Isaiah 44:12
Isaiah · Old Testament · Chapter 44
“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.”Isaiah 44:12
What Does Isaiah 44:12 Mean?
Isaiah 44:12 is found in the book of Isaiah, chapter 44, verse 12 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 16 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (16)
These passages are connected to Isaiah 44:12 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Isaiah 40:19“The workman melteth a graven image, and the goldsmith spreadeth it over with gold, and casteth silver chains.”Isaiah 41:6“They helped every one his neighbour; and every one said to his brother, Be of good courage.”Psalms 107:5“Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them.”Proverbs 31:17“She girdeth her loins with strength, and strengtheneth her arms.”Isaiah 29:8“It shall even be as when an hungry man dreameth, and, behold, he eateth; but he awaketh, and his soul is empty: or as when a thirsty man dreameth, and, behold, he drinketh; but he awaketh, and, behold, he is faint, and his soul hath appetite: so shall the multitude of all the nations be, that fight against mount Zion.”Isaiah 46:6“They lavish gold out of the bag, and weigh silver in the balance, and hire a goldsmith; and he maketh it a god: they fall down, yea, they worship.”Jeremiah 9:5“And they will deceive every one his neighbour, and will not speak the truth: they have taught their tongue to speak lies, and weary themselves to commit iniquity.”Jeremiah 10:4“They deck it with silver and with gold; they fasten it with nails and with hammers, that it move not.”Jeremiah 14:22“Are there any among the vanities of the Gentiles that can cause rain? or can the heavens give showers? art not thou he, O LORD our God? therefore we will wait upon thee: for thou hast made all these things.”Exodus 32:4“And he received them at their hand, and fashioned it with a graving tool, after he had made it a molten calf: and they said, These be thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.”Exodus 32:8“They have turned aside quickly out of the way which I commanded them: they have made them a molten calf, and have worshipped it, and have sacrificed thereunto, and said, These be thy gods, O Israel, which have brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.”Ecclesiastes 10:15“The labour of the foolish wearieth every one of them, because he knoweth not how to go to the city.”Jeremiah 10:3“For the customs of the people are vain: for one cutteth a tree out of the forest, the work of the hands of the workman, with the axe.”Habakkuk 2:13“Behold, is it not of the LORD of hosts that the people shall labour in the very fire, and the people shall weary themselves for very vanity?”Genesis 21:15“And the water was spent in the bottle, and she cast the child under one of the shrubs.”Isaiah 41:7“So the carpenter encouraged the goldsmith, and he that smootheth with the hammer him that smote the anvil, saying, It is ready for the sodering: and he fastened it with nails, that it should not be moved.”
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