Isaiah 40:19 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

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

Isaiah 40:19 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The workman - The Hebrew word denotes an artificer of any kind, and is applied to one who engraved on wood or stone Exodus 28:2 ; to a workman in iron, brass, stone, wood Exodus 35:35 ; Deuter...
Isaiah 40:19 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

An Expansion of the Text Suggested in Isaiah 40:6-8 . Isaiah 40:12-17 . The Majesty of God, in Whose Eyes the World is Insignificant. God is the Creator, disposing of earth and heaven as very sm...
Isaiah 40:19 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

melteth . casteth. graven. Hebrew. pesel. Here made by casting.
Isaiah 40:19 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

19. The carver prepares a graven image. As public opinion has great force, and everything that pleases the multitude passes for a law, the Prophet fortifies believers against this error. The...
Isaiah 40:19 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

The workman melteth a graven image, and the goldsmith spreadeth it over with gold, and casteth silver chains. And casteth silver chains "And forgeth for it chains of silver" - For צורף tsoreph, the p...
Isaiah 40:19 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

To whom then will ye liken God?— To whom, &c. or what resemblance will ye contrive for him? Isaiah 40:19 . The workman casts an image; and the goldsmith overlays it with gold, and worketh...
Isaiah 40:19 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

The workman melteth a graven image, and the goldsmith spreadeth it over with gold, and casteth silver chains. The workman melteth a graven image. "Graven" - Hebrew, pecel ( H6459 ); rath...
Isaiah 40:19 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Israel's Restoration from Exile in Babylon On the authorship and date of these Chapter s see Intro. According to their subject matter, they fall naturally into three divisions of almost equal leng...
Isaiah 40:19 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

The workman melteth... — The reign of Ahaz, not to speak of that of Manasseh, must have supplied the prophet with his picture of the idol factory not less fully than if he had lived in Babylon or N...
Isaiah 40:19 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER I THE DATE OF Isaiah 40:1-31 ; Isaiah 41:1-29 ; Isaiah 42:1-25 ; Isaiah 43:1-28 ; Isaiah 44:1-28 ; Isaiah 45:1-25 ; Isaiah 46:1-13 ; Isaiah 47:1-15 ; Isaiah 48:1-22 ; Isaiah 49:1...
Isaiah 40:19 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

the Everlasting God the Giver of Strength Isaiah 40:18-31 Day changes to night, and as the twilight deepens, the stars come out in their myriads, Isaiah 40:26 . To the poetic eye of the watche...
Isaiah 40:19 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

We now commence the prophecies of peace, which also fall into three divisions, dealing in turn with the purpose of peace (40-48), the Prince of Peace (49-57), the program of peace (58-66). The fist...
Isaiah 40:19 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Who but must feel humbled to the very dust of the earth, while reading, in these verses, the sad state to which man is reduced by the fall? We see man so prone to idolatry, that if the poor creature...
Isaiah 40:19 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

The workman melteth a graven image ,.... Or, "the founder"; he melts some sort of metal, as iron, brass, copper, or lead, which he casts into a mould for an image, and afterwards graves, or gets it...
Isaiah 40:19 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

The workman melteth a graven image, and the goldsmith spreadeth it over with gold, and casteth silver chains. Ver. 19. The workman melteth a graven image. ] That may be afterward graved and gilded...
Isaiah 40:19 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The workman melteth a graven image He melteth some base metal into a mould which giveth it the form of an image, which afterward is graven or carved to make it the more exact and pleasing likeness...
Isaiah 40:19 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Vanity of Idols. B. C. 708. 18 To whom then will ye liken God? or what likeness will y...
Isaiah 40:19 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

The workman melteth a graven image; he melteth some base metal into a mould, which giveth it the form of an image, which afterwards is graven or carved to make it more exact and amiable. Thus the i...
Isaiah 40:19 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

The Greatness Of God Proclaimed ( Isaiah 40:12-31 ). And He will be able to do it because of His greatness. In this vital passage the greatness of God to do What He declares He will do is now reve...
Isaiah 40:19 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Isaiah 40:1-2 . Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith your God. Speak ye comfortably to Jerusalem. The loss of comfort is no small loss. God would have his people happy. They are in the best c...
Isaiah 40:19 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Isaiah 40:1 . Comfort ye, comfort ye my people. What a sweet voice is this to the church, after all her long afflictions. The words are doubled, to designate the fulness of comfort in the pardon o...
Isaiah 40:19 - The Biblical Illustrator

Who hath measured the waters in the hollow of His hand? The grandeur of God The prophet’s notions of God are diffused through all the verses of the text. The prophet’s design in describing the...
Isaiah 40:19 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

PART III . ISAIAH 'S LATER PROPHECIES ( CH . 40-66.). SECTION I. THE PEOPLE OF GOD COMFORTED IN TRIBULATION ( Isaiah 40:1-23 .). EXPOSITION Prefatory Remarks THE A...
Isaiah 40:19 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Jehovah the Supreme Ruler. The connection of thought between this section and the foregoing one is this, that the majesty and glory of God over against the idolatry of the heathen nations guarantee...
Isaiah 40:19 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Exodus 32:2-4 ; Habakkuk 2:18 ; Habakkuk 2:19 ; Hosea 8:6 ; Isaiah 37:18 ; Isaiah 37:19 ; Isaiah 41:6 ; Isaiah 41:7 ; Isaiah 44:10-12 ; Isaiah 46:6 ; Isaiah 46:7 ; Jeremiah 10:3-5 ; Jere...
Isaiah 40:19 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Melteth — He melts metal into a mould, which afterwards is graven or carved to make it more exact.

Isaiah 40:19 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Isaiah 40:19 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Isaiah 40:19 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Isaiah 40:19 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Isaiah 40:19 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Isaiah 40:19 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Isaiah 40:19 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Isaiah 40:19 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Isaiah 40:19 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Isaiah 40:19 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Isaiah 40:19 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Isaiah 40:19 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Isaiah 40:19 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Isaiah 40:19 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Isaiah 40:19 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Isaiah 40:19 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Isaiah 40:19 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Isaiah 40:19 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Isaiah 40:19 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Isaiah 40:19 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Isaiah 40:19 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Isaiah 40:19 - The Biblical Illustrator

Isaiah 40:19 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Isaiah 40:19 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Isaiah 40:19 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Isaiah 40:19 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes