40:19 A craftsman casts 1 an idol;
a metalsmith overlays it with gold
and forges silver chains for it.
41:7 The craftsman encourages the metalsmith,
the one who wields the hammer encourages 2 the one who pounds on the anvil.
He approves the quality of the welding, 3
and nails it down so it won’t fall over.”
46:6 Those who empty out gold from a purse
and weigh out silver on the scale 4
hire a metalsmith, who makes it into a god.
They then bow down and worship it.
1 tn Heb “pours out”; KJV “melteth.”
2 tn The verb “encourages” is understood by ellipsis (note the preceding line).
3 tn Heb “saying of the welding, ‘It is good.’”
4 tn Heb “the reed,” probably referring to the beam of a scales. See BDB 889 s.v. קָנֶה 4.c.