Christian Standard Bible
Isaiah 46:8
8“Remember this and be brave; take it to heart, you transgressors!
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
6Those who pour out their bags of gold and weigh out silver on scales — they hire a goldsmith and he makes it into a god. Then they kneel and bow down to it. 7They lift it to their shoulder and bear it along; they set it in its place, and there it stands; it does not budge from its place. They cry out to it but it doesn’t answer; it saves no one from his trouble. “Remember this and be brave; take it to heart, you transgressors! 9Remember what happened long ago, for I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and no one is like me. 10I declare the end from the beginning, and from long ago what is not yet done, saying: my plan will take place, and I will do all my will.
Read all of Isaiah 46Isaiah 46:8 word by word
זִכְרוּ־זֹ֖את וְהִתְאֹשָׁ֑שׁוּ הָשִׁ֥יבוּ פוֹשְׁעִ֖ים עַל־לֵֽב׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Isaiah 46:8
- Isaiah 44:18Such people do not comprehend and cannot understand, for he has shut their eyes so they cannot see, and their minds so they cannot understand.
- Deuteronomy 32:29If only they were wise, they would comprehend this; they would understand their fate.
- Psalms 115:8Those who make them are just like them, as are all who trust in them.
- Psalms 135:18Those who make them are just like them, as are all who trust in them.
- Jeremiah 10:8They are both stupid and foolish, instructed by worthless idols made of wood!
- 1 Corinthians 14:20Brothers and sisters, don’t be childish in your thinking, but be infants in regard to evil and adult in your thinking.
- Isaiah 47:7You said, ‘I will be the queen forever.’ You did not take these things to heart or think about their outcome.
- Ezekiel 18:28He will certainly live because he thought it over and turned from all the transgressions he had committed; he will not die.
- Haggai 1:5Now, the Lord of Armies says this: “Think carefully about your ways:
- Luke 15:17When he came to his senses, he said, ‘How many of my father’s hired workers have more than enough food, and here I am dying of hunger!
- Ephesians 5:14for what makes everything visible is light. Therefore it is said: Get up, sleeper, and rise up from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.
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
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