Isaiah 42:8
New International Version
“I am the LORD; that is my name! I will not yield my glory to another or my praise to idols.

New Living Translation
“I am the LORD; that is my name! I will not give my glory to anyone else, nor share my praise with carved idols.

English Standard Version
I am the LORD; that is my name; my glory I give to no other, nor my praise to carved idols.

Berean Standard Bible
I am the LORD; that is My name! I will not yield My glory to another or My praise to idols.

King James Bible
I am the LORD: that is my name: and my glory will I not give to another, neither my praise to graven images.

New King James Version
I am the LORD, that is My name; And My glory I will not give to another, Nor My praise to carved images.

New American Standard Bible
“I am the LORD, that is My name; I will not give My glory to another, Nor My praise to idols.

NASB 1995
“I am the LORD, that is My name; I will not give My glory to another, Nor My praise to graven images.

NASB 1977
“I am the LORD, that is My name; I will not give My glory to another, Nor My praise to graven images.

Legacy Standard Bible
I am Yahweh, that is My name; I will not give My glory to another, Nor My praise to graven images.

Amplified Bible
“I am the LORD, that is My Name; My glory I will not give to another, Nor My praise to carved idols.

Christian Standard Bible
I am the LORD. That is my name, and I will not give my glory to another or my praise to idols.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
I am Yahweh, that is My name; I will not give My glory to another or My praise to idols.

American Standard Version
I am Jehovah, that is my name; and my glory will I not give to another, neither my praise unto graven images.

Contemporary English Version
My name is the LORD! I won't let idols or humans share my glory and praise.

English Revised Version
I am the LORD; that is my name: and my glory will I not give to another, neither my praise unto graven images.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
I am the LORD; that is my name. I will not give my glory to anyone else or the praise I deserve to idols.

Good News Translation
"I alone am the LORD your God. No other god may share my glory; I will not let idols share my praise.

International Standard Version
I, the LORD, am the one, and I won't give my name and glory to another, nor my praise to idols.

Majority Standard Bible
I am the LORD; that is My name! I will not yield My glory to another or My praise to idols.

NET Bible
I am the LORD! That is my name! I will not share my glory with anyone else, or the praise due me with idols.

New Heart English Bible
"I am the LORD. That is my name. I will not give my glory to another, nor my praise to engraved images.

Webster's Bible Translation
I am the LORD: that is my name: and my glory will I not give to another, neither my praise to graven images.

World English Bible
“I am Yahweh. That is my name. I will not give my glory to another, nor my praise to engraved images.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
I [am] YHWH, this [is] My Name, "" And I do not give My glory to another, "" Nor My praise to carved images.

Young's Literal Translation
I am Jehovah, this is My name, And Mine honour to another I give not, Nor My praise to graven images.

Smith's Literal Translation
I Jehovah, this my name: and my glory I will not give to another, and my praise to carved images.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
I the Lord, this is my name: I will not give my glory to another, nor my praise to graven things.

Catholic Public Domain Version
I am the Lord; this is my name. I will not give my glory to another, nor my praise to graven things.

New American Bible
I am the LORD, LORD is my name; my glory I give to no other, nor my praise to idols.

New Revised Standard Version
I am the LORD, that is my name; my glory I give to no other, nor my praise to idols.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
I am the LORD; that is my name; and my glory will I not give to another, neither my praise to graven images.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
I AM LORD JEHOVAH, and this is My Name, and my honor I shall not give to another, neither my praise to carved things
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
I am the LORD, that is My name; And My glory will I not give to another, Neither My praise to graven images.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
I am the Lord God: that is my name: I will not give my glory to another, nor my praises to graven images.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Here is My Servant
7to open the eyes of the blind, to bring prisoners out of the dungeon and those sitting in darkness out from the prison house. 8I am the LORD; that is My name! I will not yield My glory to another or My praise to idols. 9Behold, the former things have happened, and now I declare new things. Before they spring forth I proclaim them to you.”…

Cross References
Exodus 20:3-5
You shall have no other gods before Me. / You shall not make for yourself an idol in the form of anything in the heavens above, on the earth below, or in the waters beneath. / You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on their children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me,

Deuteronomy 5:7-9
You shall have no other gods before Me. / You shall not make for yourself an idol in the form of anything in the heavens above, on the earth below, or in the waters beneath. / You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on their children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me,

Psalm 83:18
May they know that You alone, whose name is the LORD, are Most High over all the earth.

Isaiah 48:11
For My own sake, My very own sake, I will act; for how can I let Myself be defamed? I will not yield My glory to another.

Jeremiah 10:6-7
There is none like You, O LORD. You are great, and Your name is mighty in power. / Who would not fear You, O King of nations? This is Your due. For among all the wise men of the nations, and in all their kingdoms, there is none like You.

Exodus 34:14
For you must not worship any other god, for the LORD, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God.

Psalm 96:5
For all the gods of the nations are idols, but it is the LORD who made the heavens.

Isaiah 45:5-6
I am the LORD, and there is no other; there is no God but Me. I will equip you for battle, though you have not known Me, / so that all may know, from where the sun rises to where it sets, that there is none but Me; I am the LORD, and there is no other.

Isaiah 45:21-22
Speak up and present your case—yes, let them take counsel together. Who foretold this long ago? Who announced it from ancient times? Was it not I, the LORD? There is no other God but Me, a righteous God and Savior; there is none but Me. / Turn to Me and be saved, all the ends of the earth; for I am God, and there is no other.

Isaiah 46:9
Remember what happened long ago, for I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is none like Me.

Ezekiel 39:7
So I will make My holy name known among My people Israel and will no longer allow it to be profaned. Then the nations will know that I am the LORD, the Holy One in Israel.

Malachi 2:2
If you do not listen, and if you do not take it to heart to honor My name,” says the LORD of Hosts, “I will send a curse among you, and I will curse your blessings. Yes, I have already begun to curse them, because you are not taking it to heart.

John 17:3
Now this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom You have sent.

Acts 4:12
Salvation exists in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved.”

Romans 1:21-23
For although they knew God, they neither glorified Him as God nor gave thanks to Him, but they became futile in their thinking and darkened in their foolish hearts. / Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools, / and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images of mortal man and birds and animals and reptiles.


Treasury of Scripture

I am the LORD: that is my name: and my glory will I not give to another, neither my praise to graven images.

that is

Exodus 3:13-15
And Moses said unto God, Behold, when I come unto the children of Israel, and shall say unto them, The God of your fathers hath sent me unto you; and they shall say to me, What is his name? what shall I say unto them? …

Exodus 4:5
That they may believe that the LORD God of their fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath appeared unto thee.

Psalm 83:18
That men may know that thou, whose name alone is JEHOVAH, art the most high over all the earth.

my glory

Isaiah 48:11
For mine own sake, even for mine own sake, will I do it: for how should my name be polluted? and I will not give my glory unto another.

Exodus 20:3-5
Thou shalt have no other gods before me…

Exodus 34:14
For thou shalt worship no other god: for the LORD, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God:

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Isaiah 42
1. The office of Christ, graced with meekness and constancy.
5. God's promise unto him.
10. An exhortation to praise God for his Gospel
13. God will manifest himself, and check idolatry
18. He reproves the people of incredulity.














I am the LORD
The phrase "I am the LORD" is a declaration of God's identity and authority. The Hebrew word for "LORD" here is "YHWH," often pronounced as Yahweh. This is the personal name of God revealed to Moses in Exodus 3:14, signifying His eternal, self-existent nature. In the context of Isaiah, this declaration serves as a reminder to the Israelites of God's covenant faithfulness and His supreme authority over all creation. It is a call to recognize His sovereignty and to trust in His divine plan.

that is My name
The phrase "that is My name" emphasizes the exclusivity and sacredness of God's name. In ancient Near Eastern cultures, a name was not just a label but a representation of one's character and authority. By stating "that is My name," God is asserting His unique identity and the reverence due to Him alone. This serves as a reminder to the Israelites, and to us, that God's name is not to be taken lightly or used in vain, as highlighted in the Ten Commandments (Exodus 20:7).

I will not give My glory to another
Here, God declares His unwillingness to share His glory with any other being or entity. The Hebrew word for "glory" is "kavod," which conveys a sense of weightiness, honor, and splendor. In the historical context, Israel was surrounded by nations that worshiped multiple gods and idols. This statement is a clear denouncement of idolatry and a call to exclusive worship of the one true God. It underscores the truth that all glory and honor belong to God alone, as He is the Creator and Sustainer of all things.

or My praise to idols
The phrase "or My praise to idols" further reinforces the prohibition against idolatry. The Hebrew word for "idols" is "pesel," referring to carved images or representations of false gods. In the ancient world, idol worship was prevalent, and it often led people away from the worship of the true God. This part of the verse serves as a warning against the futility of idol worship and a call to direct all praise and worship to God alone. It is a reminder that idols, being man-made, have no power or authority, and only God is worthy of our adoration and praise.

(8, 9) I am the Lord. . . .--The prophet grasps the full meaning of the name revealed in Exodus 3:15. It follows from that meaning that God cannot look with indifference on the transfer to the "graven image" of the worship due to Him. With his vision of Cyrus still present to his thoughts, the prophet again presses the unique point of prediction as distinguishing the religion of Israel from that of the heathen. The "former things" refer probably not to the remote past, but to Isaiah's earlier prophecies, say the whole Assyrian cycle, on which he now looks back from his new stand-point; or even, as in Isaiah 41:22, to the near future of the conquests of Cyrus as compared with that which was to usher in the restoration of Israel.

Verse 8. - I am the Lord; rather, I the Lord. The sense runs on from the preceding verses: "I, the Lord, will do all this, I who am all that the Name" Jehovah' signifies - self-existent, eternal, self-sufficing, independent, omnipotent, and therefore unique, one whose glory cannot be shared with any other being that exists - least of all with images, which are mere vanity and nothingness."

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
I
אֲנִ֥י (’ă·nî)
Pronoun - first person common singular
Strong's 589: I

am the LORD;
יְהוָ֖ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

that
ה֣וּא (hū)
Pronoun - third person masculine singular
Strong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are

is My name!
שְׁמִ֑י (šə·mî)
Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 8034: A name

I will not
לֹֽא־ (lō-)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

give
אֶתֵּ֔ן (’et·tên)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular
Strong's 5414: To give, put, set

My glory
וּכְבוֹדִי֙ (ū·ḵə·ḇō·w·ḏî)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 3519: Weight, splendor, copiousness

to another
לְאַחֵ֣ר (lə·’a·ḥêr)
Preposition-l | Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 312: Hinder, next, other

or My praise
וּתְהִלָּתִ֖י (ū·ṯə·hil·lā·ṯî)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 8416: Praise, song of praise

to idols.
לַפְּסִילִֽים׃ (lap·pə·sî·lîm)
Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 6456: An idol, image


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