Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleThe blacksmith takes a tool and labors over the coals; he fashions an idol with hammers and forges it with his strong arms. Yet he grows hungry and loses his strength; he fails to drink water and grows faint. Young's Literal Translation He hath wrought iron [with] an axe, And hath wrought with coals, And with hammers doth form it, And doth work it by his powerful arm, Yea, he is hungry, and there is no power, He doth not drink water, and he is wearied. King James Bible 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. Hebrew The blacksmithחָרַ֤שׁ (ḥā·raš) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 2796: A fabricator, any material takes a tool מַֽעֲצָ֔ד (ma·‘ă·ṣāḏ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4621: An axe and labors וּפָעַל֙ (ū·p̄ā·‘al) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 6466: To do, make, to practise over the coals; בַּפֶּחָ֔ם (bap·pe·ḥām) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 6352: A coal he fashions [an idol] יִצְּרֵ֑הוּ (yiṣ·ṣə·rê·hū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular Strong's 3335: To mould into a, form, as a, potter, to determine with hammers וּבַמַּקָּב֖וֹת (ū·ḇam·maq·qā·ḇō·wṯ) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine plural Strong's 4717: A perforatrix, a hammer and forges [it] וַיִּפְעָלֵ֙הוּ֙ (way·yip̄·‘ā·lê·hū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular Strong's 6466: To do, make, to practise with his strong כֹּח֔וֹ (kō·ḥōw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 3581: A small reptile (of unknown species) arms. בִּזְר֣וֹעַ (biz·rō·w·a‘) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 2220: The arm, the foreleg, force Yet גַּם־ (gam-) Conjunction Strong's 1571: Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and he grows hungry רָעֵב֙ (rā·‘êḇ) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7456: To be hungry and his strength כֹּ֔חַ (kō·aḥ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3581: A small reptile (of unknown species) fails; וְאֵ֣ין (wə·’ên) Conjunctive waw | Adverb Strong's 369: A non-entity, a negative particle he fails לֹא־ (lō-) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no to drink שָׁ֥תָה (šā·ṯāh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 8354: To imbibe water מַ֖יִם (ma·yim) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 4325: Water, juice, urine, semen and grows faint. וַיִּיעָֽף׃ (way·yî·‘āp̄) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3286: To be weary, faint |