Isaiah
King James Version (KJV)


“The workman melteth a graven image, and the goldsmith spreadeth it over with gold, and casteth silver chains.”
King James Version (KJV)
40:19 Melteth - He melts metal into a mould, which afterwards is graven or carved to make it more exact.
The workeman melteth a grauen image, and the goldsmith spreadeth it ouer with golde, and casteth siluer chaines.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan
{As for} the idol, a craftsman casts it, A goldsmith plates it with gold, And a silversmith {fashions} chains of silver.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
The image, a workman hath cast `it', and the goldsmith overlayeth it with gold, and casteth `for it' silver chains.
- American Standard Version (1901)
The workman makes an image, and the gold-worker puts gold plates over it, and makes silver bands for it.
- Basic English Bible
To an idol that a craftsman casts and a metalworker overlays with gold and fits with silver chains?
- Berean Standard Bible Bible
The workman casteth a graven image, and the goldsmith spreadeth it over with gold, and casteth silver chains [for it].
- Darby Bible
Hath the workman cast a graven statue? or hath the goldsmith formed it with gold, or the silversmith with plates of silver?
- Douay-Rheims Bible
The graven image, a workman melted it, and the goldsmith spreadeth it over with gold, and casteth for it silver chains.
- English Revised Version
A workman has cast an image, and the goldsmith overlays it with gold, and casts silver chains for it.
- World English Bible