Isaiah 44:12

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

The blacksmith works with iron, shaping it in the coals. He hammers it with his tools and works it with the strength of his arms. Yet he grows hungry and loses his strength; he drinks no water and becomes faint.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    The smith with the tongs both worketh in the coals, and fashioneth it with hammers, and worketh it with the strength of his arms: yea, he is hungry, and his strength faileth: he drinketh no water, and is faint.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    The smith with the tongs both works in the coals, and fashions it with hammers, and works it with the strength of his arms: yes, he is hungry, and his strength fails: he drinks no water, and is faint.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    The smith with the tongs both worketh in the coals, and fashioneth it with hammers, and worketh it with the strength of his arms: yea, he is hungry, and his strength faileth: he drinketh no water, and is faint.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    The smith [maketh] an axe, and worketh in the coals, and fashioneth it with hammers, and worketh it with his strong arm: yea, he is hungry, and his strength faileth; he drinketh no water, and is faint.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    The smith with the tongs both worketh in the coals, and fashioneth it with hammers, and worketh it with the strength of his arms: yea, he is hungry, and his strength faileth: he drinketh no water, and is faint.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    The smyth taketh yron, and tempreth it with hote coles, and fashioneth it with hammers, & maketh it wt all the strength of his armes: Yee somtyme he is faynt for very hunger, and so thurstie, that he hath no more power.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    The smith taketh an instrument, and worketh in the coles, and facioneth it with hammers, and worketh it with the strength of his armes: yea, he is an hungred, and his strength faileth: he drinketh no water, and is faint.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    The smith maketh an axe, and tempereth it with hotte coales, and fashioneth it with hammers, and worketh it with all the strength of his armes, yea sometime he is fainte for very hunger, and so thirstie that he hath no more power.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    The smith with the tongs both worketh in the coals, and fashioneth it with hammers, and worketh it with the strength of his arms: yea, he is hungry, and his strength faileth: he drinketh no water, and is faint.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    The smith [makes] an axe, and works in the coals, and fashions it with hammers, and works it with his strong arm: yes, he is hungry, and his strength fails; he drinks no water, and is faint.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    He hath wrought iron `with' an axe, And hath wrought with coals, And with hammers doth form it, And doth work it by his powerful arm, Yea, he is hungry, and there is no power, He doth not drink water, and he is wearied.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    The smith `maketh' an axe, and worketh in the coals, and fashioneth it with hammers, and worketh it with his strong arm: yea, he is hungry, and his strength faileth; he drinketh no water, and is faint.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    The smith [maketh] an axe, and worketh in the coals, and fashioneth it with hammers, and worketh it with his strong arm: yea, he is hungry, and his strength faileth; he drinketh no water, and is faint.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    The iron-worker is heating the metal in the fire, giving it form with his hammers, and working on it with his strong arm: then for need of food his strength gives way, and for need of water he becomes feeble.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    The blacksmith takes an axe, works in the coals, fashions it with hammers, and works it with his strong arm. He is hungry, and his strength fails; he drinks no water, and is faint.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    A blacksmith works with his tool and forges metal over the coals. He forms it with hammers; he makes it with his strong arm. He gets hungry and loses his energy; he drinks no water and gets tired.

Referenced Verses

  • Isa 40:19 : 19 As for an idol, a craftsman casts it, and a goldsmith overlays it with gold and fashions silver chains for it.
  • Isa 41:6-7 : 6 Each one helps his neighbor and says to his brother, 'Be strong!' 7 The craftsman encourages the goldsmith, and the one who polishes with the hammer encourages the one striking the anvil, saying of the soldering, 'It is good.' They fasten it with nails so it will not move.
  • Isa 46:6-7 : 6 They pour out gold from their purses and weigh silver on a scale. They hire a craftsman to make it into a god, and they bow down and even worship it. 7 They lift it on their shoulders and carry it; they set it in its place, and there it stays. It does not move from its spot. If someone cries to it, it cannot answer or save them from their troubles.
  • Jer 10:3-9 : 3 For the customs of the nations are worthless. They cut down a tree from the forest; it is shaped by the hands of a craftsman with a chisel. 4 They adorn it with silver and gold; they fasten it with nails and hammers so it will not totter. 5 They are like scarecrows in a cucumber field; they cannot speak. They must be carried because they cannot walk. Do not fear them, for they can do no harm—nor can they do any good. 6 There is no one like You, Lord. You are great, and Your name is mighty in power. 7 Who should not fear You, King of the nations? This is Your due. Among all the wise ones of the nations and in all their kingdoms, there is no one like You. 8 They are all senseless and foolish; their instruction comes from worthless idols. 9 Hammered silver is brought from Tarshish and gold from Uphaz—the work of the craftsman and of the goldsmith. Their clothing is blue and purple, all made by skilled workers. 10 But the Lord is the true God; He is the living God, the eternal King. When He is angry, the earth trembles; the nations cannot endure His wrath. 11 Tell them this: 'The gods who did not make the heavens and the earth will perish from the earth and from under the heavens.'
  • Hab 2:13 : 13 Is it not from the LORD of Hosts that peoples labor for fire and nations grow weary for nothing?
  • Exod 32:4 : 4 He took the gold from their hands, fashioned it with a tool, and made it into a molten calf. Then they said, "These are your gods, Israel, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt."
  • Exod 32:8 : 8 They have turned aside quickly from the way I commanded them. They have made for themselves a molten calf, bowed down to it, sacrificed to it, and said, 'These are your gods, Israel, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt.'

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Isa 44:9-11
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    78%

    9All who make idols are nothing, and the things they treasure are worthless. Their witnesses see nothing and know nothing, so they will be put to shame.

    10Who fashions a god or casts an idol that can profit nothing?

    11Behold, all his companions will be put to shame, and the craftsmen are mere men. Let them all assemble and take their stand; they will be terrified and put to shame together.

  • Isa 44:13-17
    5 verses
    76%

    13The carpenter measures out wood; he marks it with a stylus. He shapes it with chisels and marks it with a compass. He crafts it in the form of a man, a human figure, to dwell in a house.

    14He cuts down cedars or chooses a cypress or an oak. He lets it grow strong among the trees of the forest. He plants a pine, and the rain makes it grow.

    15It becomes fuel for a man; he takes part of it to warm himself, he kindles a fire and bakes bread. But he also makes a god and worships it; he makes an idol and bows down to it.

    16Half of the wood he burns in the fire; he roasts meat over it, eats, and is satisfied. He warms himself and says, 'Ah, I am warm; I see the fire.'

    17From the rest he makes a god, his idol, and bows down to it. He worships it and prays to it, saying, 'Save me, for you are my god.'

  • Isa 41:7
    75%

    7The craftsman encourages the goldsmith, and the one who polishes with the hammer encourages the one striking the anvil, saying of the soldering, 'It is good.' They fasten it with nails so it will not move.

  • Isa 54:16
    74%

    16Behold, I have created the smith who blows the coals in the fire and produces a weapon fit for its purpose; and I have also created the destroyer to ruin.

  • Isa 40:19-20
    2 verses
    74%

    19As for an idol, a craftsman casts it, and a goldsmith overlays it with gold and fashions silver chains for it.

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  • Exod 31:4-5
    2 verses
    71%

    4to design artistic works, to work in gold, silver, and bronze,

    5to cut and set stones, to carve wood, and to engage in all forms of craftsmanship.

  • Isa 10:15
    71%

    15Does the axe exalt itself above the one who wields it? Or does the saw boast against the one who moves it? It would be like a rod waving the one who lifts it, or a staff acting as though it were not made of wood.

  • Exod 35:32-33
    2 verses
    70%

    32He is able to design artistic works in gold, silver, and bronze.

    33He can cut and set gemstones, carve wood, and do all kinds of artistic craftwork.

  • 1 Sam 13:19-20
    2 verses
    70%

    19No blacksmith could be found throughout the whole land of Israel, because the Philistines said, 'Otherwise, the Hebrews might make swords or spears.'

    20So all the Israelites had to go down to the Philistines to sharpen each person's plowshare, mattock, axe, or sickle.

  • Job 28:2
    69%

    2Iron is taken from the ground, and copper is smelted from ore.

  • Isa 1:31
    69%

    31The strong one will become tinder, and his work a spark; both will burn together, and no one will extinguish them.

  • Ezek 15:4
    69%

    4Look, it is put into the fire for fuel. The fire consumes both ends of it, and its middle is charred. Is it useful for anything?

  • Eccl 10:9-10
    2 verses
    69%

    9One who quarries stones may be hurt by them, and one who splits wood may be endangered by it.

    10If the iron axe is dull and its edge unsharpened, more strength is needed, but wisdom brings success.

  • Jer 15:12
    68%

    12Can iron break iron from the north, or bronze?

  • Hab 2:13
    68%

    13Is it not from the LORD of Hosts that peoples labor for fire and nations grow weary for nothing?

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    9Woe to those who strive with their Maker, like a piece of pottery among the potsherds of the earth! Shall the clay say to the potter, ‘What are you making?’ or ‘Your work has no handles’?

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    68%

    11They press oil between the rows, they tread the wine presses, yet they go thirsty.

  • 1 Chr 22:15-16
    2 verses
    68%

    15Moreover, you have an abundance of workers—stonecutters, masons, carpenters, and every kind of skilled craftsman.

    16Gold, silver, bronze, and iron are beyond measure. Arise and begin the work, and may the Lord be with you.

  • Jer 6:29
    68%

    29The bellows blow fiercely to burn away the lead with fire, but the refining goes on in vain; the wicked are not purged out.

  • Jer 10:9
    68%

    9Hammered silver is brought from Tarshish and gold from Uphaz—the work of the craftsman and of the goldsmith. Their clothing is blue and purple, all made by skilled workers.

  • Jer 10:14
    68%

    14Everyone is senseless and without knowledge; every goldsmith is shamed by their idols. The images he makes are a fraud; they have no breath in them.

  • Ps 74:6
    67%

    6Now they smash all its carved work together with hatchets and hammers.

  • Jer 51:17
    67%

    17Every human is senseless, lacking knowledge; every goldsmith is put to shame by his idols, for his images are false, and there is no breath in them.

  • Neh 4:17
    67%

    17Neither I, my brothers, my servants, nor the guards with me took off our clothes; each kept his weapon, even when going for water.

  • Joel 3:10
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    10Hammer your plowshares into swords and your pruning hooks into spears. Let the weak say, ‘I am strong!’

  • 2 Chr 24:12
    67%

    12The king and Jehoiada gave the money to those who carried out the work of the Lord's temple. They hired stonemasons and carpenters to restore the temple and craftsmen to work with iron and bronze to repair the house of the Lord.

  • Nah 3:14
    67%

    14Draw water for the siege, strengthen your fortresses. Go into the clay and tread the mortar; take hold of the brick mold.

  • Ezek 21:11
    67%

    11And you, son of man, groan with the breaking of your heart and with bitterness. Sigh in their sight.

  • Exod 35:35
    67%

    35He has filled them with skill and wisdom to perform all kinds of craftsmanship—designing, embroidering in blue, purple, and crimson yarn, and fine linen, weaving, and doing all kinds of craftsmanship and artistic designs.

  • Isa 44:20
    66%

    20He feeds on ashes. A deceived heart has led him astray, and he cannot save himself or say, 'Isn't there a lie in my right hand?'

  • Isa 46:6
    66%

    6They pour out gold from their purses and weigh silver on a scale. They hire a craftsman to make it into a god, and they bow down and even worship it.

  • Job 40:18
    66%

    18His bones are like tubes of bronze; his limbs are like rods of iron.

  • Ps 129:7
    66%

    7with which the reaper does not fill his hand, nor the binder of sheaves his arms.