Isaiah 46:6

Babylon’s Idols · Isaiah 46:1–13
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Translations

Modern
They pour out their bags of gold and weigh out silver on scales; they hire a goldsmith to fashion it into a god, so they can bow down and worship.
Traditional
They lavish gold out of the bag, and weigh silver in the balance, and hire a goldsmith; and he maketh it a god: they fall down, yea, they worship.
Literal
Those lavishing gold from the bag and weighing silver on the scales, they hire a goldsmith, that he might make it a god. They bow low, even bow down;
Latin
Qui confertis aurum de sacculo, et argentum statera ponderatis, conducentes aurificem ut faciat deum, et procidunt, et adorant.

Original

Hebrew
English
They pour out their bags of gold and weigh out silver on scales; they hire a goldsmith to fashion it into a god, so they can bow down and worship.

Notes

Theme notes and profiles

Isaiah God’s Servant Salvation in Isaiah

Events

Glossary

Balance, Balances Church Goldsmith Isaiah, Book of Minerals and Metals Monotheism New Creation, New Creature Purse Ransom

Topics

Balances: Money Weighed With Idolatry: Folly of Money: Gold Used As