Verse 10

{ "verseID": "Isaiah.44.10", "source": "מִֽי־יָצַ֥ר אֵ֖ל וּפֶ֣סֶל נָסָ֑ךְ לְבִלְתִּ֖י הוֹעִֽיל׃", "text": "*mî-yāṣar* *ʾēl* *û-p̄esel* *nāsāḵ* *ləḇiltî* *hôʿîl*", "grammar": { "*mî-yāṣar*": "interrogative pronoun + verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - who has formed", "*ʾēl*": "noun, masculine singular - god/deity", "*û-p̄esel*": "conjunction + noun, masculine singular - and idol", "*nāsāḵ*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he cast/poured", "*ləḇiltî*": "preposition + negative particle - for not", "*hôʿîl*": "verb, hiphil infinitive construct - to profit" }, "variants": { "*yāṣar*": "formed/fashioned/shaped", "*ʾēl*": "god/deity/divine being/mighty one", "*p̄esel*": "idol/carved image/graven image", "*nāsāḵ*": "cast/poured/molded", "*ləḇiltî hôʿîl*": "for no profit/to be useless/without benefit" } }

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Referenced Verses

  • Jer 10:5 : 5 { "verseID": "Jeremiah.10.5", "source": "כְּתֹ֨מֶר מִקְשָׁ֥ה הֵ֙מָּה֙ וְלֹ֣א יְדַבֵּ֔רוּ נָשׂ֥וֹא יִנָּשׂ֖וּא כִּ֣י לֹ֣א יִצְעָ֑דוּ אַל־תִּֽירְא֤וּ מֵהֶם֙ כִּי־לֹ֣א יָרֵ֔עוּ וְגַם־הֵיטֵ֖יב אֵ֥ין אוֹתָֽם׃", "text": "Like-*tōmer* *miqšāh* they and-not *yədabbērû* *nāśôʾ* *yinnāśûʾ* for not *yiṣʿādû* *ʾal*-*tîrəʾû* from-them *kî*-not *yārēʿû* and-also-to-do-good not them", "grammar": { "*tōmer*": "noun, masculine singular - palm tree/pillar", "*miqšāh*": "noun, feminine singular - cucumber field/garden", "*yədabbērû*": "piel imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they speak", "*nāśôʾ*": "infinitive absolute, qal - being carried", "*yinnāśûʾ*": "niphal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they are carried", "*yiṣʿādû*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they walk/march", "*tîrəʾû*": "qal imperfect, 2nd masculine plural + negative particle - do not fear", "*yārēʿû*": "hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they do harm/evil" }, "variants": { "*tōmer*": "palm tree/pillar/post/scarecrow", "*miqšāh*": "cucumber field/garden of cucumbers/turnip field", "*yinnāśûʾ*": "they are carried/borne/lifted", "*yiṣʿādû*": "they walk/march/step/stride", "*yārēʿû*": "they do harm/evil/mischief" } }
  • Hab 2:18 : 18 { "verseID": "Habakkuk.2.18", "source": "מָֽה־הוֹעִ֣יל פֶּ֗סֶל כִּ֤י פְסָלוֹ֙ יֹֽצְר֔וֹ מַסֵּכָ֖ה וּמ֣וֹרֶה שָּׁ֑קֶר כִּ֣י בָטַ֞ח יֹצֵ֤ר יִצְרוֹ֙ עָלָ֔יו לַעֲשׂ֖וֹת אֱלִילִ֥ים אִלְּמִֽים׃ ס", "text": "What *hôʿîl pesel kî pĕsālô yōṣĕrô*, *massēkâ* and *môreh šāqer*? For *bāṭaḥ yōṣēr yiṣrô* upon it, to *laʿăśôt ʾĕlîlîm ʾillĕmîm*.", "grammar": { "*hôʿîl*": "verb, hiphil perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - it profits", "*pesel*": "noun, masculine, singular - carved image/idol", "*pĕsālô*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - he carved it", "*yōṣĕrô*": "verb, qal participle, masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - its maker", "*massēkâ*": "noun, feminine, singular - cast image/molten idol", "*môreh*": "verb, hiphil participle, masculine singular - teacher of", "*šāqer*": "noun, masculine, singular - lie/falsehood", "*bāṭaḥ*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he trusts", "*yōṣēr*": "verb, qal participle, masculine singular - maker/former", "*yiṣrô*": "noun, masculine, singular construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his formation", "*laʿăśôt*": "preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct - to make", "*ʾĕlîlîm*": "noun, masculine, plural - idols/worthless things", "*ʾillĕmîm*": "adjective, masculine, plural - mute/dumb/silent" }, "variants": { "*hôʿîl*": "profits/benefits/helps", "*pesel*": "carved image/idol/graven image", "*massēkâ*": "cast image/molten idol", "*môreh šāqer*": "teacher of lies/false instruction", "*yiṣrô*": "his formation/his work/his creation", "*ʾĕlîlîm*": "idols/worthless gods/nothings" } }
  • Acts 19:26 : 26 { "verseID": "Acts.19.26", "source": "Καὶ θεωρεῖτε καὶ ἀκούετε, ὅτι οὐ μόνον Ἐφέσου, ἀλλὰ σχεδὸν πάσης τῆς Ἀσίας, ὁ Παῦλος οὗτος πείσας μετέστησεν ἱκανὸν ὄχλον, λέγων ὅτι οὐκ εἰσὶν θεοὶ, οἱ διὰ χειρῶν γινόμενοι:", "text": "And you *theōreite* and *akouete*, that not only of *Ephesou*, but *schedon pasēs tēs Asias*, this *Paulos peisas metestēsen hikanon ochlon*, *legōn* that not *eisin theoi*, those *dia cheirōn ginomenoi*:", "grammar": { "*theōreite*": "present, 2nd plural, indicative - you see", "*akouete*": "present, 2nd plural, indicative - you hear", "*Ephesou*": "genitive, feminine, singular - of Ephesus", "*schedon*": "adverb - almost", "*pasēs*": "genitive, feminine, singular - all", "*tēs Asias*": "genitive, feminine, singular - of Asia", "*Paulos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - Paul", "*peisas*": "aorist participle, nominative, masculine, singular - having persuaded", "*metestēsen*": "aorist, 3rd singular, indicative - has turned away", "*hikanon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - considerable", "*ochlon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - crowd", "*legōn*": "present participle, nominative, masculine, singular - saying", "*eisin*": "present, 3rd plural, indicative - they are", "*theoi*": "nominative, masculine, plural - gods", "*dia*": "preposition + genitive - by", "*cheirōn*": "genitive, feminine, plural - hands", "*ginomenoi*": "present participle, nominative, masculine, plural - being made" }, "variants": { "*theōreite*": "you see/observe/watch", "*akouete*": "you hear/listen to", "*schedon*": "almost/nearly/approximately", "*peisas*": "having persuaded/convinced", "*metestēsen*": "has turned away/moved/changed", "*hikanon*": "considerable/large/many", "*ochlon*": "crowd/multitude/throng", "*legōn*": "saying/speaking", "*theoi*": "gods/deities", "*ginomenoi*": "being made/created/fashioned" } }
  • 1 Cor 8:4 : 4 { "verseID": "1 Corinthians.8.4", "source": "Περὶ τῆς βρώσεως οὖν τῶν εἰδωλοθύτων, οἴδαμεν ὅτι οὐδὲν εἴδωλον ἐν κόσμῳ, καὶ ὅτι οὐδεὶς Θεὸς ἕτερος εἰ μὴ εἷς.", "text": "*Peri* the *brōseōs* *oun* of the *eidōlothytōn*, we *oidamen* that *ouden* *eidōlon* in *kosmō*, and that *oudeis* *Theos* *heteros* *ei* *mē* *heis*.", "grammar": { "*Peri*": "preposition + genitive - concerning/about", "*brōseōs*": "genitive, feminine, singular - eating/food", "*oun*": "inferential particle - therefore/then", "*eidōlothytōn*": "genitive, neuter, plural - things sacrificed to idols", "*oidamen*": "perfect, 1st plural, active - we know [with continuing results]", "*ouden*": "nominative, neuter, singular - nothing/no", "*eidōlon*": "nominative, neuter, singular - idol", "*kosmō*": "dative, masculine, singular - world", "*oudeis*": "nominative, masculine, singular - no one/none", "*Theos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - God", "*heteros*": "nominative, masculine, singular - other/another", "*ei* *mē*": "conjunctive phrase - except/if not", "*heis*": "nominative, masculine, singular, numeral - one" }, "variants": { "*brōseōs*": "eating/food/consumption", "*eidōlothytōn*": "idol sacrifices/food offered to idols", "*eidōlon*": "idol/image/false god", "*kosmō*": "world/universe/ordered system", "*heteros*": "other/another/different" } }
  • Dan 3:1 : 1 { "verseID": "Daniel.3.1", "source": "נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֣ר מַלְכָּ֗א עֲבַד֙ צְלֵ֣ם דִּֽי־דְהַ֔ב רוּמֵהּ֙ אַמִּ֣ין שִׁתִּ֔ין פְּתָיֵ֖הּ אַמִּ֣ין שִׁ֑ת אֲקִימֵהּ֙ בְּבִקְעַ֣ת דּוּרָ֔א בִּמְדִינַ֖ת בָּבֶֽל׃", "text": "*Nəbûḵaḏneṣṣar* *malkāʾ* *ʿăḇaḏ* *ṣəlēm* *dî-ḏəhaḇ* *rûmēh* *ʾammîn* *šittîn* *pəṯāyēh* *ʾammîn* *šiṯ* *ʾăqîmēh* *bəḇiqʿaṯ* *dûrāʾ* *bimḏînaṯ* *bāḇel*", "grammar": { "*Nəbûḵaḏneṣṣar*": "proper noun, subject", "*malkāʾ*": "noun, masculine singular emphatic - the king", "*ʿăḇaḏ*": "verb, perfect, 3rd masculine singular - made/did", "*ṣəlēm*": "noun, masculine singular construct - image/statue", "*dî-ḏəhaḇ*": "relative particle + noun - of gold", "*rûmēh*": "noun, masculine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - its height", "*ʾammîn*": "noun, feminine plural - cubits", "*šittîn*": "numeral - sixty", "*pəṯāyēh*": "noun, masculine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - its width", "*šiṯ*": "numeral - six", "*ʾăqîmēh*": "verb, perfect, 3rd masculine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - he set it up", "*bəḇiqʿaṯ*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular construct - in the plain of", "*dûrāʾ*": "proper noun - Dura", "*bimḏînaṯ*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular construct - in the province of", "*bāḇel*": "proper noun - Babylon" }, "variants": { "*ṣəlēm*": "image/statue/idol", "*ʿăḇaḏ*": "made/created/fashioned", "*ʾăqîmēh*": "set up/erected/established" } }
  • Dan 3:14 : 14 { "verseID": "Daniel.3.14", "source": "עָנֵ֤ה נְבֻֽכַדְנֶצַּר֙ וְאָמַ֣ר לְה֔וֹן הַצְדָּ֕א שַׁדְרַ֥ךְ מֵישַׁ֖ךְ וַעֲבֵ֣ד נְג֑וֹ לֵֽאלָהַ֗י לָ֤א אִֽיתֵיכוֹן֙ פָּֽלְחִ֔ין וּלְצֶ֧לֶם דַּהֲבָ֛א דִּ֥י הֲקֵ֖ימֶת לָ֥א סָֽגְדִֽין׃", "text": "*ʿānêh* *nəbûkadnetzar* and *ʾămar* to them, \"Is it *haṣdāʾ* *shadrak* *mêshak* *waʿăbêd* *nəgô* to my *ʾělāhay* you are not *ʾîthêykôn* *pālḥîn* and to the *tselem* of *dahăbāʾ* which I have *hăqêmeth* you do not *sāgdîn*?\"", "grammar": { "*ʿānêh*": "perfect 3rd masculine singular - he answered", "*nəbûkadnetzar*": "proper noun - Nebuchadnezzar", "*ʾămar*": "perfect 3rd masculine singular - he said", "*haṣdāʾ*": "interrogative particle - is it true?", "*shadrak*": "proper noun - Shadrach", "*mêshak*": "proper noun - Meshach", "*waʿăbêd*": "conjunction + proper noun - and Abed", "*nəgô*": "proper noun - Nego", "*ʾělāhay*": "noun + 1st person singular suffix - my god", "*ʾîthêykôn*": "existential particle + 2nd person masculine plural suffix - you are", "*pālḥîn*": "participle masculine plural - serving/worshiping", "*tselem*": "noun - image/statue", "*dahăbāʾ*": "noun + definite article - the gold", "*hăqêmeth*": "perfect 1st singular - I set up/erected", "*sāgdîn*": "participle masculine plural - bowing down/worshiping" }, "variants": { "*ʿānêh*": "answered/responded", "*ʾămar*": "said/spoke", "*haṣdāʾ*": "is it true?/deliberately?/purposely?", "*ʾîthêykôn*": "you are/you exist", "*pālḥîn*": "serve/worship/revere", "*tselem*": "image/statue/likeness", "*hăqêmeth*": "set up/erected/established", "*sāgdîn*": "bow down/prostrate/worship" } }
  • 1 Kgs 12:28 : 28 { "verseID": "1 Kings.12.28", "source": "וַיִּוָּעַ֣ץ הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ וַיַּ֕עַשׂ שְׁנֵ֖י עֶגְלֵ֣י זָהָ֑ב וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֲלֵהֶ֗ם רַב־לָכֶם֙ מֵעֲל֣וֹת יְרוּשָׁלִַ֔ם הִנֵּ֤ה אֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אֲשֶׁ֥ר הֶעֱל֖וּךָ מֵאֶ֥רֶץ מִצְרָֽיִם׃", "text": "*wə-yiwwāʿaṣ* the *melekh* *wə-yaʿaś* two *ʿeglê* of *zāhāb wə-yōʾmer* to them, *rab-lākhem* from *ʿălôt yərûšālaim hinnēh ʾĕlōhêkā yiśrāʾēl ʾăšer heʿĕlûkā mēʾereṣ miṣrāyim*", "grammar": { "*wə-yiwwāʿaṣ*": "conjunction + Niphal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - and he took counsel", "*melekh*": "definite noun, masculine singular - the king", "*wə-yaʿaś*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - and he made", "*ʿeglê*": "construct noun, masculine plural - calves of", "*zāhāb*": "noun, masculine singular - gold", "*wə-yōʾmer*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - and he said", "*rab-lākhem*": "adjective + preposition with 2nd person masculine plural suffix - too much for you", "*ʿălôt*": "infinitive construct - going up to", "*yərûšālaim*": "proper noun - Jerusalem", "*hinnēh*": "demonstrative particle - behold", "*ʾĕlōhêkā*": "noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your gods/God", "*yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel", "*ʾăšer*": "relative particle - who/which", "*heʿĕlûkā*": "Hiphil perfect, 3rd person plural with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - brought you up", "*mēʾereṣ*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular construct - from land of", "*miṣrāyim*": "proper noun - Egypt" }, "variants": { "*wə-yiwwāʿaṣ*": "took counsel/consulted/considered", "*ʿeglê*": "calves/young bulls", "*rab-lākhem*": "too much for you/enough for you/you have gone far enough", "*ʾĕlōhêkā*": "your gods [plural form]/your God [plural of majesty]", "*heʿĕlûkā*": "brought you up/caused you to ascend" } }
  • Isa 41:29 : 29 { "verseID": "Isaiah.41.29", "source": "הֵ֣ן כֻּלָּ֔ם אָ֥וֶן אֶ֖פֶס מַעֲשֵׂיהֶ֑ם ר֥וּחַ וָתֹ֖הוּ נִסְכֵּיהֶֽם׃", "text": "Behold *kullām ʾāwen ʾepes maʿăśêhem rûaḥ wātōhû niskêhem*", "grammar": { "*kullām*": "noun, masculine singular + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - all of them", "*ʾāwen*": "noun, masculine singular - iniquity/wickedness", "*ʾepes*": "noun, masculine singular - nothing/end", "*maʿăśêhem*": "noun, masculine plural + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their works", "*rûaḥ*": "noun, feminine singular - wind/breath", "*wātōhû*": "conjunction + noun, masculine singular - and emptiness/chaos", "*niskêhem*": "noun, masculine plural + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their molten images" }, "variants": { "*kullām*": "all of them/every one of them", "*ʾāwen*": "iniquity/wickedness/trouble/nothingness", "*ʾepes*": "nothing/nonexistence/worthlessness/end", "*maʿăśêhem*": "their works/deeds/actions", "*rûaḥ*": "wind/breath/emptiness", "*wātōhû*": "and emptiness/chaos/formlessness/void", "*niskêhem*": "their molten images/idols/metal statues" } }