Isaiah 46:6

NETBible

Those who empty out gold from a purse and weigh out silver on the scale 1  hire a metalsmith, who makes it into a god. They then bow down and worship it.

NIV ©

Some pour out gold from their bags and weigh out silver on the scales; they hire a goldsmith to make it into a god, and they bow down and worship it.

NASB ©

"Those who lavish gold from the purse And weigh silver on the scale Hire a goldsmith, and he makes it into a god; They bow down, indeed they worship it.

NLT ©

Some people pour out their silver and gold and hire a craftsman to make a god from it. Then they bow down and worship it!

MSG ©

People with a lot of money hire craftsmen to make them gods. The artisan delivers the god, and they kneel and worship it!

BBE ©

As for those who take gold out of a bag, and put silver in the scales, they give payment to a gold-worker, to make it into a god; they go down on their faces and give it worship.

NRSV ©

Those who lavish gold from the purse, and weigh out silver in the scales—they hire a goldsmith, who makes it into a god; then they fall down and worship!

NKJV ©

They lavish gold out of the bag, And weigh silver on the scales; They hire a goldsmith, and he makes it a god; They prostrate themselves, yes, they worship.

KJV
They lavish
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gold
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out of the bag
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and weigh
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silver
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in the balance
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[and] hire
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a goldsmith
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and he maketh
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it a god
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they fall down
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yea, they worship
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NASB ©
"Those who lavish
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gold
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from the purse
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And weigh
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silver
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on the scale
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Hire
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a goldsmith
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, and he makes
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it
into
a god
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; They bow
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down
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, indeed
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they worship
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it.
LXXM
oi
<3588> 
T-NPM
sumballomenoi
<4820> 
V-PMPNP
crusion
<5553> 
N-ASN
ek
<1537> 
PREP
marsippiou {N-GSN} kai
<2532> 
CONJ
argurion
<694> 
N-ASN
en
<1722> 
PREP
zugw
<2218> 
N-DSM
sthsousin
<2476> 
V-FAI-3P
en
<1722> 
PREP
staymw {N-DSM} kai
<2532> 
CONJ
misywsamenoi
<3409> 
V-AMPNP
crusocoon {N-ASM} epoihsan
<4160> 
V-AAI-3P
ceiropoihta
<5499> 
A-APN
kai
<2532> 
CONJ
kuqantev
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V-AAPNP
proskunousin
<4352> 
V-PAI-3P
autoiv
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D-DPN
NET [draft] ITL
Those who empty out
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gold
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from a purse
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and weigh out
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silver
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on the scale
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hire
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a metalsmith
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, who makes
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it into a god
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. They then bow down
<05456>
and
<0637>
worship
<07812>
it.
HEBREW
wwxtsy
<07812>
Pa
<0637>
wdgoy
<05456>
la
<0410>
whveyw
<06213>
Prwu
<06884>
wrkvy
<07936>
wlqsy
<08254>
hnqb
<07070>
Pokw
<03701>
oykm
<03599>
bhz
<02091>
Mylzh (46:6)
<02107>
NETBible

Those who empty out gold from a purse and weigh out silver on the scale 1  hire a metalsmith, who makes it into a god. They then bow down and worship it.

NET Notes

1 tn Heb “the reed,” probably referring to the beam of a scales. See BDB 889 s.v. קָנֶה 4.c.