en_tn/isa/40/18.md

## To whom then will you compare God? To what idol will you liken him? ##

Isaiah uses questions to mock the idols that the people worship. AT: "There is no one that compares to God and no idol that can represent him" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])

## you ##

This is plural and refers to all of God's people. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-you]])

## A craftsman casts it: the goldsmith overlays it with gold and forges silver chains for it ##

"A skilled worker forms it, another covers it with gold, and makes a silver chain for it."
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00			`## To whom then will you compare God? To what idol will you liken him? ##`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00			`Isaiah uses questions to mock the idols that the people worship. AT: "There is no one that compares to God and no idol that can represent him" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00			`## you ##`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00			`This is plural and refers to all of God's people. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-you]])`

			`## A craftsman casts it: the goldsmith overlays it with gold and forges silver chains for it ##`

			`"A skilled worker forms it, another covers it with gold, and makes a silver chain for it."`