Isaiah 40:19

The workman melteth a graven image, and the goldsmith spreadeth it over with gold, and casteth silver chains.

Cross-reference

Isaiah 46:6 Parallel

Isaiah 46:6 shows them weighing silver and hiring a goldsmith to make a god — directly mirroring the idol-production process.

Isaiah 41:7 Parallel

Isaiah 41:7 describes the goldsmith and carpenter working together, nailing the idol so it won't fall — a specific parallel to the casting and overlaying.

Isaiah 44:10-12 mocks the smith who fashions a god with hammers, tying the idol's worthlessness to its human origin.

Isaiah 44:12 continues the same theme — a blacksmith fashions an idol with hammers, underscoring the human effort behind lifeless gods.

Isaiah 46:7 Related theme

Isaiah 46:7 contrasts the idol's inability to move or answer — a thematic parallel to the lifelessness of the crafted image.

Isaiah 37:19 Related theme

Isaiah 37:19 repeats that these gods are man-made and perishable, reinforcing the same critique of idol fabrication.

Hosea 8:6 Parallel

Hosea 8:6 explicitly states a craftsman made the idol — it is not God — and predicts its destruction, echoing Isaiah.

Jeremiah 10:9 also describes the work of the goldsmith and silver plates, reinforcing the human origin of idols.

Habakkuk 2:18 questions the profit of idols made by a craftsman — a teacher of lies — reinforcing the futility of trusting man-made objects.

Jeremiah 10:3-5 gives a fuller description of idol-making — cutting wood, overlaying with silver and gold — directly paralleling Isaiah's critique.

Psalm 135:18 adds the warning that idol makers become like their powerless creations — a sobering consequence.

Psalm 135:15 similarly condemns idols as mere human craftsmanship — silver and gold, the work of hands.

Psalm 115:4 Related theme

Psalm 115:4 declares idols are silver and gold, the work of human hands — the same core critique of man-made worship objects.

Judges 17:4 Parallel

Judges 17:4 tells of silver given to a founder to make a graven and molten image — a direct historical parallel to this metal idol.

Habakkuk 2:19 pronounces woe on those who call idols to awake — overlain with gold and silver but with no breath — mocking their lifelessness.

Exodus 32:2-4 recounts Aaron making a molten calf from gold earrings — a concrete example of the idol-casting described here.

In Revelation 9:20, this same condemnation of handmade idols of gold, silver, etc., appears, showing persistent idolatry.

In Jeremiah 10:4, the same idol-making process is described—decorating with silver/gold and fastening with nails for stability.

Exodus 32:4 Historical context

Exodus 32:4 describes Aaron fashioning the golden calf from gold — a direct historical example of the idol-making process Isaiah condemns.

Daniel 5:4 Parallel

In Daniel 5:4, the Babylonians praise gods of gold and silver—the same materials used in idol-making condemned here.

Exodus 32:3 Historical context

Exodus 32:3 shows the people contributing gold for the golden calf — the same raw material used in idol-making that Isaiah condemns.