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Isaiah 40:21

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

20 He that is so impoverished that he hath no oblation chooseth a tree that will not rot; he seeketh unto him a cunning workman to prepare a graven image, that shall not be moved.

Have ye not known? have ye not heard? hath it not been told you from the beginning? have ye not understood from the foundations of the earth?

22 It is he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers; that stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in:

23 That bringeth the princes to nothing; he maketh the judges of the earth as vanity.

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BSB
Do you not know? Have you not heard? Has it not been declared to you from the beginning? Have you not understood since the foundation of the earth?
KJV
Have ye not known? have ye not heard? hath it not been told you from the beginning? have ye not understood from the foundations of the earth?
WEB
Haven’t you known? Haven’t you heard? Haven’t you been told from the beginning? Haven’t you understood from the foundations of the earth?
ASV
Have ye not known? have yet not heard? hath it not been told you from the beginning? have ye not understood from the foundations of the earth?
DARBY
Do ye not know? Have ye not heard? Hath it not been told you from the beginning? Have ye not understood the foundation of the earth?
BLB
Do you⁺ not know? Have you⁺ not heard? Has it not been declared from the beginning to you⁺? Have you⁺ not understood from the foundations of the earth?
ÅB
Skjønner dere ikke? Hører dere ikke? Er det ikke fra begynnelsen kunngjort for dere? Har dere ikke forstått jordens grunnvoller?
OTB
Vet dere ikke? Har dere ikke hørt? Har det ikke blitt fortalt dere fra begynnelsen? Har dere ikke forstått siden jordens grunnvoller ble lagt?
B1930
Skjønner I ikke? Hører I ikke? Er det ikke fra begynnelsen kunngjort for eder? Har I ikke forstått jordens grunnvoller?

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Isaiah 46:8

    Remember this, and shew yourselves men: bring it again to mind, O ye transgressors.

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  • Isaiah 48:13

    Mine hand also hath laid the foundation of the earth, and my right hand hath spanned the heavens: when I call unto them, they stand up together.

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  • Acts 14:17

    Nevertheless he left not himself without witness, in that he did good, and gave us rain from heaven, and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness.

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  • Romans 1:19–21

    Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath shewed it unto them.

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  • Psalms 50:6

    And the heavens shall declare his righteousness: for God is judge himself. Selah.

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  • Romans 1:28

    And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient;

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  • Psalms 115:8

    They that make them are like unto them; so is every one that trusteth in them.

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