Treasury of Scripture Knowledge 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. the smith Isaiah 40:19 Hath the workman cast a graven statue? or hath the goldsmith formed it with gold, or the silversmith with plates of silver? Isaiah 41:6,7 Every one shall help his neighbour, and shall say to his brother: Be of good courage. . . . Isaiah 46:6,7 To whom have you likened me, and made me equal, and compared me, and made me like? . . . Exodus 32:4,8 And when he had received them, he fashioned them by founders' work, and made of them a molten calf. And they said: These are thy gods, O Israel, that have brought thee out of the land of Egypt. . . . Jeremiah 10:3 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. the tong. Habakkuk 2:13 Are not these things from the Lord of hosts? for the people shall labour in a great fire: and the nations in vain, and they shall faint. Context The LORD has Chosen Israel…11Behold, all the partakers thereof shall be confounded: for the makers are men: they shall all assemble together, they shall stand and fear, and shall be confounded together. 12The 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.13The 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.… Cross References Deuteronomy 4:28 And there you shall serve gods, that were framed with men's hands: wood and stone, that neither see, nor hear, nor eat, nor smell. Isaiah 40:19 Hath the workman cast a graven statue? or hath the goldsmith formed it with gold, or the silversmith with plates of silver? Isaiah 40:20 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 41:6 Every one shall help his neighbour, and shall say to his brother: Be of good courage. 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 46:6 To whom have you likened me, and made me equal, and compared me, and made me like? 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 10:3 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. Habakkuk 2:18 What doth the graven thing avail, because the maker thereof hath graven it, a molten, and a false image? because the forger thereof hath trusted in a thing of his own forging, to make dumb idols. Zechariah 1:20 And the Lord shewed me four smiths. Lexicon The blacksmithחָרַ֤שׁ (ḥā·raš) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 2796: A fabricator, any material takes a tool מַֽעֲצָ֔ד (ma·‘ă·ṣāḏ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 4621: An axe and labors וּפָעַל֙ (ū·p̄ā·‘al) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 6466: To do, make, to practise over the coals; בַּפֶּחָ֔ם (bap·pe·ḥām) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 6352: A coal he fashions [an idol] יִצְּרֵ֑הוּ (yiṣ·ṣə·rê·hū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3335: To mould into a, form, as a, potter, to determine with hammers וּבַמַּקָּב֖וֹת (ū·ḇam·maq·qā·ḇō·wṯ) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine plural Strong's Hebrew 4717: A perforatrix, a hammer and forges [it] וַיִּפְעָלֵ֙הוּ֙ (way·yip̄·‘ā·lê·hū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 6466: To do, make, to practise with his strong כֹּח֔וֹ (kō·ḥōw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3581: A small reptile (of unknown species) arms. בִּזְר֣וֹעַ (biz·rō·w·a‘) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 2220: The arm, the foreleg, force Yet גַּם־ (gam-) Conjunction Strong's Hebrew 1571: Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and he grows hungry רָעֵב֙ (rā·‘êḇ) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 7456: To be hungry and his strength כֹּ֔חַ (kō·aḥ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3581: A small reptile (of unknown species) fails; וְאֵ֣ין (wə·’ên) Conjunctive waw | Adverb Strong's Hebrew 369: A non-entity, a negative particle he fails לֹא־ (lō-) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no to drink שָׁ֥תָה (šā·ṯāh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 8354: To imbibe water מַ֖יִם (ma·yim) Noun - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 4325: Water, juice, urine, semen and grows faint. וַיִּיעָֽף׃ (way·yî·‘āp̄) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3286: To be weary, faint Additional Translations The blacksmith takes a tool and labors over the coals; he fashions an idol with hammers and forges it with his strong arms. Yet he grows hungry and his strength fails; he fails to drink water and grows faint.The smith with the tongs both works in the coals, and fashions it with hammers, and works it with the strength of his arms: yes, he is hungry, and his strength fails: he drinks no water, and is faint. 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. For the artificer sharpens the iron; he fashions the idol with an axe, and fixes it with an awl, and fashions it with the strength of his arm: and he will be hungry and weak, and will drink no water. 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. 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. The smith with the tongs both worketh in the coals, and fashioneth it with hammers, and worketh it with the strength of his arms: yes, he is hungry, and his strength faileth: he drinketh no water, and is faint. The blacksmith takes an axe, works in the coals, fashions it with hammers, and works it with his strong arm. He is hungry, and his strength fails; he drinks no water, and is faint. 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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