Parallel HAB 2:19

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BSB Woe to him who says to wood, ‘Awake!’
⇔ or to silent stone, ‘Arise!’
⇔ Can it give guidance?
 ⇔ Behold, it is overlaid with gold and silver,
⇔ yet there is no breath in it at all.”

OEB  ⇔ Woe to the person who says to a block, awake!
⇔ to a dumb stone, arise!
 ⇔ What can it teach?
 ⇔ It may be set with gold and silver,
⇔ but there is no breath at all within it.

WEB Woe to him who says to the wood, ‘Awake!’ or to the mute stone, ‘Arise!’ Shall this teach? Behold, it is overlaid with gold and silver, and there is no breath at all within it.

NET The one who says to wood, ‘Wake up!’ is as good as dead –
 ⇔ he who says to speechless stone, ‘Awake!’
 ⇔ Can it give reliable guidance?
 ⇔ It is overlaid with gold and silver;
 ⇔ it has no life’s breath inside it.

LSV Woe [to] him who is saying to wood, Awake,
To a mute stone, Stir up,
It [is] a teacher! Behold, it is overlaid—gold and silver,
And there is no spirit in its midst.

FBV What disaster is coming to you who say to something made of wood, “Wake up!” or to lifeless stone, “Get up!” Can it teach you anything? Look at it! It's covered with gold and silver, but there is no life inside it.

T4T Terrible things will happen to you who say to lifeless idols that are made of wood,
⇔ ‘Wake up!’
 ⇔ Idols certainly cannot [RHQ] tell you what you should do;
⇔ they look nice/beautiful because they are covered with silver and gold,
⇔ but they are not alive.

LEB  • him who says to the wood, ‘Wake up!’ And to a lifeless stone, ‘Arise!’ •  Can he teach? •  Look, it is covered with gold and silver, •  and there is no breath within it.

BBE A curse on him who says to the wood, Awake! to the unbreathing stone, Up! let it be a teacher! See, it is plated with gold and silver, and there is no breath at all inside it.

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JPS Woe unto him that saith to the wood: 'Awake', to the dumb stone: 'Arise!' Can this teach? Behold, it is overlaid with gold and silver, and there is no breath at all in the midst of it.

ASV Woe unto him that saith to the wood, Awake; to the dumb stone, Arise! Shall this teach? Behold, it is overlaid with gold and silver, and there is no breath at all in the midst of it.

DRA Woe to him that saith to wood: Awake: to the dumb stone: Arise: can it teach? Behold, it is laid over with gold, and silver, and there is no spirit in the bowels thereof.

YLT Woe [to] him who is saying to wood, 'Awake,' 'Stir up,' to a dumb stone, It a teacher! lo, it is overlaid — gold and silver, And there is no spirit in its midst.

DBY Woe unto him that saith to the wood, Awake! to the dumb stone, Arise! Shall it teach? Behold it is overlaid with gold and silver, and there is no breath at all in the midst of it.

RV Woe unto him that saith to the wood, Awake; to the dumb stone, Arise! Shall this teach? Behold, it is laid over with gold and silver, and there is no breath at all in the midst of it.

WBS Woe unto him that saith to the wood, Awake; to the dumb stone, Arise! Shall this teach? Behold, it is laid over with gold and silver, and there is no breath at all in the midst of it.

KJB Woe unto him that saith to the wood, Awake; to the dumb stone, Arise, it shall teach! Behold, it is laid over with gold and silver, and there is no breath at all in the midst of it.

BB Wo vnto hym that sayth to the wood, Awake: and to the dumbe stone, Rise vp, it shall teache thee: beholde it is layde ouer with gold and siluer, & there is no breath in it.
  (Woe unto him that saith/says to the wood, Awake: and to the dumbe stone, Rise up, it shall teach thee: behold it is laid over with gold and silver, and there is no breath in it.)

GNV Wo vnto him that sayth to the wood, Awake, and to the dumme stone, Rise vp, it shall teach thee: beholde, it is layde ouer with golde and siluer, and there is no breath in it.
  (Woe unto him that saith/says to the wood, Awake, and to the dumme stone, Rise up, it shall teach thee: behold, it is laid over with gold and silver, and there is no breath in it.)

CB Wo vnto him, that saieth to a pece of wod: arise, and to a domme stone: stonde vp. For what instruccio maye soch one geue? Beholde, it is layed ouer with golde and syluer, & there is no breth in it.
  (Woe unto him, that saieth to a pece of wod: arise, and to a domme stone: stand up. For what instruccio may such one give? Behold, it is laid over with gold and syluer, and there is no breth in it.)

WYC Wo to hym that seith to a tre, Wake thou; Rise thou, to a stoon beynge stille; whether he schal mow teche? Lo! this is kyuerid with gold and siluer, and no spirit is in his entrails.
  (Woe to him that saith/says to a tree, Wake thou; Rise thou, to a stone being stille; whether he shall mow teach? Lo! this is kyuerid with gold and silver, and no spirit is in his entrails.)

LUT Wehe dem, der zum Holz spricht: Wache auf! und zum stummen Stein: Stehe auf! Wie sollt es lehren? Siehe, es ist mit Gold und Silber überzogen, und ist kein Odem in ihm.
  (Wehe to_him, the for_the Holz spricht: Wache auf! and for_the stummen Stein: Stehe auf! How sollt it lehren? Siehe, it is with Gold and Silber überzogen, and is kein Odem in him.)

CLV Væ qui dicit ligno: Expergiscere; Surge, lapidi tacenti ! Numquid ipse docere poterit? ecce iste coopertus est auro et argento, et omnis spiritus non est in visceribus ejus.
  (Alas who dicit ligno: Expergiscere; Surge, lapidi tacenti ! Numquid ipse docere poterit? ecce iste coopertus it_is auro and argento, and everyone spiritus not/no it_is in visceribus eyus.)

BRN Woe to him that says to the wood, Awake, arise; and to the stone, Be thou exalted! whereas it is an image, and this is a casting of gold and silver, and there is no breath in it.

BrLXX Οὐαὶ ὁ λέγων τῷ ξύλῳ, ἔκνηψον, ἐξεγέρθητι· καὶ τῷ λίθῳ, ὑψώθητι· καὶ αὐτό ἐστι φαντασία· τοῦτο δέ ἐστιν ἔλασμα χρυσίου καὶ ἀργυρίου, καὶ πᾶν πνεῦμα οὐκ ἔστιν ἐν αὐτῷ.
  (Ouai ho legōn tōi xulōi, eknaʸpson, exegerthaʸti; kai tōi lithōi, hupsōthaʸti; kai auto esti fantasia; touto de estin elasma ⱪrusiou kai arguriou, kai pan pneuma ouk estin en autōi.)