17 All nations before him are as nothing; and they are counted to him less than nothing, and vanity.

18 To whom then will ye liken God? or what likeness will ye compare unto him?

19 The workman melteth a graven image, and the goldsmith spreadeth it over with gold, and casteth silver chains.

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17 All the nations are like nothing before him;
    they are counted by him as[a] nothing and emptiness.
18 And to whom will you liken God?
    And to what likeness will you compare him?
19 A craftsman pours out the idol,
    and a goldsmith[b] overlays it with gold,
        and he smelts chains of silver.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 40:17 Or “from”
  2. Isaiah 40:19 Literally “refiner”