Isaiah 46:8

Isaiah 46:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Remember this, and shew yourselves men: bring it again to mind, O ye transgressors.
• New International Version (NIV)“Remember this, keep it in mind, take it to heart, you rebels.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"Remember this and stand firm, recall it to mind, you transgressors,
• New King James Version (NKJV)“Remember this, and show yourselves men; Recall to mind, O you transgressors.

Context of Isaiah 46:8

6Such as lavish gold out of the bag, and weigh silver in the balance, they hire a goldsmith, and he maketh it a god; they fall down, yea, they worship. 7They bear it upon the shoulder, they carry it, and set it in its place, and it standeth, from its place shall it not remove: yea, one may cry unto it, yet can it not answer, nor save him out of his trouble. Remember this, and show yourselves men; bring it again to mind, O ye transgressors. 9Remember the former things of old: for I am God, and there is none else; I am God, and there is none like me; 10declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times things that are not yet done; saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure;

Isaiah 46:8 word by word

זִכְרוּ־זֹ֖את וְהִתְאֹשָׁ֑שׁוּ הָשִׁ֥יבוּ פוֹשְׁעִ֖ים עַל־לֵֽב׃Read the interlinear

• Rememberזָכַרzâkar · to rememberH2142
• bringשׁוּבshûb · to return: recallH7725
• transgressorsפָּשַׁעpâsha‛ · to transgressH6586

Cross-references for Isaiah 46:8

• Isaiah 44:18They know not, neither do they consider: for he hath shut their eyes, that they cannot see; and their hearts, that they cannot understand.
• Deuteronomy 32:29Oh that they were wise, that they understood this, That they would consider their latter end!
• Psalms 115:8They that make them shall be like unto them; Yea, every one that trusteth in them.
• Psalms 135:18They that make them shall be like unto them; Yea, every one that trusteth in them.
• Jeremiah 10:8But they are together brutish and foolish: the instruction of idols! it is but a stock.
• 1 Corinthians 14:20Brethren, be not children in mind: yet in malice be ye babes, but in mind be men.
• Isaiah 47:7And thou saidst, I shall be mistress for ever; so that thou didst not lay these things to thy heart, neither didst remember the latter end thereof.
• Ezekiel 18:28Because he considereth, and turneth away from all his transgressions that he hath committed, he shall surely live, he shall not die.
• Haggai 1:5Now therefore thus saith Jehovah of hosts: Consider your ways.
• Luke 15:17But when he came to himself he said, How many hired servants of my father’s have bread enough and to spare, and I perish here with hunger!
• Ephesians 5:14Wherefore he saith, Awake, thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall shine upon thee.

Commentaries on Isaiah 46:8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8Show yourselves men - התאששו hithoshashu . This word is rather of doubtful derivation and signification. It occurs only in this place: and some of the ancient interpreters seem to have had something different in their copies. The Vulgate read התבששו hithbosheshu, take shame to yourselves; the Syriac התבוננו hithbonenu, consider with yourselves; the Septuagint · perhaps התאבלו hithabbelu, groan or mourn, within yourselves. Several MSS. read התאוששו…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8Remember this - Bear in mind what is now said of the manner in which idols are made. This is addressed, doubtless, to the Jews, and is designed to keep them from idolatry. And show yourselves men - Act as men; throw away the childish trifles of idolaters. The word used here (התאשׁשׁוּ hithe'oshâshû' occurs nowhere else in the Bible. It is according to Gesenius, derived from אישׁ 'ı̂ysh “a man,” and means to act “as a man.” A similar word is used in 1…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 5-13Verses 5-13 Here the folly of those who made idols, and then prayed to them, is exposed. How does the profuseness of idolaters shame the niggardliness of many who call themselves God's servants, but are for a religion which costs them nothing! The service of sin always costs a great deal. God puts it to them what senseless, helpless things idols are. Let, then, the Jews show themselves men, avoiding such abominations. Many Scripture prophecies, delivered…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8-13Many exiles felt hopeless and doubted God's promise to rescue them. God addressed this doubt.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 88. show yourselves men--Renounce the childishness of idolatry as shown in what precedes (1Co 14:20; 16:13; Ep 4:14). In order to be manly we must be godly; for man was made "in the image of God," and only rises to his true dignity when joined to God; virtue is derived from the Latin vir, "a man." bring ... to mind--rather, "lay it to heart." transgressors--addressed to the idolaters among the Jews.Read the comment

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Commentaries on Isaiah 46

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings