Tree of Life Version
Isaiah 44:19
19No one reflects in his heart, with no knowledge or discernment to say, “I burned half of it in the fire and I also baked bread on its coals. I roasted meat and ate—and then I make the rest of it an abomination? Should I bow before a block of wood?”
Isaiah 44:19 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And none considereth in his heart, neither is there knowledge nor understanding to say, I have burned part of it in the fire; yea, also I have baked bread upon the coals thereof; I have roasted flesh, and eaten it: and shall I make the residue thereof an abomination? shall I fall down to the stock of a tree?
- New International Version (NIV)No one stops to think, no one has the knowledge or understanding to say, “Half of it I used for fuel; I even baked bread over its coals, I roasted meat and I ate. Shall I make a detestable thing from what is left? Shall I bow down to a block of wood?”
- English Standard Version (ESV)No one considers, nor is there knowledge or discernment to say, "Half of it I burned in the fire; I also baked bread on its coals; I roasted meat and have eaten. And shall I make the rest of it an abomination? Shall I fall down before a block of wood?"
- New King James Version (NKJV)And no one considers in his heart, Nor is there knowledge nor understanding to say, “I have burned half of it in the fire, Yes, I have also baked bread on its coals; I have roasted meat and eaten it; And shall I make the rest of it an abomination? Shall I fall down before a block of wood?”
Context of Isaiah 44:19
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!” 18They do not know or understand! For He smeared over their eyes, so they cannot see, and their hearts, so they cannot understand. No one reflects in his heart, with no knowledge or discernment to say, “I burned half of it in the fire and I also baked bread on its coals. I roasted meat and ate—and then I make the rest of it an abomination? Should I bow before a block of wood?” 20He is feeding on ashes. A deceived heart has led him astray, so he cannot deliver his soul, nor say, “Isn’t what is in my right hand a fraud?” 21Remember these things, Jacob, and Israel, for you are My servant. I formed you, you are My servant. Israel, you will not be forgotten by Me!
Read all of Isaiah 44Isaiah 44:19 word by word
וְלֹא־יָשִׁ֣יב אֶל־לִבּ֗וֹ וְלֹ֨א דַ֥עַת וְלֹֽא־תְבוּנָה֮ לֵאמֹר֒ חֶצְי֞וֹ שָׂרַ֣פְתִּי בְמוֹ־אֵ֗שׁ וְ֠אַף אָפִ֤יתִי עַל־גֶּחָלָיו֙ לֶ֔חֶם אֶצְלֶ֥ה בָשָׂ֖ר וְאֹכֵ֑ל וְיִתְרוֹ֙ לְתוֹעֵבָ֣ה אֶעֱשֶׂ֔ה לְב֥וּל עֵ֖ץ אֶסְגּֽוֹד׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And none considerethשׁוּבshûb · to return: recallH7725
- in his heartלֵבlêb · heartH3820
- knowledgeדַּ֫עַתda‛ath · knowledgeH1847
- nor understandingתְּבוּנָהtâbûn tebûnâh tôbûnâh · understandingH8394
- to sayאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
- I have burnedשָׂרַףώâraph · to burnH8313
- partחֲצִיchêtsîy · halfH2677
- of it inבְּמוֹbemô · in/at/byH1119
- the fireאֵשׁ'êsh · fireH784
- yea, also I have bakedאָפָה'âphâh · to bakeH644
- breadלֶ֫חֶםlechem · food: breadH3899
- upon the coalsגַּחֶ֫לֶתgechel gacheleth · coalH1513
- thereof; I have roastedצָלָהtsâlâh · to roastH6740
- fleshבָּשָׂרbâώâr · fleshH1320
- and eatenאָכַל'âkal · to eatH398
- and shall I makeעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to makeH6213
- the residueיֶ֫תֶרyether · remainderH3499
- thereof an abominationתּוֹעֵבַהtô‛êbah tô‛êbah · abominationH8441
- shall I fall downסָגַדsâgad · to prostrateH5456
- to the stockבּוּלbûl · produceH944
- of a treeעֵץ‛êts · tree: woodH6086
Cross-references for Isaiah 44:19
- Isaiah 46:8“Remember this, and be assured. Recall it to mind, you transgressors.
- Exodus 7:23Pharaoh turned and went into his house, and did not even take it to heart.
- Deuteronomy 32:46he said to them, “Put in your hearts all the words that I call as witness against you today—that you may command your children to keep and do all the words of this Torah.
- Ezekiel 40:4The man said to me, “Son of man, see with your eyes, hear with your ears, set your heart on all that I show you—for I brought you here in order to show you—and report all that you see to the house of Israel.”
- Haggai 1:5But now,” thus says Adonai-Tzva’ot: “Set your heart on your ways!
- Hosea 7:2But they never admit in their heart that I remember all their evil. Now their deeds are all around them. They are right before My face.
- Deuteronomy 27:15‘Cursed is the one who makes a carved or molten image—an abomination to Adonai, the work of a craftsman’s hands—and sets it up in secret.’ Then all the people are to answer and say, ‘Amen.’
- 1 Kings 11:5For Solomon went after Ashtoreth the goddess of the Sidonians, and after Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites.
- 2 Kings 23:13The king also desecrated the shrines facing Jerusalem—to the south of the Mount of Destruction—which King Solomon of Israel had built for Ashtoreth the abomination of the Zidonians, for Chemosh the abomination of Moab, and for Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites.
Commentaries on Isaiah 44:19
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 19And none considereth in his heart - Margin, Setteth to.‘ He does not place the subject near his heart or mind; he does not think of it. A similar phrase occurs in Isaiah 46:8: Bring it again to mind.‘ It is a phrase drawn from the act of placing an object near us, in order to examine it closely; and we express the same idea by the phrase looking at a thing,‘ or looking at it closely.‘ The sense is, they had not attentively and carefully thought on the…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 9-20Verses 9-20 Image-making is described, to expose the folly of idolaters. Though a man had used part of a log for fuel, he fell down before an image made of the remainder, praying it to deliver him. Man greatly dishonours God, when he represents him after the image of man. Satan blinds the eyes of unbelievers, causing absurd reasonings in matters of religion. Whether men seek happiness in worldly things, or run into unbelief, superstition, or any false…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 18-19closed their minds: Idol worshipers do not see the irony in using one part of a log for warmth and another part as their god.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1919. considereth--literally, "layeth it to heart," (Is 42:25; Jr 12:11). abomination--the scriptural term for an idol, not merely abominable, but the essence of what is so, in the eyes of a jealous God (1Ki 11:5, 7).Read the comment
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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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