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# To whom then will you compare God? To what idol will you liken him?
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Isaiah uses two similar questions to emphasize that there is no idol that can compare with God. AT: "There is no one to whom you can compare God. There is no idol to which you can liken him." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])
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# you
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This is plural and refers to all of God's people. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-you]])
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# A craftsman casts it: The goldsmith overlays it with gold and forges silver chains for it
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"A skilled worker forms it, another covers it with gold and makes a silver chain for it"
# translationWords
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/god]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/idol]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/gold]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/silver]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/sacrifice]]