


Isaiah 44:12
Bible Versions
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.
The smith {H1270}{H2796} with the tongs {H4621} both worketh {H6466} in the coals {H6352}, and fashioneth {H3335} it with hammers {H4717}, and worketh {H6466} it with the strength {H3581} of his arms {H2220}: yea, he is hungry {H7457}, and his strength {H3581} faileth {H369}: he drinketh {H8354} no water {H4325}, and is faint {H3286}.
A blacksmith makes a tool over burning coals; with his strong arm he shapes it with hammers. But when he gets hungry, his strength fails; if he doesn't drink water, he grows tired.
The blacksmith takes a tool and labors over the coals; he fashions an idol with hammers and forges it with his strong arms. Yet he grows hungry and loses his strength; he fails to drink water and grows faint.
The smithmakethan 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.
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