isaiah-44:12-13-asv

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 44:13

The carpenter , etc. When the smith has done his part in the formation of tools, the carpenter is called into action. His proceedings are traced "extragressively." (Delitzsch). First, he is regarded as in possession of his block of wood. On this he proceeds to stretch out his rule, to obtain the idol's length and breadth. Then he marks out on the block a rough outline with red chalk ( sered ) . After this he pares away the superfluous wood with planes, or chisels, and marks out the limbs... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 44:12

The smith with the tongs - The prophet proceeds here to show the folly and absurdity of idolatry; and in order to this he goes into an extended statement Isaiah 44:12-19 of the manner in which idols were usually made. Lowth remarks, ‘The sacred writers are generally large and eloquent on the subject of idolatry; they treat it with great severity, and set forth the absurdity of it in the strongest light. But this passage of Isaiah far exceeds anything that was ever written on the subject, in... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 44:13

The carpenter - The axe is made Isaiah 44:12, and the carpenter now proceeds to the construction of the god.Stretcheth out his rule - For the purpose of laying out his work, or measuring it. The word rendered here ‘rule,’ however (קו qâv), means properly “a line”; and should be so rendered here. The carpenter stretches out a line, but not a rule.He marketh it out with a line - He marks out the shape; the length, and breadth, and thickness of the body, in the rough and unhewn piece of wood. He... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 44:12-17

Isaiah 44:12-17 . The smith, &c. “The sacred writers,” says Bishop Lowth, “are generally large and eloquent upon the subject of idolatry: they treat it with great severity, and set forth the absurdity of it in the strongest light. But this passage of Isaiah far exceeds any thing that ever was written upon the subject, in force of argument, energy of expression, and elegance of composition. One or two of the apocryphal writers have attempted to imitate the prophet, but with very ill... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Isaiah 44:1-28

Israel’s God and man-made gods (44:1-28)Not only is God willing to forgive his people, but he wants to pour out the power of his Spirit upon them so that new spiritual life will spring up within them. This will enable them to evangelize the Gentiles, who will then join the descendants of Jacob in worshipping the God of Israel (44:1-5). Israel’s redeemer is the only God. He knows the end from the beginning and his people can depend on him always (6-8).In contrast to the one true and living God... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Isaiah 44:12

The smith with the tongs, &c. "The smith was more or less a sacred person, and the iron foundry was an annex of heathen temples. "Mounds of scorioe and iron slag are found near many heathen temples. Note the contrast exhibited (apparently on purpose) in 1 Kings 6:7 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Isaiah 44:12

"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. 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. He heweth him down cedars, and taketh the holm tree, and the... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Isaiah 44:12

Isaiah 44:12. The smith with the tongs, &c.— From this verse to the 20th the folly of idolatry is set forth in the most lively colours, and the whole scheme of idol worshippers exposed in an elegant strain of refined irony. There is no need of any exposition. The prophet here describes the instruments necessary for the carpenter to form the image. The 14th verse may be rendered, He heweth him down cedars, and taketh the teil or the pine-tree, and the oak, which he reareth up for himself,... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 44:12

12. tongs—rather, "prepareth (to be supplied) an axe," namely, with which to cut down the tree designed as the material of the idol. The "smith" (Hebrew, "workman in iron") here answers to the "carpenter" (Hebrew, "workman in wood"). "He worketh it (the axe, not the idol, which was wood, not metal) in the coals," &c. The axe was wrought, not cast. The smith makes the axe for the carpenter. hungry . . . drinketh no water—so eager is he to expedite his work while the iron is hot. If the god... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 44:13

13. After the smith's work in preparing the instruments comes the carpenter's work in forming the idol. rule—rather, "line" [BARNES]. with a line—rather, a "pencil," [HORSLEY]. Literally, "red ochre," which he uses to mark on the wood the outline of the figure [LOWTH]. Or best, the stylus or graver, with which the incision of the outline is made [GESENIUS]. planes—rather, "chisels" or "carving tools," for a plane would not answer for carving. compass—from a Hebrew root, "to make a circle"; by... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 44:13

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 44:12

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 44:13

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 44:12-17

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Isaiah 44:1-28

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Isaiah 44:12

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Isaiah 44:12

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Isaiah 44:12

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 44:12

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 44:13

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