Isaiah 44:13

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

The 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.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    The carpenter stretcheth out his rule; he marketh it out with a line; he fitteth it with planes, and he marketh it out with the compass, and maketh it after the figure of a man, according to the beauty of a man; that it may remain in the house.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    The carpenter stretches out his rule; he marks it out with a line; he fits it with planes, and he marks it out with the compass, and makes it after the figure of a man, according to the beauty of a man; that it may remain in the house.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    The carpenter stretcheth out his rule; he marketh it out with a line; he fitteth it with planes, and he marketh it out with the compass, and maketh it after the figure of a man, according to the beauty of a man; that it may remain in the house.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    The carpenter{H2796} stretcheth out{H5186} a line;{H8279} he marketh it out{H8388} with a pencil;{H8279} he shapeth{H6213} it with planes,{H4741} and he marketh it out{H8388} with the compasses,{H4230} and shapeth{H6213} it after the figure{H8403} of a man,{H376} according to the beauty{H8597} of a man,{H120} to dwell{H3427} in a house.{H1004}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    The carpenter{H2796}{H6086} stretcheth out{H5186}{(H8804)} his rule{H6957}; he marketh it out{H8388}{(H8762)} with a line{H8279}; he fitteth{H6213}{(H8799)} it with planes{H4741}, and he marketh it out{H8388}{(H8762)} with the compass{H4230}, and maketh{H6213}{(H8799)} it after the figure{H8403} of a man{H376}, according to the beauty{H8597} of a man{H120}; that it may remain{H3427}{(H8800)} in the house{H1004}.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    The carpenter (or ymage caruer) taketh me the tymbre, and spredeth forth his lyne: he marketh it with some coloure: he playneth it, he ruleth it, ad squareth it, and maketh it after the ymage of a man, and acordinge to the bewtie of a man: that it maye stonde in the temple.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    The carpenter stretcheth out a line: he facioneth it with a red thread, he planeth it, and he purtreyeth it with the compasse, and maketh it after the figure of a man, and according to the beautie of a man that it may remaine in an house.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    The carpenter or image caruer taketh measure of the timber, and spreadeth foorth his line, he marketh it with some colour, he playneth it, he ruleth it, and squareth it, and maketh it after the image of a man, and according to the beautie of a man, that it may stande in the house.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    The carpenter stretcheth out [his] rule; he marketh it out with a line; he fitteth it with planes, and he marketh it out with the compass, and maketh it after the figure of a man, according to the beauty of a man; that it may remain in the house.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    The carpenter stretches out a line; he marks it out with a pencil; he shapes it with planes, and he marks it out with the compasses, and shapes it after the figure of a man, according to the beauty of a man, to dwell in a house.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    He hath wrought `with' wood, He hath stretched out a rule, He doth mark it out with a line, He maketh it with carving tools, And with a compass he marketh it out, And maketh it according to the form of a man, According to the beauty of a man, To remain in the house.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    The carpenter stretcheth out a line; he marketh it out with a pencil; he shapeth it with planes, and he marketh it out with the compasses, and shapeth it after the figure of a man, according to the beauty of a man, to dwell in a house.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    The carpenter stretcheth out a line; he marketh it out with a pencil; he shapeth it with planes, and he marketh it out with the compasses, and shapeth it after the figure of a man, according to the beauty of a man, to dwell in a house.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    The woodworker is measuring out the wood with his line, marking it out with his pencil: after smoothing it with his plane, and making circles on it with his instrument, he gives it the form and glory of a man, so that it may be placed in the house.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    The carpenter stretches out a line. He marks it out with a pencil. He shapes it with planes. He marks it out with compasses, and shapes it like the figure of a man, with the beauty of a man, to reside in a house.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    A carpenter takes measurements; he marks out an outline of its form; he scrapes it with chisels, and marks it with a compass. He patterns it after the human form, like a well-built human being, and puts it in a shrine.

Referenced Verses

  • Judg 17:4-5 : 4 So when he returned the silver to his mother, she took two hundred pieces of silver and gave them to a silversmith, who made them into a carved image and a cast idol. And they were placed in Micah's house. 5 Now this man Micah had a shrine, and he made an ephod and household idols, and he consecrated one of his sons to become his priest.
  • Ps 115:5-7 : 5 They have mouths but cannot speak, eyes but cannot see. 6 They have ears but cannot hear, noses but cannot smell. 7 They have hands but cannot touch, feet but cannot walk, nor can they make a sound with their throats.
  • Isa 41:7 : 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.
  • Ezek 8:12 : 12 Then He said to me, 'Son of man, have you seen what the elders of the house of Israel are doing in the darkness, each in the chamber of his carved images? For they say, ‘The Lord does not see us; the Lord has abandoned the land.’'
  • Acts 17:29 : 29 Therefore, since we are God's offspring, we should not think that the divine being is like gold, silver, or stone—an image formed by human skill and imagination.
  • Rom 1:23 : 23 And they exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images resembling mortal man, birds, animals, and creeping things.
  • Judg 18:24 : 24 Micah replied, 'You’ve taken my gods that I made and my priest and gone away! What else do I have? How can you ask me, “What’s the matter with you?”'
  • Gen 31:19 : 19 Meanwhile, Laban had gone to shear his sheep, and Rachel stole her father’s household idols.
  • Gen 31:30 : 30 Now you have gone off because you longed to return to your father’s household. But why did you steal my gods?
  • Gen 31:32 : 32 But if you find anyone who has your gods, that person shall not live. In the presence of our relatives, see for yourself whether anything of yours is here with me; and if so, take it.' Now Jacob did not know that Rachel had stolen the gods.
  • Gen 35:2 : 2 So Jacob said to his household and to all who were with him, "Get rid of the foreign gods that are among you, purify yourselves, and change your clothes."
  • Exod 20:4-5 : 4 You shall not make for yourself a carved image or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or on the earth below, or in the waters under the earth. 5 You shall not bow down to them or serve them, for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me,
  • Deut 4:16-18 : 16 Do not act corruptly by making for yourselves a carved image in the form of any figure, whether male or female. 17 Or in the form of any animal on the earth, or any bird that flies in the sky, 18 Or any creature that moves along the ground, or any fish in the waters below the earth.
  • Deut 4:28 : 28 There you will serve gods made by human hands—objects of wood and stone that cannot see, hear, eat, or smell.
  • Deut 27:15 : 15 Cursed is anyone who makes a carved or cast idol, an abomination to the LORD, the work of a craftsman, and sets it up in secret. Then all the people shall say, 'Amen.'

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Isa 44:11-12
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    76%

    11 Behold, 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.

    12 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.

  • Isa 44:14-15
    2 verses
    76%

    14 He 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.

    15 It 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.

  • Exod 35:32-33
    2 verses
    74%

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

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

  • Exod 31:3-5
    3 verses
    74%

    3 I have filled him with the Spirit of God, giving him wisdom, understanding, knowledge, and skill in all kinds of craftsmanship.

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

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

  • Isa 41:7
    72%

    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 40:19-20
    2 verses
    71%

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

    20 A person who is too poor to afford such an idol selects wood that will not rot; they look for a skilled craftsman to set up an idol that will not topple.

  • 2 Kgs 22:6
    71%

    6 the carpenters, builders, and masons. It shall also be used to buy timber and quarried stone for repairing the house.

  • Jer 22:13-14
    2 verses
    70%

    13 Woe to him who builds his house without righteousness and his upper rooms without justice, making his neighbor work for nothing and not paying him for his labor.

    14 He says, 'I will build for myself a great house with spacious upper rooms,' cutting out large windows for it, paneling it with cedar, and painting it with vermilion.

  • 2 Chr 34:11
    70%

    11 They gave it to the craftsmen and builders to buy dressed stones, timber for joists, and beams for the buildings that the kings of Judah had allowed to fall into ruin.

  • Exod 35:35
    70%

    35 He 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.

  • Ezek 41:17
    70%

    17 From above the entrance to the inner house and on the outside, and on all the walls all around, both inside and out, there were measurements.

  • Ezek 40:5
    69%

    5 Behold, a wall surrounded the temple area. The measuring rod in the man’s hand was six long cubits, each cubit being a cubit and a handbreadth. He measured the width of the structure as one rod and its height as one rod.

  • 1 Chr 22:15
    69%

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

  • 2 Chr 2:7
    69%

    7 Also, send me cedar, cypress, and algum timber from Lebanon, for I know that your servants are skilled in cutting timber there. My servants will work alongside your servants.

  • 1 Kgs 6:6-7
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    6 The lowest side chamber was five cubits wide, the middle was six cubits wide, and the third was seven cubits wide. For around the outside of the house, he made offsets on the wall so that the beams would not be embedded in the walls of the house.

    7 The house, when it was being built, was constructed of finished stone cut from the quarry, so that no hammer or axe or any iron tool was heard in the house while it was being built.

  • Job 38:5
    68%

    5 Who determined its measurements? Surely you know! Or who stretched the measuring line across it?

  • 2 Chr 2:9
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    9 I will give your servants, the woodcutters who cut the timber, twenty thousand cors of crushed wheat, twenty thousand cors of barley, twenty thousand gallons of wine, and twenty thousand gallons of oil.

  • Ezek 40:3
    68%

    3 He brought me there, and behold, there was a man whose appearance was like bronze, with a line of flax in his hand and a measuring rod, and he was standing in the gateway.

  • 2 Chr 2:14
    68%

    14 Now, let my lord send the wheat, barley, oil, and wine that he has promised to his servants.

  • Ezek 15:3
    67%

    3 Is wood taken from it to make anything useful? Can one make a peg from it to hang any utensil on?

  • Ezek 41:13
    67%

    13 Then he measured the temple. It was one hundred cubits long, and the separate courtyard, building, and its walls were also one hundred cubits long.

  • 1 Kgs 7:35-36
    2 verses
    67%

    35 At the top of the stand was a circular band half a cubit high, and the top of the stand had its supports and frames crafted as part of it.

    36 He adorned the panels of the stand and its frames with engravings of cherubim, lions, and palm trees according to the space on each, with wreaths surrounding them.

  • Isa 10:15
    67%

    15 Does 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.

  • Jer 10:3-4
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    67%

    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.

  • 1 Kgs 5:18
    67%

    18 But now the LORD my God has given me rest on every side; there is neither adversary nor misfortune.

  • Exod 36:1
    67%

    1 Bezalel, Oholiab, and every skilled person whom the Lord had given wisdom and understanding to know how to carry out all the work of the sanctuary service, shall do everything the Lord has commanded.

  • Zech 2:1
    67%

    1 I lifted up my eyes and saw, and behold, four horns.

  • Ezek 43:10
    67%

    10 Son of man, explain the temple to the house of Israel, so that they will be ashamed of their sins. Let them measure the plan.

  • 1 Kgs 6:35
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    35 He carved cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers on them, and he overlaid the carvings with evenly applied gold.

  • 2 Sam 5:11
    66%

    11 Hiram, king of Tyre, sent messengers to David, along with cedar logs, carpenters, and stonemasons, and they built a palace for David.

  • 2 Kgs 12:12
    66%

    12 They would give the prepared money to the workers appointed to oversee the repairs to the temple of the LORD. They used it to pay the carpenters and builders working on the temple of the LORD,

  • Ps 74:5-6
    2 verses
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    5 It appeared like one lifting up axes against a thick forest.

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

  • 1 Chr 22:2
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    2 David commanded the gathering of the foreigners who were in the land of Israel, and he appointed stonecutters to prepare dressed stones to build the house of God.

  • Exod 25:9
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    9 Make it according to everything I show you—the pattern of the tabernacle and the pattern of all its furnishings. This is how you are to make it.

  • Prov 24:27
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    27 Prepare your work outside and get your fields ready; after that, build your house.

  • 2 Chr 3:5
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    5 He paneled the main hall with cypress wood and overlaid it with fine gold, and he decorated it with palm trees and chains.

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