Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version All who worship images are put to shame, those who boast in idols— worship him, all you gods! New Living Translation Those who worship idols are disgraced— all who brag about their worthless gods— for every god must bow to him. English Standard Version All worshipers of images are put to shame, who make their boast in worthless idols; worship him, all you gods! Berean Standard Bible All worshipers of images are put to shame—those who boast in idols. Worship Him, all you gods! King James Bible Confounded be all they that serve graven images, that boast themselves of idols: worship him, all ye gods. New King James Version Let all be put to shame who serve carved images, Who boast of idols. Worship Him, all you gods. New American Standard Bible May all those be ashamed who serve carved images, Who boast in idols; Worship Him, all you gods. NASB 1995 Let all those be ashamed who serve graven images, Who boast themselves of idols; Worship Him, all you gods. NASB 1977 Let all those be ashamed who serve graven images, Who boast themselves of idols; Worship Him, all you gods. Legacy Standard Bible Let all those be ashamed who serve graven images, Who boast of idols; Worship Him, all you gods! Amplified Bible Let all those be [deeply] ashamed who serve carved images, Who boast in idols. Worship Him, all you gods! Christian Standard Bible All who serve carved images, those who boast in worthless idols, will be put to shame. All the gods must worship him. Holman Christian Standard Bible All who serve carved images, those who boast in idols, will be put to shame. All the gods must worship Him. American Standard Version Let all them be put to shame that serve graven images, That boast themselves of idols: Worship him, all ye gods. Contemporary English Version Those who brag about the useless idols they worship are terribly ashamed, and all the false gods bow down to the LORD. English Revised Version Ashamed be all they that serve graven images, that boast themselves of idols: worship him, all ye gods. GOD'S WORD® Translation Everyone who worships idols and brags about false gods will be put to shame. All the gods will bow to him. Good News Translation Everyone who worships idols is put to shame; all the gods bow down before the LORD. International Standard Version All who serve carved images— and those who praise idols—will be humiliated. Worship him, all you "gods"! Majority Standard Bible All worshipers of images are put to shame?those who boast in idols. Worship Him, all you gods! NET Bible All who worship idols are ashamed, those who boast about worthless idols. All the gods bow down before him. New Heart English Bible Let all them be shamed who serve engraved images, who boast in their idols. Worship him, all you gods. Webster's Bible Translation Confounded be all they that serve graven images, that boast themselves of idols; worship him, all ye gods. World English Bible Let all them be shamed who serve engraved images, who boast in their idols. Worship him, all you gods! Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAll servants of a carved image are ashamed, "" Those boasting themselves in idols, "" Bow yourselves to Him, all you gods. Young's Literal Translation Ashamed are all servants of a graven image, Those boasting themselves in idols, Bow yourselves to him, all ye gods. Smith's Literal Translation All serving a carved thing shall be ashamed, they boasting themselves in nothings; worship to him, all ye Gods. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleLet them be all confounded that adore graven things, and that glory in their idols. Adore him, all you his angels: Catholic Public Domain Version New American Bible All who serve idols are put to shame, who glory in worthless things; all gods bow down before him. New Revised Standard Version All worshipers of images are put to shame, those who make their boast in worthless idols; all gods bow down before him. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleConfounded are all they that serve graven images, that boast themselves of idols; worship him, all his angels. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated All who serve idols and boast in carvings shall be ashamed! Worship him, all his Angels! OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Ashamed be all they that serve graven images, That boast themselves of things of nought; Bow down to Him, all ye gods. Brenton Septuagint Translation Let all that worship graven images be ashamed, who boast of their idols; worship him, all ye his angels. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Let the Earth Rejoice…6The heavens proclaim His righteousness; all the peoples see His glory. 7All worshipers of images are put to shame— those who boast in idols. Worship Him, all you gods! 8Zion hears and rejoices, and the towns of Judah exult because of Your judgments, O LORD.… Cross References Isaiah 42:17 But those who trust in idols and say to molten images, ‘You are our gods!’ will be turned back in utter shame. Isaiah 44:9-11 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. / Who fashions a god or casts an idol which profits him nothing? / Behold, all his companions will be put to shame, for the craftsmen themselves are only human. Let them all assemble and take their stand; they will all be brought to terror and shame. Isaiah 45:16 They will all be put to shame and humiliated; the makers of idols will depart together in disgrace. Jeremiah 10:14-15 Every man is senseless and devoid of knowledge; every goldsmith is put to shame by his idols. For his molten images are a fraud, and there is no breath in them. / They are worthless, a work to be mocked. In the time of their punishment they will perish. 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.” 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 27:15 ‘Cursed is the man who makes a carved idol or molten image—an abomination to the LORD, the work of the hands of a craftsman—and sets it up in secret.’ And let all the people say, ‘Amen!’ 1 Kings 18:21 Then Elijah approached all the people and said, “How long will you waver between two opinions? If the LORD is God, follow Him. But if Baal is God, follow him.” But the people did not answer a word. 2 Kings 17:12 They served idols, although the LORD had told them, “You shall not do this thing.” 2 Chronicles 25:14 When Amaziah returned from the slaughter of the Edomites, he brought back the gods of the Seirites, set them up as his own gods, bowed before them, and burned sacrifices to them. 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. ... 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. Galatians 4:8 Formerly, when you did not know God, you were slaves to those who by nature are not gods. Treasury of Scripture Confounded be all they that serve graven images, that boast themselves of idols: worship him, all you gods. confounded Exodus 20:4 Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth: Leviticus 26:1 Ye shall make you no idols nor graven image, neither rear you up a standing image, neither shall ye set up any image of stone in your land, to bow down unto it: for I am the LORD your God. Deuteronomy 5:8 Thou shalt not make thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the waters beneath the earth: worship Exodus 25:20 And the cherubims shall stretch forth their wings on high, covering the mercy seat with their wings, and their faces shall look one to another; toward the mercy seat shall the faces of the cherubims be. 2 Chronicles 3:13 The wings of these cherubims spread themselves forth twenty cubits: and they stood on their feet, and their faces were inward. Hebrews 1:6 And again, when he bringeth in the firstbegotten into the world, he saith, And let all the angels of God worship him. Jump to Previous Ashamed Boast Bow Confounded Engraved Gods Graven Idols Images Nought Pride Servants Serve Shame Shamed Themselves Worship Worshipers Worthless YourselvesJump to Next Ashamed Boast Bow Confounded Engraved Gods Graven Idols Images Nought Pride Servants Serve Shame Shamed Themselves Worship Worshipers Worthless YourselvesPsalm 97 1. The majesty of God's kingdom7. The church rejoices at God's judgments upon idolaters 10. An exhortation to godliness and gladness All worshipers of images This phrase addresses those who engage in idolatry, a practice condemned throughout the Bible. The Hebrew word for "images" is "pesel," which refers to carved idols or graven images. Historically, the Israelites were surrounded by nations that worshiped physical representations of their gods. The commandment against idolatry is rooted in the Ten Commandments (Exodus 20:3-4), emphasizing the exclusive worship of Yahweh. This phrase serves as a reminder of the futility and sinfulness of worshiping anything other than the one true God. are put to shame those who boast in idols worship Him, all you gods It is doubtful whether the verbs here are to be taken as imperatives. So LXX., Vulgate, and Authorised Version. Probably a fact is stated. All ye gods.--Not "angels," as in LXX. (See Note, Psalm 8:5.) Here, however, the term is directly intended to include among superhuman beings the agencies worshipped by heathen nations as deities. The quotation Hebrews 1:6 (see Note, New Testament Commentary) is made from the LXX. of Deuteronomy 32:43. . . . Verse 7. - Confounded be all they that serve graven images, that boast themselves of idols. Professor Cheyne transposes this verse and the next, but without any necessity. It is quite natural that the effect of the theophany on God's enemies should be noted first. The effect is that they are "confounded," or rather, covered with shame. The display of real Divine power makes manifest the impotency of the idols, and puts their worshippers to the blush. Worship him, all ye gods. The theophany is a call on the false gods to worship the true God.Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Allכָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every who worship עֹ֬בְדֵי (‘ō·ḇə·ḏê) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct Strong's 5647: To work, to serve, till, enslave images פֶ֗סֶל (p̄e·sel) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 6459: An idol, image are put to shame, יֵבֹ֤שׁוּ ׀ (yê·ḇō·šū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 954: To pale, to be ashamed, to be disappointed, delayed those who boast הַמִּֽתְהַלְלִ֥ים (ham·miṯ·hal·lîm) Article | Verb - Hitpael - Participle - masculine plural Strong's 1984: To shine in idols— בָּאֱלִילִ֑ים (bā·’ĕ·lî·lîm) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 457: Good for, nothing, by anal, vain, vanity, an idol worship הִשְׁתַּחֲווּ־ (hiš·ta·ḥă·wū-) Verb - Hitpael - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's 7812: To depress, prostrate Him, ל֝וֹ (lōw) Preposition | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew all כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every [you] gods! אֱלֹהִֽים׃ (’ĕ·lō·hîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative Links Psalm 97:7 NIVPsalm 97:7 NLT Psalm 97:7 ESV Psalm 97:7 NASB Psalm 97:7 KJV Psalm 97:7 BibleApps.com Psalm 97:7 Biblia Paralela Psalm 97:7 Chinese Bible Psalm 97:7 French Bible Psalm 97:7 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Psalm 97:7 Let all them be shamed who serve (Psalm Ps Psa.) |