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 the mountains and hills And wither all their vegetation; I will make the rivers into coastlands And dry up the ponds. 16I will lead the blind by a way they do not know, In paths they do not know I will guide them. I will make darkness into light before them And rugged places into plains. These are the things I will do, And I will not leave them undone.” They will be turned back and be utterly put to shame, Who trust in idols, Who say to molten images, “You are our gods.” 18Hear, you deaf! And look, you blind, that you may see. 19Who is blind but My servant, Or so deaf as My messenger whom I send? Who is so blind as he that is at peace with Me, Or so blind as the servant of the Lord?

Isaiah 42:17 word by word

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

• They will be turnedסוּגsûg · to turnH5472
• backאָחוֹר'âchôr 'âchôr · backH268
• utterlyבּוֹשׁbûsh · be ashamedH954
• Who trustבָּטַחbâţach · to trustH982
• idolsפֶּ֫סֶלpesel · idolH6459
• Who sayאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• to moltenמַסֵּכָהmassêkâh · molten metalH4541
• imagesמַסֵּכָהmassêkâh · molten metalH4541
• You are our godsאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430

Cross-references for Isaiah 42:17

• Isaiah 1:29Surely you will be ashamed of the oaks which you have desired, And you will be embarrassed at the gardens which you have chosen.
• Isaiah 44:11Behold, all his companions will be put to shame, for the craftsmen themselves are mere men. Let them all assemble themselves, let them stand up, let them tremble, let them together be put to shame.
• Isaiah 45:16They will be put to shame and even humiliated, all of them; The manufacturers of idols will go away together in humiliation.
• Psalms 97:7Let all those be ashamed who serve graven images, Who boast themselves of idols; Worship Him, all you gods.
• Jeremiah 2:26“As the thief is shamed when he is discovered, So the house of Israel is shamed; They, their kings, their princes And their priests and their prophets,
• Habakkuk 2:18“What profit is the idol when its maker has carved it, Or an image, a teacher of falsehood? For its maker trusts in his own handiwork When he fashions speechless idols.
• Isaiah 44:17But the rest of it he makes into a god, his graven image. He falls down before it and worships; he also prays to it and says, “Deliver me, for you are my god.”
• Exodus 32:4He took this from their hand, and fashioned it with a graving tool and made it into a molten calf; and they said, “This is your god, O Israel, 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