Isaiah 40:20
Old Testament • 12 words with Strong's data
"He that is so impoverished that he hath no oblation chooseth a tree that will not rot; he seeketh unto him a cunning workman to prepare a graven image, that shall not be moved."
Word-by-Word Analysis
דָּלַל
dâlal
to slacken or be feeble; figuratively, to be oppressed
תְּרוּמָה
tᵉrûwmâh
a present (as offered up), especially in sacrifice or as tribute
בָּחַר
bâchar
properly, to try, i.e. (by implication) select
עֵץ
ʻêts
a tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks)
בֵּית עַשְׁתָּרוֹת
Bêyth ʻAshtârôwth
Beth-Ashtaroth, a place in Palestine
בָּקַשׁ
bâqash
to search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer); by implication, to strive after
חָשַׁב
châshab
properly, to plait or interpenetrate, i.e. (literally) to weave or (generally) to fabricate; figuratively, to plot or contrive (usually in a malicious...
עָשָׂה
ʻâsâh
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
סוּת
çûwth
properly, to prick, i.e. (figuratively) stimulate; by implication, to seduce
Key Terms in This Verse
דָּלַל dâlal
to slacken or be feeble; figuratively, to be oppressed
Study H1809 →חָשַׁב châshab
properly, to plait or interpenetrate, i.e. (literally) to weave or (generally) to fabricate; figuratively, to plot or contrive (usually in a malicious sense); hence (from the mental effort) to think, ...
Study H2803 →תְּרוּמָה tᵉrûwmâh
a present (as offered up), especially in sacrifice or as tribute
Study H8641 →בָּקַשׁ bâqash
to search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer); by implication, to strive after
Study H1245 →סוּת çûwth
properly, to prick, i.e. (figuratively) stimulate; by implication, to seduce
Study H5496 →עָשָׂה ʻâsâh
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
Study H6213 →Cross References
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