Isaiah 44:12

A blacksmith works with his tool and forges metal over the coals. He forms it with hammers; he makes it with his strong arm. He gets hungry and loses his energy; he drinks no water and gets tired.

Isaiah 40:19

A craftsman casts an idol; a metalsmith overlays it with gold and forges silver chains for it.

Isaiah 41:6-7

They help one another; one says to the other, 'Be strong!'

Isaiah 46:6-7

Those who empty out gold from a purse and weigh out silver on the scale hire a metalsmith, who makes it into a god. They then bow down and worship it.

Exodus 32:4

He accepted the gold from them, fashioned it with an engraving tool, and made a molten calf. Then they said, "These are your gods, O Israel, who brought you up out of Egypt."

Exodus 32:8

They have quickly turned aside from the way that I commanded them -- they have made for themselves a molten calf and have bowed down to it and sacrificed to it and said, 'These are your gods, O Israel, which brought you up from the land of Egypt.'"

Jeremiah 10:3-11

For the religion of these people is worthless. They cut down a tree in the forest, and a craftsman makes it into an idol with his tools.

Habakkuk 2:13

Be sure of this! The Lord who commands armies has decreed: The nations' efforts will go up in smoke; their exhausting work will be for nothing.

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Summary

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 tongs

General references

Bible References

The smith isa 40

Isaiah 41:6
They help one another; one says to the other, 'Be strong!'
Isaiah 46:6
Those who empty out gold from a purse and weigh out silver on the scale hire a metalsmith, who makes it into a god. They then bow down and worship it.
Exodus 32:4
He accepted the gold from them, fashioned it with an engraving tool, and made a molten calf. Then they said, "These are your gods, O Israel, who brought you up out of Egypt."
Jeremiah 10:3
For the religion of these people is worthless. They cut down a tree in the forest, and a craftsman makes it into an idol with his tools.

The tongs

Habakkuk 2:13
Be sure of this! The Lord who commands armies has decreed: The nations' efforts will go up in smoke; their exhausting work will be for nothing.

General references

Psalm 107:5
They were hungry and thirsty; they fainted from exhaustion.
Isaiah 40:19
A craftsman casts an idol; a metalsmith overlays it with gold and forges silver chains for it.

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