Isaiah 42:17
They will be turned back; they will be utterly ashamed—those who trust in carved idols and say to molten images, 'You are our gods.'
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King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)
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.
KJV1611 – Modern English
They shall be turned back, they shall be greatly ashamed, that trust in carved images, that say to the molded images, 'You are our gods.'
King James Version 1611 (Original)
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.
American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers
They shall be turned{H5472} back,{H268} they shall be utterly{H1322} put to shame,{H954} that trust{H982} in graven images,{H6459} that say{H559} unto molten images,{H4541} Ye are our gods.{H430}
King James Version with Strong's Numbers
They shall be turned{H5472}{(H8738)} back{H268}, they shall be greatly{H1322} ashamed{H954}{(H8799)}, that trust{H982}{(H8802)} in graven images{H6459}, that say{H559}{(H8802)} to the molten images{H4541}, Ye are our gods{H430}.
Coverdale Bible (1535)
And therfore let them conuerte, and be ashamed earnestly, that hope in Idols, & saye to fashioned ymages: ye are oure godes.
Geneva Bible (1560)
They shall be turned backe: they shall be greatly ashamed, that trust in grauen images, and say to the molten images, Yee are our gods.
Bishops' Bible (1568)
They are fallen backe, yea and let them be ashamed earnestly that hope in idols, and say to the moulten images, ye are our gods.
Authorized King James Version (1611)
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.
Webster's Bible (1833)
They shall be turned back, they shall be utterly disappointed, who trust in engraved images, who tell molten images, You are our gods.
Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)
Removed backward -- utterly ashamed, Are those trusting in a graven image, Those saying to a molten image, `Ye `are' our gods.'
American Standard Version (1901)
They shall be turned back, they shall be utterly put to shame, that trust in graven images, that say unto molten images, Ye are our gods.
American Standard Version (1901)
They shall be turned back, they shall be utterly put to shame, that trust in graven images, that say unto molten images, Ye are our gods.
Bible in Basic English (1941)
They will be turned back and be greatly shamed who put their hope in pictured images, who say to metal images, You are our gods.
World English Bible (2000)
"Those who trust in engraved images, who tell molten images, 'You are our gods' will be turned back. They will be utterly disappointed.
NET Bible® (New English Translation)
Those who trust in idols will turn back and be utterly humiliated, those who say to metal images,‘You are our gods.’”
Referenced Verses
- Ps 97:7 : 7 All who serve carved images and boast in idols are put to shame; bow down to Him, all you gods!
- Isa 1:29 : 29 You will be ashamed because of the terebinths that you desired, and you will blush because of the gardens you have chosen.
- Isa 44:11 : 11 Behold, all his companions will be put to shame, and the craftsmen are mere men. Let them all assemble and take their stand; they will be terrified and put to shame together.
- Isa 44:17 : 17 From the rest he makes a god, his idol, and bows down to it. He worships it and prays to it, saying, 'Save me, for you are my god.'
- Isa 45:16-17 : 16 They will all be ashamed and humiliated, all of them will walk in disgrace—the makers of idols. 17 But Israel will be saved by the LORD with an everlasting salvation. You will never be put to shame or humiliated, to all eternity.
- Jer 2:26-27 : 26 As a thief is ashamed when caught, so the house of Israel is put to shame—they, their kings, their officials, their priests, and their prophets. 27 They say to a tree, ‘You are my father,’ and to a stone, ‘You gave birth to me.’ They have turned their backs to me and not their faces. Yet in their time of trouble, they will say, ‘Arise and save us!’
- Hab 2:18-20 : 18 What profit is an idol when its maker has carved it, or a cast image that teaches falsehood? For its maker trusts in his own creation to make worthless idols that cannot speak. 19 Woe to him who says to wood, 'Awake!' or to silent stone, 'Arise!' Can it teach? Look, it is overlaid with gold and silver, yet there is no breath at all within it. 20 But the LORD is in His holy temple; let all the earth be silent before Him.
- Exod 32:4 : 4 He took the gold from their hands, fashioned it with a tool, and made it into a molten calf. Then they said, "These are your gods, Israel, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt."
- Exod 32:8 : 8 They have turned aside quickly from the way I commanded them. They have made for themselves a molten calf, bowed down to it, sacrificed to it, and said, 'These are your gods, Israel, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt.'
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