Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version All who make idols are nothing, and the things they treasure are worthless. Those who would speak up for them are blind; they are ignorant, to their own shame. New Living Translation How foolish are those who manufacture idols. These prized objects are really worthless. The people who worship idols don’t know this, so they are all put to shame. English Standard Version All who fashion idols are nothing, and the things they delight in do not profit. Their witnesses neither see nor know, that they may be put to shame. Berean Standard Bible All makers of idols are nothing, and the things they treasure are worthless. Their witnesses fail to see or comprehend, so they are put to shame. King James Bible They that make a graven image are all of them vanity; and their delectable things shall not profit; and they are their own witnesses; they see not, nor know; that they may be ashamed. New King James Version Those who make an image, all of them are useless, And their precious things shall not profit; They are their own witnesses; They neither see nor know, that they may be ashamed. New American Standard Bible Those who fashion an idol are all futile, and their treasured things are of no benefit; even their own witnesses fail to see or know, so that they will be put to shame. NASB 1995 Those who fashion a graven image are all of them futile, and their precious things are of no profit; even their own witnesses fail to see or know, so that they will be put to shame. NASB 1977 Those who fashion a graven image are all of them futile, and their precious things are of no profit; even their own witnesses fail to see or know, so that they will be put to shame. Legacy Standard Bible Those who form a graven image are all of them futile, and their desirable things are of no profit; even their own witnesses fail to see or know, so that they will be put to shame. Amplified Bible All who make carved idols are nothing. Their precious objects are worthless [to them], and their own witnesses (worshipers) fail to see or know, so that they will be put to shame. Christian Standard Bible All who make idols are nothing, and what they treasure benefits no one. Their witnesses do not see or know anything, so they will be put to shame. Holman Christian Standard Bible All who make idols are nothing, and what they treasure does not profit. Their witnesses do not see or know anything, so they will be put to shame. American Standard Version They that fashion a graven image are all of them vanity; and the things that they delight in shall not profit; and their own witnesses see not, nor know: that they may be put to shame. Contemporary English Version Those people who make idols are nothing themselves, and the idols they treasure are just as worthless. Worshipers of idols are blind, stupid, and foolish. English Revised Version They that fashion a graven image are all of them vanity; and their delectable things shall not profit: and their own witnesses see not, nor know; that they may be ashamed. GOD'S WORD® Translation All who make idols are nothing. Their precious treasures are worthless. Their own witnesses do not see or know anything, so they will be put to shame. Good News Translation All those who make idols are worthless, and the gods they prize so highly are useless. Those who worship these gods are blind and ignorant--and they will be disgraced. International Standard Version Now, all the forming of images means nothing, and the things they treasure are worthless. Their own witnesses cannot see, and they know nothing. So they will be put to shame. Majority Standard Bible All makers of idols are nothing, and the things they treasure are worthless. Their witnesses fail to see or comprehend, so they are put to shame. NET Bible All who form idols are nothing; the things in which they delight are worthless. Their witnesses cannot see; they recognize nothing, so they are put to shame. New Heart English Bible Everyone who makes an engraved image is vain. The things that they delight in will not profit. Their own witnesses do not see, nor know, that they may be disappointed. Webster's Bible Translation They that make a graven image are all of them vanity; and their delectable things shall not profit; and they are their own witnesses; they see not, nor know; that they may be ashamed. World English Bible Everyone who makes a carved image is vain. The things that they delight in will not profit. Their own witnesses don’t see, nor know, that they may be disappointed. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionFramers of a carved image, all of them [are] emptiness, "" And their desirable things do not profit, "" And they [are] their own witnesses, "" They do not see, nor know, that they may be ashamed. Young's Literal Translation Framers of a graven image are all of them emptiness, And their desirable things do not profit, And their own witnesses they are, They see not, nor know, that they may be ashamed. Smith's Literal Translation They forming a carved image all of them emptiness; and their delights shall not profit, and they are their witnesses; they will not see and they will not know, so that they shall be ashamed. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleThe makers of idols are all of them nothing, and their best beloved things shall not profit them. They are their witnesses, that they do not see, nor understand, that they may be ashamed. Catholic Public Domain Version All of those who create idols are nothing, and their most beloved things will not benefit them. These are their witnesses, for they do not see, and they do not understand, so that they might be confounded. New American Bible Those who fashion idols are all nothing; their precious works are of no avail. They are their witnesses: they see nothing, know nothing, and so they are put to shame. New Revised Standard Version All who make idols are nothing, and the things they delight in do not profit; their witnesses neither see nor know. And so they will be put to shame. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleThe makers of images are all of them vanity; and there is no profit in the works which they desire to make; the craftsmen who make them are witnesses, for they see not, nor hear, nor know. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated All of the Craftsman who make images are worthless, and there is no gain by their works which they lusted to make, and Craftsman testified they had made them, that they do not see, and they do not hear and they do not know OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917They that fashion a graven image are all of them vanity, And their delectable things shall not profit; And their own witnesses see not, nor know; That they may be ashamed. Brenton Septuagint Translation But they that framed false gods did not then hearken; and they that graved images are all vain, performing their own desires, which shall not profit them, but they shall be ashamed Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The LORD has Chosen Israel…8Do not tremble or fear. Have I not told you and declared it long ago? You are My witnesses! Is there any God but Me? There is no other Rock; I know not one.” 9All makers of idols are nothing, and the things they treasure are worthless. Their witnesses fail to see or comprehend, so they are put to shame. 10Who fashions a god or casts an idol which profits him nothing?… Cross References Jeremiah 10:3-5 For the customs of the peoples are worthless; they cut down a tree from the forest; it is shaped with a chisel by the hands of a craftsman. / They adorn it with silver and gold and fasten it with hammer and nails, so that it will not totter. / Like scarecrows in a cucumber patch, their idols cannot speak. They must be carried because they cannot walk. Do not fear them, for they can do no harm, and neither can they do any good.” Psalm 115:4-8 Their idols are silver and gold, made by the hands of men. / They have mouths, but cannot speak; they have eyes, but cannot see; / they have ears, but cannot hear; they have noses, but cannot smell; ... Psalm 135:15-18 The idols of the nations are silver and gold, made by the hands of men. / They have mouths, but cannot speak; they have eyes, but cannot see; / they have ears, but cannot hear; nor is there breath in their mouths. ... Habakkuk 2:18-19 What use is an idol, that a craftsman should carve it—or an image, a teacher of lies? For its maker trusts in his own creation; he makes idols that cannot speak. / 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.” 1 Corinthians 8:4-6 So about eating food sacrificed to idols: We know that an idol is nothing at all in the world, and that there is no God but one. / For even if there are so-called gods, whether in heaven or on earth (as there are many so-called gods and lords), / yet for us there is but one God, the Father, from whom all things came and for whom we exist. And there is but one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom all things came and through whom we exist. 1 Corinthians 10:19-20 Am I suggesting, then, that food sacrificed to an idol is anything, or that an idol is anything? / No, but the sacrifices of pagans are offered to demons, not to God. And I do not want you to be participants with demons. Deuteronomy 4:28 And there you will serve man-made gods of wood and stone, which cannot see or hear or eat or smell. 1 Kings 18:26-29 And they took the bull that was given them, prepared it, and called on the name of Baal from morning until noon, shouting, “O Baal, answer us!” But there was no sound, and no one answered as they leaped around the altar they had made. / At noon Elijah began to taunt them, saying, “Shout louder, for he is a god! Perhaps he is deep in thought, or occupied, or on a journey. Perhaps he is sleeping and must be awakened!” / So they shouted louder and cut themselves with knives and lances, as was their custom, until the blood gushed over them. ... 2 Kings 19:18 They have cast their gods into the fire and destroyed them, for they were not gods, but only wood and stone—the work of human hands. Jeremiah 2:27-28 say to a tree, ‘You are my father,’ and to a stone, ‘You gave me birth.’ They have turned their backs to Me and not their faces. Yet in the time of trouble, they say, ‘Rise up and save us!’ / But where are the gods you made for yourselves? Let them rise up in your time of trouble and save you if they can; for your gods are as numerous as your cities, O Judah. Jeremiah 16:20 Can man make gods for himself? Such are not gods!” Acts 17:29 Therefore, being offspring of God, we should not think that the Divine Being is like gold or silver or stone, an image formed by man’s skill and imagination. Romans 1:22-23 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. Revelation 9:20 Now the rest of mankind who were not killed by these plagues still did not repent of the works of their hands. They did not stop worshiping demons and idols of gold, silver, bronze, stone, and wood, which cannot see or hear or walk. Revelation 13:14-15 Because of the signs it was given to perform on behalf of the first beast, it deceived those who dwell on the earth, telling them to make an image to the beast that had been wounded by the sword and yet had lived. / The second beast was permitted to give breath to the image of the first beast, so that the image could speak and cause all who refused to worship it to be killed. Treasury of Scripture They that make a graven image are all of them vanity; and their delectable things shall not profit; and they are their own witnesses; they see not, nor know; that they may be ashamed. make Isaiah 41:24,29 Behold, ye are of nothing, and your work of nought: an abomination is he that chooseth you… Deuteronomy 27:15 Cursed be the man that maketh any graven or molten image, an abomination unto the LORD, the work of the hands of the craftsman, and putteth it in a secret place. And all the people shall answer and say, Amen. Psalm 97:7 Confounded be all they that serve graven images, that boast themselves of idols: worship him, all ye gods. and their Isaiah 2:20,21 In that day a man shall cast his idols of silver, and his idols of gold, which they made each one for himself to worship, to the moles and to the bats; … Isaiah 37:18-20 Of a truth, LORD, the kings of Assyria have laid waste all the nations, and their countries, … Isaiah 46:1,2,6,7 Bel boweth down, Nebo stoopeth, their idols were upon the beasts, and upon the cattle: your carriages were heavy loaden; they are a burden to the weary beast… delectable. Daniel 11:38 But in his estate shall he honour the God of forces: and a god whom his fathers knew not shall he honour with gold, and silver, and with precious stones, and pleasant things. their own Isaiah 44:18,20 They have not known nor understood: for he hath shut their eyes, that they cannot see; and their hearts, that they cannot understand… Isaiah 42:18 Hear, ye deaf; and look, ye blind, that ye may see. Isaiah 43:8 Bring forth the blind people that have eyes, and the deaf that have ears. Jump to Previous Ashamed Blind Delectable Delight Desire Disappointed Engraved Fail Fashion Futile Graven Idols Image Makes Pictured Precious Profit Servants Shame Speak Treasure Vain Vanity Witnesses WorthlessJump to Next Ashamed Blind Delectable Delight Desire Disappointed Engraved Fail Fashion Futile Graven Idols Image Makes Pictured Precious Profit Servants Shame Speak Treasure Vain Vanity Witnesses WorthlessIsaiah 44 1. God comforts the church with his promises7. The vanity of idols 9. And folly of idol makers 21. He exhorts to praise God for his redemption and omnipotence All makers of idols The Hebrew word for "makers" is "פָּעַל" (pa'al), which implies not just creation but also effort and labor. In the ancient Near Eastern context, idol-making was a meticulous craft, often involving skilled artisans. The phrase underscores the futility of investing time and skill into creating objects that cannot embody the divine. From a conservative Christian perspective, this highlights the contrast between human efforts to create gods and the omnipotence of the one true God, who is the Creator of all. are nothing and the things they treasure are worthless Their witnesses fail to see or know so they will be put to shame Their delectable things . . .--The generic term used for works of art (Isaiah 2:16), specially for what men delight to worship. (Comp. Isaiah 64:11; Lamentations 1:10.) They are their own witnesses . . .--Better, their witnesses (i.e., the worshippers who sing their praises) see not and know not. Verses 9-20. - The uniqueness of God having been set forth, the prophet now turns to the images and the image-makers, overwhelming them with his scorn and ridicule. The passage may be compared with Jeremiah 10:3-10 and Baruch 6:8-72. Verse 9. - They that make a graven image are... vanity; rather, are confusion. The word used is tohu, which, together with bohu, describes the primitive chaos in Genesis 1:2 (comp. Isaiah 24:10; Isaiah 34:11; Isaiah 40:17, 23; Isaiah 41:29; Isaiah 59:4). Their delectable things shall not profit. "Their delectable things" are their idols, which are "pets, favourites, treasures." These cannot possibly be of any advantage to them. They are their own witnesses. Their powerlessness stands confessed in their very appearance, since they are manifestly sightless and senseless. That they may be ashamed. The subject of this clause cannot be sought in the earlier part of the verse. It is the idol-makers that will be put to shame.Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Allכֻּלָּם֙ (kul·lām) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every makers יֹֽצְרֵי־ (yō·ṣə·rê-) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct Strong's 3335: To mould into a, form, as a, potter, to determine of idols פֶ֤סֶל (p̄e·sel) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 6459: An idol, image are nothing, תֹּ֔הוּ (tō·hū) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 8414: A desolation, desert, a worthless thing, in vain and the things they treasure וַחֲמוּדֵיהֶ֖ם (wa·ḥă·mū·ḏê·hem) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 2530: To desire, take pleasure in are worthless. יוֹעִ֑ילוּ (yō·w·‘î·lū) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 3276: To confer or gain profit or benefit Their witnesses וְעֵדֵיהֶ֣ם (wə·‘ê·ḏê·hem) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 5707: A witness, testimony, a recorder, prince fail to בַּל־ (bal-) Adverb Strong's 1077: A failure, nothing, not at all, lest see יִרְא֛וּ (yir·’ū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 7200: To see or know anything, יֵדְע֖וּ (yê·ḏə·‘ū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 3045: To know so לְמַ֥עַן (lə·ma·‘an) Conjunction Strong's 4616: Purpose -- intent they are put to shame. יֵבֹֽשׁוּ׃ (yê·ḇō·šū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 954: To pale, to be ashamed, to be disappointed, delayed Links Isaiah 44:9 NIVIsaiah 44:9 NLT Isaiah 44:9 ESV Isaiah 44:9 NASB Isaiah 44:9 KJV Isaiah 44:9 BibleApps.com Isaiah 44:9 Biblia Paralela Isaiah 44:9 Chinese Bible Isaiah 44:9 French Bible Isaiah 44:9 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Isaiah 44:9 Everyone who makes an engraved image (Isa Isi Is) |
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