 41:7 The coppersmith striking with the hammer encouraged him that forged at that time, saying: It is ready for soldering: and he strengthened it with nails, that it should not be moved. Isaiah 44:12 The smith hath wrought with his file, with coals, and with hammers he hath formed it, and hath wrought with the strength of his arm: he shall hunger and faint, he shall drink no water, and shall be weary. Isaiah 44:14 He hath cut down cedars, taken the holm, and the oak that stood among the trees of the forest: he hath planted the pine tree, which the rain hath nourished. Isaiah 46:7 You that contribute gold out of the bag, and weigh out silver in the scales: and hire a goldsmith to make a god: and they fall down and worship. Jeremiah 10:4 He hath decked it with silver and gold: he hath put it together with nails and hammers, that it may not fall asunder. Daniel 5:4 They drank wine, and praised their gods of gold, and of silver, of brass, of iron, and of wood, and of stone. Lexicon To one bereftהַֽמְסֻכָּ֣ן (ham·suk·kān) Article | Verb - Pual - Participle - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 5533: To cut, damage, to grow, poor of an offering תְּרוּמָ֔ה (tə·rū·māh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 8641: Contribution, offering (for sacred uses) who chooses יִבְחָ֑ר (yiḇ·ḥār) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 977: To try, select wood עֵ֥ץ (‘êṣ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 6086: Tree, trees, wood that does not לֹֽא־ (lō-) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no rot? יִרְקַ֖ב (yir·qaḇ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 7537: To decay He looks for יְבַקֶּשׁ־ (yə·ḇaq·qeš-) Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1245: To search out, to strive after a skilled חָכָם֙ (ḥā·ḵām) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 2450: Wise craftsman חָרָ֤שׁ (ḥā·rāš) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 2796: A fabricator, any material to set up לְהָכִ֥ין (lə·hā·ḵîn) Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct Strong's Hebrew 3559: To be erect an idol פֶּ֖סֶל (pe·sel) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 6459: An idol, image that will not לֹ֥א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no fall over. יִמּֽוֹט׃ (yim·mō·wṭ) Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 4131: To waver, to slip, shake, fall Additional Translations To one bereft of an offering who chooses wood that does not rot? He looks for a skilled craftsman to set up an idol that will not fall over.He that is so impoverished that he has no oblation chooses a tree that will not rot; he seeks to him a cunning workman to prepare a graven image, that shall not be moved. 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. For the artificer chooses out a wood that will not rot, and will wisely enquire how he shall set up his image, and that so that it should not be moved. 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. He that is too impoverished for such an oblation chooseth a tree that will not rot; he seeketh unto him a cunning workman to set up a graven image, that shall not be moved. He that is so impoverished that he hath no oblation chooseth a tree that will not rot; he seeketh for himself a skillful workman to prepare a graven image that shall not be moved. He who is too impoverished for such an offering chooses a tree that will not rot. He seeks a skillful workman to set up an engraved image for him that will not be moved. He who is poor by heave-offerings, A tree not rotten doth choose, A skilful artisan he seeketh for it, To establish a graven image -- not moved. 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