Isaiah 44:12 References

12 The aman shapes iron into a cutting tool and does his work over the coals, fashioning it with hammers and working it with his strong arm. He also gets hungry and his strength fails; he drinks no water and becomes weary.

a Isaiah 40:19, Isaiah 40:20, Isaiah 41:6, Isaiah 41:7, Isaiah 46:6, Isaiah 46:7, Jeremiah 10:3-5, Habakkuk 2:18


Isaiah 40

19 As for the aidol, a craftsman casts it, A goldsmith bplates it with gold, And a silversmith fashions chains of silver.

Isaiah 40

20 He who is too impoverished for such an offering Selects a atree that does not rot; He seeks out for himself a skillful craftsman To prepare an idol that bwill not totter.

Isaiah 41

6 Each one helps his neighbor And says to his brother, "Be strong!"

Isaiah 41

7 So the acraftsman encourages the bsmelter, And he who smooths metal with the hammer encourages him who beats the anvil, Saying of the soldering, "It is good"; And he fastens it with nails, cSo that it will not totter.

Isaiah 46

6 "Those who alavish gold from the purse And weigh silver on the scale Hire a goldsmith, and he makes it into a god; They bbow down, indeed they worship it.

Isaiah 46

7 "They alift it upon the shoulder and carry it; They set it in its place and it stands there. bIt does not move from its place. Though one may cry to it, it ccannot answer; It dcannot deliver him from his distress.

Jeremiah 10

3 For the customs of the peoples are adelusion; Because bit is wood cut from the forest, The work of the hands of a craftsman with a cutting tool.
4 "They adecorate it with silver and with gold; They bfasten it with nails and with hammers So that it will not totter.
5 "Like a scarecrow in a cucumber field are they, And they acannot speak; They must be bcarried, Because they cannot walk! Do not fear them, For they ccan do no harm, Nor can they do any good."

Habakkuk 2

18 "What aprofit is the idol when its maker has carved it, Or an image, a bteacher of falsehood? For its maker ctrusts in his own handiwork When he fashions speechless idols.