Isaiah 42:17

Isaiah 42:17 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)They shall be turned back, they shall be greatly ashamed, that trust in graven images, that say to the molten images, Ye are our gods.
• New International Version (NIV)But those who trust in idols, who say to images, ‘You are our gods,’ will be turned back in utter shame.
• English Standard Version (ESV)They are turned back and utterly put to shame, who trust in carved idols, who say to metal images, "You are our gods."
• New King James Version (NKJV)They shall be turned back, They shall be greatly ashamed, Who trust in carved images, Who say to the molded images, ‘You are our gods.’

Context of Isaiah 42:17

15I will lay waste mountains and hills and dry up all their vegetation. I will turn rivers into islands and dry up marshes. 16I will lead the blind by a way they did not know; I will guide them on paths they have not known. I will turn darkness to light in front of them and rough places into level ground. This is what I will do for them, and I will not abandon them. They will be turned back and utterly ashamed — those who trust in an idol and say to a cast image, ‘You are our gods! ’ 18“Listen, you deaf! Look, you blind, so that you may see. 19Who is blind but my servant, or deaf like my messenger I am sending? Who is blind like my dedicated one, or blind like the servant of the Lord?

Isaiah 42:17 word by word

נָסֹ֤גוּ אָחוֹר֙ יֵבֹ֣שׁוּ בֹ֔שֶׁת הַבֹּטְחִ֖ים בַּפָּ֑סֶל הָאֹמְרִ֥ים לְמַסֵּכָ֖ה אַתֶּ֥ם אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• They shall be turnedסוּגsûg · to turnH5472
• backאָחוֹר'âchôr 'âchôr · backH268
• they shall be greatlyבֹּ֫שֶׁתbôsheth · shameH1322
• ashamedבּוֹשׁbûsh · be ashamedH954
• that trustבָּטַחbâţach · to trustH982
• in graven imagesפֶּ֫סֶלpesel · idolH6459
• that sayאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• to the molten imagesמַסֵּכָהmassêkâh · molten metalH4541
• our godsאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430

Cross-references for Isaiah 42:17

• Isaiah 1:29Indeed, they will be ashamed of the sacred trees you desired, and you will be embarrassed because of the garden shrines you have chosen.
• Isaiah 44:11Look, all its worshipers will be put to shame, and the craftsmen are humans. They all will assemble and stand; they all will be startled and put to shame.
• Isaiah 45:16All of them are put to shame, even humiliated; the makers of idols go in humiliation together.
• Psalms 97:7All who serve carved images, those who boast in worthless idols, will be put to shame. All the gods must worship him.
• Jeremiah 2:26Like the shame of a thief when he is caught, so the house of Israel has been put to shame. They, their kings, their officials, their priests, and their prophets
• Habakkuk 2:18What use is a carved idol after its craftsman carves it? It is only a cast image, a teacher of lies. For the one who crafts its shape trusts in it and makes worthless idols that cannot speak.
• Isaiah 44:17He makes a god or his idol with the rest of it. He bows down to it and worships; he prays to it, “Save me, for you are my god.”
• Exodus 32:4He took the gold from them, fashioned it with an engraving tool, and made it into an image of a calf. Then they said, “Israel, these are your gods, who brought you up from the land of Egypt!”

Commentaries on Isaiah 42:17

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 17They shall be turned back - The phrases, to be turned back, and to be suffused with shame, are frequently used in the Scriptures to denote a state of disappointment in regard to an object of trust or confidence, and especially of those who had trusted in idols (see Psalm 35:4; Psalm 70:3; Psalm 97:7; compare the notes at Isaiah 1:29; Isaiah 19:9; Isaiah 37:27; see also Ezekiel 16:52). The sense here is, that they should find no such protection in their…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 13-17Verses 13-17 The Lord will appear in his power and glory. He shall cry, in the preaching of his word. He shall cry aloud in the gospel woes, which must be preached with gospel blessings, to awaken a sleeping world. He shall conquer by the power of his Spirit. And those that contradict and blaspheme his gospel, he shall put to silence and shame; and that which hinders its progress shall be taken out of the way. To those who by nature were blind, God will…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1717. turned back ... ashamed--disappointed in their trust; the same phrase occurs in Psa 35:4.Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 42:17

• Idolatry

In the dictionaries

• Ashamed
• Elect
• Isle
• Prison
• Servant
• Travailing
• Trust
• Gods
• Idolatry
• Isaiah

Commentaries on Isaiah 42

• 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
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings