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Isaiah 44:13

44:12 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. with the tongs: or, with an axe
The carpenter stretcheth out his rule; he marketh it out with a line; he fitteth it with planes, and he marketh it out with the compass, and maketh it after the figure of a man, according to the beauty of a man; that it may remain in the house.

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The carpenter stretches out a line. He marks it out with a pencil. He shapes it with planes. He marks it out with compasses, and shapes it like the figure of a man, with the beauty of a man, to reside in a house.

The carpenter stretcheth out his rule; he marketh it out with a line; he fitteth it with planes, and he marketh it out with the compass, and maketh it after the figure of a man, according to the beauty of a man; that it may remain in the house.

The carpenter stretches out his rule; he marks it out with a line; he fits it with planes, and he marks it out with the compass, and makes it after the figure of a man, according to the beauty of a man; that it may remain in the house.

44:14 He heweth him down cedars, and taketh the cypress and the oak, which he strengtheneth for himself among the trees of the forest: he planteth an ash, and the rain doth nourish it. strengtheneth: or, taketh courage

What does Isaiah 44:13 mean?

Isaiah 44:13 is a verse in the book of Isaiah, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include חָרָשׁ (chârâsh), נָטָה (nâṭâh), קַו (qav). It connects to 13 cross-referenced passages elsewhere in Scripture.

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The
carpenterחָרָשׁchârâsh/khaw-rawsh'/H2796a fabricator or any material
stretcheth
outנָטָהnâṭâh/naw-taw'/H5186to stretch or spread out; by implication, to bend away (including moral deflection); used in a great variety of application
his
rule;קַוqav/kav/H6957a cord (as connecting), especially formeasuring; figuratively, a rule; also a rim, a musical string or accord
he
marketh
it
outתָּאַרtâʼar/taw-ar'/H8388to delineate; reflex. to extend
with
a
line;שֶׂרֶדsered/seh'-red/H8279a (carpenter's) scribing-awl (for pricking or scratching measurements)
he
fittethעָשָׂהʻâsâh/aw-saw'/H6213to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
it
with
planes,מַקְצֻעָהmaqtsuʻâh/mak-tsoo-aw'/H4741a scraper, i.e. a carving chisel
and
he
marketh
it
outתָּאַרtâʼar/taw-ar'/H8388to delineate; reflex. to extend
with
the
compass,מְחוּגָהmᵉchûwgâh/mekk-oo-gaw'/H4230an instrument for marking a circle, i.e. compasses
and
makethעָשָׂהʻâsâh/aw-saw'/H6213to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
it
after
the
figureתַּבְנִיתtabnîyth/tab-neeth'/H8403structure; by implication, a model, resemblance
of
a
man,אִישׁʼîysh/eesh/H376a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
according
to
the
beautyתִּפְאָרָהtiphʼârâh/tif-aw-raw'/H8597ornament (abstractly or concretely, literally or figuratively)
of
a
man;אָדָםʼâdâm/aw-dawm'/H120ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)
that
it
may
remainיָשַׁבyâshab/yaw-shab'/H3427properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
in
the
house.בַּיִתbayith/bah'-yith/H1004a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)

Commentary on Isaiah 44:13

HENRY_FULL · Isaiah 44:13
. A repetition of what was said before ( v. 5 ), for we have need to be again and again warned of the danger of the sin of lying and false-witness-bearing, since nothing is of more fatal consequence. 2. An addition to it in one word; there it was said, He that speaks lies shall not escape, and intimated that he shall be punished. Here it is said, His punishment shall be such as will be his destruction: he shall perish; the lies he forged against others will be his own ruin. It is a damning destroying sin. 10 Delight is not seemly for a fool; much less for a servant to have rule over princes. Note, 1. Pleasure and libert

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Genesis 50:15

And when Joseph's brethren saw that their father was dead, they said, Joseph will peradventure hate us, and will certainly requite us all the evil which we did unto him.

Isaiah 14:29

Rejoice not thou, whole Palestina, because the rod of him that smote thee is broken: for out of the serpent's root shall come forth a cockatrice, and his fruit shall be a fiery flying serpent. cockatrice: or, adder

Isaiah 17:14

And behold at eveningtide trouble; and before the morning he is not. This is the portion of them that spoil us, and the lot of them that rob us.

Isaiah 20:3

And the LORD said, Like as my servant Isaiah hath walked naked and barefoot three years for a sign and wonder upon Egypt and upon Ethiopia;

Matthew 5:44

But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;

Matthew 5:45

That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.

Matthew 18:21

Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times?

Matthew 18:22

Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times: but, Until seventy times seven.

Romans 12:18

If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men.

Ephesians 5:1

Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children;

Colossians 3:12

Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering;

Colossians 3:13

Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye. quarrel: or, complaint

James 1:19

Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:

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What does Isaiah 44:13 say?

Isaiah 44:13 (King James Version) reads: "The carpenter stretcheth out his rule; he marketh it out with a line; he fitteth it with planes, and he marketh it out with the compass, and maketh it after the figure of a man, according to the beauty of a man; that it may remain in the house."

Is Isaiah 44:13 in the Old or New Testament?

Isaiah 44:13 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Isaiah.

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