Isaiah 44:11

Isaiah 44:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Behold, all his fellows shall be ashamed: and the workmen, they are of men: let them all be gathered together, let them stand up; yet they shall fear, and they shall be ashamed together.
• New International Version (NIV)People who do that will be put to shame; such craftsmen are only human beings. Let them all come together and take their stand; they will be brought down to terror and shame.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Behold, all his companions shall be put to shame, and the craftsmen are only human. Let them all assemble, let them stand forth. They shall be terrified; they shall be put to shame together.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Surely all his companions would be ashamed; And the workmen, they are mere men. Let them all be gathered together, Let them stand up; Yet they shall fear, They shall be ashamed together.

Context of Isaiah 44:11

9All who make idols are nothing. Their precious treasures are worthless. Their own witnesses do not see or know anything, so they will be put to shame. 10Nothing comes from making gods or casting metal idols. Everyone associated with the gods will be put to shame. The craftsmen themselves are only human. Let them all get together and take their stand. They will be frightened and ashamed together. 12Blacksmiths shape iron into tools. They work them over the coals and shape them with hammers, working them with their strong arms. They get hungry, and their strength fails. If they don’t drink water, they will faint. 13Carpenters measure blocks of wood with ⌞chalk⌟ lines. They mark them with pens. They carve them with chisels and mark them with compasses. They carve them into forms of people, beautiful people, so the idols can live in shrines.

Isaiah 44:11 word by word

הֵ֤ן כָּל־חֲבֵרָיו֙ יֵבֹ֔שׁוּ וְחָרָשִׁ֥ים הֵ֖מָּה מֵֽאָדָ֑ם יִֽתְקַבְּצ֤וּ כֻלָּם֙ יַֽעֲמֹ֔דוּ יִפְחֲד֖וּ יֵבֹ֥שׁוּ יָֽחַד׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Behold, all his fellowsחָבֵרchâbêr · companionH2270
• shall be ashamedבּוֹשׁbûsh · be ashamedH954
• and the workmenחָרָשׁ, חֲרָשִׁיםchârâsh · artificerH2796
• of menאָדָם'âdâm · manH120
• let them all be gathered togetherקָבַץqâbats · to gatherH6908
• let them stand upעָמַד‛âmad · to stand: standH5975
• they shall fearפָּחַדpâchad · to dreadH6342
• togetherיַ֫חַדyachad · unitednessH3162

Cross-references for Isaiah 44:11

• Isaiah 1:29You will be ashamed of the oaks that you wanted to worship and embarrassed by the garden that you have chosen for your gods.
• Isaiah 42:17Then those who trust idols and those who say to statues, “You are our gods” will be turned away and put to shame.
• Isaiah 45:16Those who make idols will be ashamed and disgraced. They will go away completely disgraced.
• 1 Samuel 5:3Early the next day the people of Ashdod saw that Dagon had fallen forward on the ground in front of the Lord’s ark. So they took Dagon and put him back in his place.
• 1 Samuel 6:4The Philistines asked, “What kind of guilt offering should we give him?” The priests answered, “Five gold tumors and five gold mice for the ⌞five⌟ Philistine rulers because all of you and your rulers suffer from the same plague.
• Psalms 97:7Everyone who worships idols and brags about false gods will be put to shame. All the gods will bow to him.
• Jeremiah 2:26“As a thief feels ashamed when he’s caught, so the nation of Israel will feel ashamed. Their kings, princes, priests, and prophets will also feel ashamed.
• Jeremiah 10:14Everyone is stupid and ignorant. Metalsmiths are put to shame by their idols. Their statues are false ⌞gods⌟. They can’t breathe.
• Jeremiah 51:17Everyone is stupid and ignorant. Metalsmiths are put to shame by their idols. Their statues are false ⌞gods⌟.
• Isaiah 41:5The coastlands have seen him and are afraid. The ends of the earth tremble. They have come near and gathered together.
• Judges 6:29They asked each other, “Who did this?” While they were investigating the matter, someone said, “Gideon, son of Joash, did this.”
• Judges 16:23Now, the Philistine rulers gathered together to offer a great sacrifice to their god Dagon and to celebrate. They said, “Our god handed Samson, our enemy, over to us.”
• 1 Kings 18:19Order all Israel to gather around me on Mount Carmel. And bring the 450 prophets of Baal and 400 prophets of Asherah who eat at Jezebel’s table.”
• Daniel 3:1King Nebuchadnezzar made a gold statue 90 feet high and 9 feet wide. He set it up in a recessed area in the wall in the province of Babylon.
• Daniel 5:1King Belshazzar threw a large banquet for 1,000 nobles and drank wine with them.
• Acts 19:24Demetrius, a silversmith, was in the business of making silver models of the temple of Artemis. His business brought a huge profit for the men who worked for him.

Commentaries on Isaiah 44:11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11His fellows - חבריו chaberaiv : but עבדיו abadaiv, his servants or worshippers, is the reading of one of De Rossi's MSS., and of the Chaldee. And the workmen, they are of men "Even the workmen themselves shall blush" - I do not know that any one has ever yet interpreted these words to any tolerably good sense: מאדם המה וחרשים vecharashim hemmah meadam . The Vulgate and our translators, have rendered them very fairly, as they are written and pointed in the…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11Behold, all his fellows - All that are joined in making, and in worshipping it, are regarded as the fellows, or the companions (חברין chăbērâyn ) of the idol-god (see Hosea 4:17 - Ephraim is joined to idols‘). They and the idols constitute one company or fellowship, intimately allied to each other. Shall be, ashamed - Shall be confounded when they find that their idols cannot aid them. And the workmen - The allusion to the workmen is to show that what…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 9-20Verses 9-20 Image-making is described, to expose the folly of idolaters. Though a man had used part of a log for fuel, he fell down before an image made of the remainder, praying it to deliver him. Man greatly dishonours God, when he represents him after the image of man. Satan blinds the eyes of unbelievers, causing absurd reasonings in matters of religion. Whether men seek happiness in worldly things, or run into unbelief, superstition, or any false…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6-20This passage uses the form of a trial speech to press God’s argument that disgrace comes to all who trust in idols and false gods.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1111. his fellows--the associates of him who makes an idol; or of the idol (see De 7:26; Psa 115:8; Ho 4:17). they are of men--They are mortal men themselves; what better, then, can the idol be than its maker? gathered together ... stand up--as in a court of justice, to try the issue between God and them (see on Is 41:1; Is 41:21). yet--wrongly inserted in English Version. The issue of the trial shall be, "they shall fear," &c.Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 44:11

• Carving
• Idol
• Idolatry

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Commentaries on Isaiah 44

• 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