Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Isaiah 40:19 Cross-References
Explore 14 cross-references for Isaiah 40:19 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Isaiah chapter 40 verse 19 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“The workman melteth a graven image, and the goldsmith spreadeth it over with gold, and casteth silver chains.”
Isaiah 40:19 (KJV)
Commentary on Isaiah 40:19
This verse satirizes idol manufacture with biting irony: a craftsman creates what people then worship. The Hebrew 'nasak' (cast/pour) describes metal-working, while overlaying with gold and silver makes an impressive but impotent object. The absurdity is intentional—worshiping what human hands made inverts the Creator-creature relationship.
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Isaiah 40:19
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“which is brought from Tarshish”
“his mother took two hundred [pieces] of silver”
“the work of men's hands.”
“and weigh silver in the balance. They hire a goldsmith”
“Take off the golden rings, which are in the ears of your wives, of your sons, and of your daughters, and bring them to me.”
“men shall cast away their idols of silver”
“the work of men's hands.”
“or molds an image that is profitable for nothing?”
“Yahweh”