Habakkuk 2:18
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King James Version (modern wording)
What profits the graven image that the maker thereof has graven it; the molten image, and a teacher of lies, that the maker of his work trusts therein, to make dumb idols?
Habakkuk 2:18 (KJV)
American Standard Version
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?
Habakkuk 2:18 (ASV)
Berean Standard Bible
What use is an idol, that a craftsman should carve it— or an image, a teacher of lies? For its maker trusts in his own creation; he makes idols that cannot speak.
Habakkuk 2:18 (BSB)
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What does Habakkuk 2:18 say?
Habakkuk 2:18 in modern King James wording reads: "What profits the graven image that the maker thereof has graven it; the molten image, and a teacher of lies, that the maker of his work trusts therein, to make dumb idols?"
Where is Habakkuk 2:18 found in the Bible?
Habakkuk 2:18 is verse 18 of chapter 2 of the book of Habakkuk, in the Old Testament. Habakkuk has 3 chapters.
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