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Isaiah 44:12

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)
- 12 The metalsmith works the iron over the coals with his tool.*
  
  He forms it with hammers,
  Working it with his powerful arm.+
  
  Then he grows hungry and his strength fails;
  He drinks no water and grows tired.

Isaiah 44:12

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
- 12 The metalsmith works the iron over the coals with his tool.*
  
  He forms it with hammers,
  Working it with his powerful arm.+
  
  Then he grows hungry and his strength fails;
  He drinks no water and grows tired.

Isaiah 44:12

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References
- 12 As for the carver of iron with the billhook, he has been busy [at it] with the coals; and with the hammers he proceeds to form it, and he keeps busy at it with his powerful arm.+ Also, he has become hungry, and so without power. He has not drunk water; so he gets tired.

Isaiah 44:12

American Standard Version
- 12 The smith maketh an axe, and worketh in the coals, and fashioneth it with hammers, and worketh it with his strong arm: yea, he is hungry, and his strength faileth; he drinketh no water, and is faint.

Isaiah 44:12

The Emphasized Bible
- 12 As for the smith [with his] cutting-tool—When he hath wrought in the live coals, And with hammers hath fashioned it,—And hath wrought it with his strong arm Anon he is hungry and hath no strength, He hath drunk no water and so hath become faint!

Isaiah 44:12

King James Version
- 12 The smith with the tongs both worketh in the coals, and fashioneth it with hammers, and worketh it with the strength of his arms: yea, he is hungry, and his strength faileth: he drinketh no water, and is faint.