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מִֽיmiwhoמִיparticle, interrogative — “who”H4310who? (occasionally, by a peculiar idiom, of things); also (indefinitely) whoever; often used in oblique construction with prefix or suffixany (man), [idiom] he, [idiom] him, [phrase] O that! what, which, who(-m, -se, -soever), [phrase] would to God.יָצַ֥רyatsarformיָצַרverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “form”, a completed actionH3335to mould into a form; especially as apotter; figuratively, to determine (i.e. form a resolution)[idiom] earthen, fashion, form, frame, make(-r), potter, purpose.אֵ֖לelidolאֵלnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “idol”, the ordinary formH410strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the Almighty (but used also of any deity)God (god), [idiom] goodly, [idiom] great, idol, might(-y one), power, strong. Compare names in '-el.'וּפֶ֣סֶלufeseland carved imageפֶּסֶלconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and carved image”, the ordinary formH6459an idolcarved (graven) image.נָסָ֑ךְnasakhepourנָסַךְverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “pour”, a completed actionH5258to pour out, especially a libation, or to cast (metal); by analogy, to anoint akingcover, melt, offer, (cause to) pour (out), set (up).לְבִלְתִּ֖יleviltito because unבִּלְתִּיpreposition, conjunction — “to because un”H1115properly, a failure of, i.e. (used only as a negative particle, usually with a prepositional prefix) not, except, without, unless, besides, because not, until, etc.because un(satiable), beside, but, [phrase] continual, except, from, lest, neither, no more, none, not, nothing, save, that no, without.הוֹעִֽילhoilprofitיַעַלverb, hiphil, infinitive construct — “profit”, the to-form of the verbH3276properly, to ascend; figuratively, to be valuable (objectively; useful, subjectively; benefited)[idiom] at all, set forward, can do good, (be, have) profit, (able).
Jewish translation (JPS 1917)
Who hath fashioned a god, or molten an image that is profitable for nothing?
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American Standard Version (1901)
Who hath fashioned a god, or molten an image that is profitable for nothing?
Young’s Literal Translation
Who hath formed a god, And a molten image poured out — not profitable?
World English Bible
Who has fashioned a god, or molds an image that is profitable for nothing?
Darby Translation
Who hath formed a god, or molten a graven image that is profitable for nothing?
Douay-Rheims
Who hath formed a god, and made a graven thing that is profitable for nothing?
Jewish Publication Society (1917)
Who hath fashioned a god, or molten an image that is profitable for nothing?
Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English
that form a god, and all that grave worthless things:
Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)
οἱ πλάσσοντες θεὸν, καὶ γλύφοντες πάντες ἀνωφελῆ,
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