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

6— They 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 him on the shoulder, they carry him, and set him in his place; there he standeth, he doth not remove from his place: yea, one crieth unto him, and he answereth not; he saveth him not out of his trouble. Remember this, and shew yourselves men; call it to mind, 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 the 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
• transgressorsפָּשַׁעpâsha‛ · to transgressH6586

Cross-references for Isaiah 46:8

• Isaiah 44:18They have no knowledge, and understand not; for he hath plastered their eyes, that they may not see; and their hearts, that they may not understand.
• Deuteronomy 32:29Oh that they had been wise! they would have understood this, They would have considered their latter end!
• Psalms 115:8They that make them are like unto them, — every one that confideth in them.
• Psalms 135:18They that make them are like unto them, — every one that confideth in them.
• Jeremiah 10:8But they are one and all senseless and foolish; the teaching of vanities is a stock.
• 1 Corinthians 14:20Brethren, be not children in [your] minds, but in malice be babes; but in [your] minds be grown [men].
• Isaiah 47:7and thou saidst, I shall be a mistress for ever; so that thou didst not take these things to heart, thou didst not remember the end thereof.
• Ezekiel 18:28Because he considereth, and turneth from all his transgressions which he hath committed, he shall certainly live, he shall not die.
• Haggai 1:5And now thus saith Jehovah of hosts: Consider your ways.
• Luke 15:17And coming to himself, he said, How many hired servants of my father's have abundance of bread, and I perish here by famine.
• Ephesians 5:14Wherefore he says, Wake up, [thou] that sleepest, and arise up from among the dead, and the 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