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Isaiah 42:8
8“I am the Lord; that is my name! I will not yield my glory to another or my praise to idols.
Isaiah 42:8 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)I am the Lord: that is my name: and my glory will I not give to another, neither my praise to graven images.
- English Standard Version (ESV)I am the Lord; that is my name; my glory I give to no other, nor my praise to carved idols.
- New King James Version (NKJV)I am the Lord, that is My name; And My glory I will not give to another, Nor My praise to carved images.
- New Living Translation (NLT)“I am the Lord; that is my name! I will not give my glory to anyone else, nor share my praise with carved idols.
Context of Isaiah 42:8
6“I, the Lord, have called you in righteousness; I will take hold of your hand. I will keep you and will make you to be a covenant for the people and a light for the Gentiles, 7to open eyes that are blind, to free captives from prison and to release from the dungeon those who sit in darkness. “I am the Lord; that is my name! I will not yield my glory to another or my praise to idols. 9See, the former things have taken place, and new things I declare; before they spring into being I announce them to you.” 10Sing to the Lord a new song, his praise from the ends of the earth, you who go down to the sea, and all that is in it, you islands, and all who live in them.
Read all of Isaiah 42Isaiah 42:8 word by word
אֲנִ֥י יְהוָ֖ה ה֣וּא שְׁמִ֑י וּכְבוֹדִי֙ לְאַחֵ֣ר לֹֽא־אֶתֵּ֔ן וּתְהִלָּתִ֖י לַפְּסִילִֽים׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Isaiah 42:8
- Exodus 3:13Moses said to God, “Suppose I go to the Israelites and say to them, ‘The God of your fathers has sent me to you,’ and they ask me, ‘What is his name?’ Then what shall I tell them?”
- Exodus 4:5“This,” said the Lord, “is so that they may believe that the Lord, the God of their fathers—the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob—has appeared to you.”
- Psalms 83:18Let them know that you, whose name is the Lord— that you alone are the Most High over all the earth.
- John 8:58“Very truly I tell you,” Jesus answered, “before Abraham was born, I am!”
- Isaiah 48:11For my own sake, for my own sake, I do this. How can I let myself be defamed? I will not yield my glory to another.
- Exodus 20:3“You shall have no other gods before me.
- Exodus 34:14Do not worship any other god, for the Lord, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God.
- John 5:23that all may honor the Son just as they honor the Father. Whoever does not honor the Son does not honor the Father, who sent him.
Commentaries on Isaiah 42:8
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8I am the Lord - יהוה אני ani Yehovah . This is the famous tetragrammaton, or name of four letters, which we write Jehovah Yehovah, Yehveh, Yeveh, Jhuh, Javah, etc. The letters are Y H U H. The Jews never pronounce it, and the true pronunciation is utterly unknown. That is my name - A name peculiar to myself.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8I am the Lord - I am Yahweh. Here is also a change in the address. In the previous verses, God had addressed the Messiah. Here he turns to the people, and assures them that he is the only true God, and that he will not suffer the praise that is due to him to be given to any other, or to any graven image. The name Yahweh signifies being, or essential existence (see the note at Isaiah 1:9). It is a name which is given to none but the true God, and which is…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 5-12Verses 5-12 The work of redemption brings back man to the obedience he owes to God as his Maker. Christ is the light of the world. And by his grace he opens the understandings Satan has blinded, and sets at liberty from the bondage of sin. The Lord has supported his church. And now he makes new promises, which shall as certainly be fulfilled as the old ones were. When the Gentiles are brought into the church, he is glorified in them and by them. Let us…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8-9I am the LORD: God created the world and only God can make predictions come true. God alone deserves glory and praise.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 88. God turns from addressing Messiah to the people. Lord--Jehovah: God's distinguishing and incommunicable name, indicating essential being and immutable faithfulness (compare Ex 6:3; Psa 83:18; 96:5; Ho 12:5). my--that is due to Me, and to Me alone.Read the comment
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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
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