Habakkuk 2:18

“What profiteth the graven image that the maker thereof hath graven it; the molten image, and a teacher of lies, that the maker of his work trusteth therein, to make dumb idols?”
King James Version (KJV)

Other Translations of Habakkuk 2:18

� What profiteth the grauen image, that the maker thereof hath grauen it; the molten image, and a teacher of lies, that the maker of his worke, trusteth therin, to make dumbe idoles.
- King James Version (1611) - Compare to scan of original Habakkuk chapter 2

"What profit is the idol when its maker has carved it, {Or} an image, a teacher of falsehood? For {its} maker trusts in his {own} handiwork When he fashions speechless idols.
- New American Standard Version (1995)

What profiteth the graven image, that the maker thereof hath graven it; the molten image, even the teacher of lies, that he that fashioneth its form trusteth therein, to make dumb idols?
- American Standard Version (1901)

What profit is the pictured image to its maker? and as for the metal image, the false teacher, why does its maker put his faith in it, making false gods without a voice?
- Basic English Bible

What profiteth the graven image that the maker thereof hath graven it? the molten image, and the teacher of falsehood, that the maker of his work dependeth thereon, to make dumb idols?
- Darby Bible

What doth the graven thing avail, because the maker thereof hath graven it, a molten, and a false image? because the forger thereof hath trusted in a thing of his own forging, to make dumb idols.
- Douay Rheims Bible

What profiteth the graven image that its maker hath graven it; the molten image, and a teacher of lies, that the maker of his work trusteth therein, to make dumb idols?
- Webster's Bible

What value does the engraved image have, that its maker has engraved it; the molten image, even the teacher of lies, that he who fashions its form trusts in it, to make mute idols?
- World English Bible

What profit hath a graven image given That its former hath graven it? A molten image and teacher of falsehood, That trusted hath the former on his own formation -- to make dumb idols?
- Youngs Literal Bible

What profiteth the graven image, that the maker thereof hath graven it, even the molten image, and the teacher of lies; that the maker of his work trusteth therein, to make dumb idols?
- Jewish Publication Society Bible

Mihwa Beasley's comment on 2014-02-04 17:24:10:

Heard sunday morning service out of Habakkuk few years ago incoming new pastor for the church my husband and i have attended gave his first sermon in the church was from book of Habakkuk, some reason don't remember content of sermon but was thinking small part of old testament book it was out from.....,
hope everyone who are broken for reason(s) still don't understand and why as i feel still the hurts and angers, some how get healed and to have peace....,

andrew magni's comment on 2013-10-21 19:57:43:

In the fourth gospel 8:44 Christ teaches that Satan is the father of lies , with no truth in him , and such is the graven image , a liar with no truth , it is therefore Satanic and has no place in Christian worship which must be , as Christ teaches in the fourth gospel 4:23, in Spirit and in Truth !

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