Isaiah 40:20 - Common English Bible

The one who sets up an image chooses wood that won’t rot and then seeks a skilled artisan to set up an idol that won’t move.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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.

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Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

He who is so impoverished that he has no offering or oblation or rich gift to give [to his god is constrained to make a wooden offering, an idol; so he] chooses a tree that will not rot; he seeks out a skillful craftsman to carve and set up an image that will not totter or deteriorate.

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American Standard Version (1901)

He that is too impoverished for such an oblation chooseth a tree that will not rot; he seeketh unto him a skilful workman to set up a graven image, that shall not be moved.

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Catholic Public Domain Version

He has chosen strong wood that will not decay. The skillful artisan seeks a way to set up an idol that cannot be moved.

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Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

He hath chosen strong wood, and that will not rot: the skilful workman seeketh how he may set up an idol that may not be moved.

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