New American Standard Bible 1995
Isaiah 44:9-17
9Those who fashionH3335 1a gravenH6459 imageH6459 are allH3605 of them futileH8414, and their preciousH2530 thingsH2530 are of noH1077 profitH3276; even their own witnessesH5707 failH1077 to seeH7200 or knowH3045, soH4616 that they will be 2putH954 to shameH954. 10WhoH4310 has fashionedH3335 a godH410 or castH5258 3an idolH6459 to 4noH1115 profitH3276? 11BeholdH2005, allH3605 his companionsH2270 will be 5putH954 to shameH954, for the craftsmenH2796 themselvesH1992 are mereH4480 menH120. Let them allH3605 assembleH6908 themselves, let them standH5975 up, let them trembleH6342, let them togetherH3162 be putH954 to shameH954.
12The 6man shapesH2796 ironH1270 into a cuttingH4621 toolH4621 and doesH6466 his workH6466 over the coalsH6352, 7fashioningH3335 it with hammersH4717 and workingH6466 it with his strongH3581 armH2220. He alsoH1571 getsH7456 hungryH7456 and 8his strengthH3581 failsH369; he drinksH8354 noH3808 waterH4325 and becomesH3286 wearyH3286. 139Another shapesH2796 woodH6086, he extendsH5186 a measuringH6957 lineH6957; he outlinesH8388 it with red chalkH8279. He worksH6213 it with planesH4741 and outlinesH8388 it with a compassH4230, and makesH6213 it like the formH8403 of a manH376, like the beautyH8597 of 10manH120, so that it may sitH3427 in a 11houseH1004. 14Surely he cutsH3772 cedarsH730 for himself, and takesH3947 a 12cypressH8645 or an oakH437 and 13raisesH553 it for himself among the treesH6086 of the forestH3293. He plantsH5193 a firH766, and the rainH1653 makesH1431 it growH1431. 15Then it becomesH1961 something for a manH120 to burnH1197, so he takesH3947 one of them and warmsH2552 himself; he alsoH637 makesH8026 a fireH8026 to bakeH644 breadH3899. He alsoH637 14makesH6466 a godH410 and worshipsH7812 it; he makesH6213 it a gravenH6459 imageH6459 and 15fallsH5456 downH5456 before it. 16HalfH2677 of it he burnsH8313 in the fireH784; overH5921 this halfH2677 he eatsH398 meatH1320 as he roastsH6740 a roastH6748 and is satisfiedH7646. He alsoH637 warmsH2552 himself and saysH559, “AhaH1889! I am warmH2552, I have seenH7200 the fireH217.” 17But the restH7611 of it he 16makesH6213 into a godH410, his gravenH6459 imageH6459. He fallsH5456 downH5456 before it and worshipsH7812; he also 17praysH6419 to it and saysH559, “DeliverH5337 me, for you are my godH410.”
Notes
- 1. Isaiah 44:9 Or an idol ↩
- 2. Isaiah 44:9 Ps 97:7; Is 42:17; 44:11; 45:16 ↩
- 3. Isaiah 44:10 Or a graven image ↩
- 4. Isaiah 44:10 Is 41:29; Jer 10:5; Hab 2:18; Acts 19:26 ↩
- 5. Isaiah 44:11 Ps 97:7; Is 42:17; 44:9; 45:16 ↩
- 6. Isaiah 44:12 Is 40:19, 20; 41:6, 7; 46:6, 7; Jer 10:3-5; Hab 2:18 ↩
- 7. Isaiah 44:12 Lit and fashions ↩
- 8. Isaiah 44:12 Lit there is no strength ↩
- 9. Isaiah 44:13 Is 41:7 ↩
- 10. Isaiah 44:13 Ps 115:5-7 ↩
- 11. Isaiah 44:13 Judg 17:4, 5; Ezek 8:10, 11 ↩
- 12. Isaiah 44:14 Or holm-oak ↩
- 13. Isaiah 44:14 Lit makes strong ↩
- 14. Isaiah 44:15 Is 44:17 ↩
- 15. Isaiah 44:15 2 Chr 25:14 ↩
- 16. Isaiah 44:17 Is 44:15 ↩
- 17. Isaiah 44:17 1 Kin 18:26, 28; Is 45:20 ↩
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
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