Isaiah 45:16

Isaiah 45:16 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)They shall be ashamed, and also confounded, all of them: they shall go to confusion together that are makers of idols.
• New International Version (NIV)All the makers of idols will be put to shame and disgraced; they will go off into disgrace together.
• English Standard Version (ESV)All of them are put to shame and confounded; the makers of idols go in confusion together.
• New King James Version (NKJV)They shall be ashamed And also disgraced, all of them; They shall go in confusion together, Who are makers of idols.

Context of Isaiah 45:16

14This is what the Lord says: “You will rule the Egyptians, the Ethiopians, and the Sabeans. They will come to you with all their merchandise, and it will all be yours. They will follow you as prisoners in chains. They will fall to their knees in front of you and say, ‘God is with you, and he is the only God. There is no other.’” 15Truly, O God of Israel, our Savior, you work in mysterious ways. All craftsmen who make idols will be humiliated. They will all be disgraced together. 17But the Lord will save the people of Israel with eternal salvation. Throughout everlasting ages, they will never again be humiliated and disgraced. 18For the Lord is God, and he created the heavens and earth and put everything in place. He made the world to be lived in, not to be a place of empty chaos. “I am the Lord,” he says, “and there is no other.

Isaiah 45:16 word by word

בּ֥וֹשׁוּ וְגַֽם־נִכְלְמ֖וּ כֻּלָּ֑ם יַחְדָּו֙ הָלְכ֣וּ בַכְּלִמָּ֔ה חָרָשֵׁ֖י צִירִֽים׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• They shall be ashamedבּוֹשׁbûsh · be ashamedH954
• and also confoundedכָּלַםkâlam · be humiliatedH3637
• all of them: they shall goהָלַךְhâlak · to go: wentH1980
• to confusionכְּלִמָּהkelimmâh · shameH3639
• togetherיָחְדָּוyachad · togetherH3162
• makersחָרָשׁ, חֲרָשִׁיםchârâsh · artificerH2796
• of idolsצִירtsîyr · imageH6736

Cross-references for Isaiah 45:16

• Isaiah 45:20“Gather together and come, you fugitives from surrounding nations. What fools they are who carry around their wooden idols and pray to gods that cannot save!
• Isaiah 41:19I will plant trees in the barren desert— cedar, acacia, myrtle, olive, cypress, fir, and pine.
• Isaiah 42:17But those who trust in idols, who say, ‘You are our gods,’ will be turned away in shame.
• Isaiah 44:9How foolish are those who manufacture idols. These prized objects are really worthless. The people who worship idols don’t know this, so they are all put to shame.
• Psalms 97:7Those who worship idols are disgraced— all who brag about their worthless gods— for every god must bow to him.
• Jeremiah 2:26“Israel is like a thief who feels shame only when he gets caught. They, their kings, officials, priests, and prophets— all are alike in this.
• Jeremiah 10:14The whole human race is foolish and has no knowledge! The craftsmen are disgraced by the idols they make, for their carefully shaped works are a fraud. These idols have no breath or power.

Commentaries on Isaiah 45:16

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 16They shall be ashamed "They are ashamed" - The reader cannot but observe the sudden transition from the solemn adoration of the secret and mysterious nature of God's counsels in regard to his people, to the spirited denunciation of the confusion of idolaters, and the final destruction of idolatry; contrasted with the salvation of Israel, not from temporal captivity, but the eternal salvation by the Messiah, strongly marked by the repetition and…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 16They shall be ashamed and confounded - That is, they shall find all their hopes fail, and shall be suffused with shame that they were ever so senseless as to trust in blocks of wood and stone (see the notes at Isaiah 1:29; Isaiah 20:5; Isaiah 30:5; Isaiah 43:17). They shall go to confusion - They shall all retire in shame and disgrace. That is, when they have gone to supplicate their idols, they shall find them unable to render them any aid, and they…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 11-19Verses 11-19 Believers may ask in prayer for what they need; if for their good, it will not be withheld. But how common to hear God called to account for his dealings with man! Cyrus provided for the returning Jews. Those redeemed by Christ shall be provided for. The restoration would convince many, and convert some; and all that truly join the Lord, find his service perfect freedom. Though God be his people's God and Saviour, yet sometimes he lays them…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1616. ashamed--"disappointed" in their expectation of help from their idols (see on Is 42:17; Psalm 97. 7).Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 45:16

• Idolatry
• Isaiah

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Commentaries on Isaiah 45

• 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