Isaiah 40:19 in Other Translations
King James Version (KJV)
The workman melteth a graven image, and the goldsmith spreadeth it over with gold, and casteth silver chains.
American Standard Version (ASV)
The image, a workman hath cast `it', and the goldsmith overlayeth it with gold, and casteth `for it' silver chains.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
The workman makes an image, and the gold-worker puts gold plates over it, and makes silver bands for it.
Darby English Bible (DBY)
The workman casteth a graven image, and the goldsmith spreadeth it over with gold, and casteth silver chains [for it].
World English Bible (WEB)
The image, a workman has cast [it], and the goldsmith overlays it with gold, and casts [for it] silver chains.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
The graven image poured out hath a artizan, And a refiner with gold spreadeth it over, And chains of silver he is refining.
| The workman | הַפֶּ֙סֶל֙ | happesel | ha-PEH-SEL |
| melteth | נָסַ֣ךְ | nāsak | na-SAHK |
| a graven image, | חָרָ֔שׁ | ḥārāš | ha-RAHSH |
| and the goldsmith | וְצֹרֵ֖ף | wĕṣōrēp | veh-tsoh-RAFE |
| spreadeth | בַּזָּהָ֣ב | bazzāhāb | ba-za-HAHV |
| it over with gold, | יְרַקְּעֶ֑נּוּ | yĕraqqĕʿennû | yeh-ra-keh-EH-noo |
| and casteth | וּרְתֻק֥וֹת | ûrĕtuqôt | oo-reh-too-KOTE |
| silver | כֶּ֖סֶף | kesep | KEH-sef |
| chains. | צוֹרֵֽף׃ | ṣôrēp | tsoh-RAFE |