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 mountains and hills, and dry up all their vegetation. I will turn the rivers into islands, and dry up the pools. 16I will bring the blind by a way they do not know. in paths they have not known, I will guide them. I will turn darkness before them to light and the rough places smooth. These are the things I will do, and I will not forsake them. They will be turned back, utterly put to shame— those trusting in idols, who say to molten images, ‘You are our gods.’ 18Hear, you deaf! Look, you blind, so you may see. 19Who is blind, but My Servant? Or deaf as My Messenger that I send? Who is so blind as the one in covenant with Me, blind as Adonai’s Servant?

Isaiah 42:17 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• They shall be turnedסוּגsûg · to turnH5472
• backאָחוֹר'âchôr 'âchôr · backH268
• they shall be greatlyבֹּ֫שֶׁתbôsheth · shameH1322
• ashamedבּוֹשׁbûsh · be ashamedH954
• that trustבָּטַחbâţach · to trustH982
• in graven imagesפֶּ֫סֶלpesel · idolH6459
• that sayאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• to the molten imagesמַסֵּכָהmassêkâh · molten metalH4541
• our godsאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430

Cross-references for Isaiah 42:17

• Isaiah 1:29For they will be ashamed of the sacred oaks that you desired, and embarrassed because of the gardens that you have chosen.
• Isaiah 44:11Behold, all his friends will be ashamed, for the craftsmen are only human. Let them all assemble. Let them stand up. Let them dread. Let them be put to shame together.
• Isaiah 45:16All of them will be ashamed, disgraced— idol-makers go in dishonor together.
• Psalms 97:7Let all who serve graven images be ashamed—who boast in idols. Bow down before Him, all you gods!
• Jeremiah 2:26As a thief is shamed when caught, so the house of Israel is shamed— they, their kings, their princes, their kohanim and their prophets.
• Habakkuk 2:18What use is an idol when its craftsman has carved it? Or a metal image—a teacher of lies? For a craftsman has trusted in the image that he created, to make dumb idols.
• Isaiah 44:17Yet with the rest he makes a god, his carved image. He falls down before it and worships. He even prays to it and says, “Deliver me, for you are my god!”
• Exodus 32:4He received them from their hand, and made a molten calf, fashioned with a chiseling tool. Then they said, “This is your god, Israel, which brought you up out of 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