Holy Scripture
Isaiah 40:18
A church father on this verse
“(Verse 18 and following) To whom then will you liken God, or what image will you set before Him? Can the craftsman make a graven image, or the goldsmith overlay it with gold, and the silversmith spread silver plates upon it? Or perhaps the skilled craftsman chooses a piece of wood that will not rot and seeks out a pro…”
Source: Septuagint
Original
18To whom have ye compared the Lord? and with what likeness have ye compared him?
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In context
16And Lebanon is not enough to burn, nor all beasts enough for a whole burnt offering:
17and all the nations are as nothing, and counted as nothing.
— Isaiah 40:18 —
19Has not the artificer made an image, or the goldsmith having melted gold, gilded it over, and made it a similitude?
20For the artificer chooses out a wood that will not rot, and will wisely inquire how he shall set up his image, and that so that it should not be moved.