Isaiah 17:8

KJV1611 – Modern English

And he shall not look to the altars, the work of his hands, neither shall he respect that which his fingers have made, either the groves or the images.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְלֹ֣א יִשְׁעֶ֔ה אֶל־הַֽמִּזְבְּח֖וֹת מַעֲשֵׂ֣ה יָדָ֑יו וַאֲשֶׁ֨ר עָשׂ֤וּ אֶצְבְּעֹתָיו֙ לֹ֣א יִרְאֶ֔ה וְהָאֲשֵׁרִ֖ים וְהָחַמָּנִֽים׃

Transliteration

wə-lōʾ yišʿeh to-ha-mizbəḥôṯ maʿăśēh yāḏāyw wa-ʾăšer ʿāśû ʾeṣbəʿōṯāyw lōʾ yirʾeh wə-hā-ʾăšērîm wə-hā-ḥammānîm

Grammar Details

• *wə-lōʾ*: conjunction + negative particle - and not
• *yišʿeh*: verb, Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - will look/gaze
• to-*ha-mizbəḥôṯ*: preposition אֶל + definite article + noun, feminine plural - to the altars
• *maʿăśēh*: noun, masculine singular construct - work of
• *yāḏāyw*: noun, feminine dual + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his hands
• *wa-ʾăšer*: conjunction + relative particle - and which/that which
• *ʿāśû*: verb, Qal perfect, 3rd common plural - made
• *ʾeṣbəʿōṯāyw*: noun, feminine plural + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his fingers
• *lōʾ*: negative particle - not
• *yirʾeh*: verb, Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he will see/regard
• *wə-hā-ʾăšērîm*: conjunction + definite article + noun, feminine plural - and the Asherim/sacred poles
• *wə-hā-ḥammānîm*: conjunction + definite article + noun, masculine plural - and the sun pillars/incense altars

Word Meanings

• *mizbəḥôṯ*: altars/sacrificial places
• *ʾăšērîm*: Asherim/sacred poles/images of Asherah
• *ḥammānîm*: sun pillars/incense altars/sun images

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  They will not look to the altars, the work of their hands, nor will they regard what their fingers have made, neither the Asherim nor the incense altars.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And he shall not look to the altars, the work of his hands, neither shall respect that which his fingers have made, either the groves, or the images.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And they shall not look{H8159} to the altars,{H4196} the work{H4639} of their hands;{H3027} neither shall they have respect{H7200} to that which their fingers{H676} have made,{H6213} either the Asherim,{H842} or the sun-images.{H2553}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And he shall not look{H8159}{(H8799)} to the altars{H4196}, the work{H4639} of his hands{H3027}, neither shall respect{H7200}{(H8799)} that which his fingers{H676} have made{H6213}{(H8804)}, either the groves{H842}, or the images{H2553}.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And shal not turne to the aulters that are ye worke of his owne hodes, nether shal he loke vpon groaues & ymages, which his fyngers haue wrought.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And hee shall not looke to the altars, the workes of his owne hands, neither shall he looke to those thinges, which his owne fingers haue made, as groues and images.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  As for the aulters which are his owne handy worke he shal not regarde them, and the thynges that his fingers hath made, as groues and images, those shal he not cast his eye vnto.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And he shall not look to the altars, the work of his hands, neither shall respect [that] which his fingers have made, either the groves, or the images.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  They shall not look to the altars, the work of their hands; neither shall they have respect to that which their fingers have made, either the Asherim, or the sun-images.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And he looketh not unto the altars. The work of his own hands, And that which his own fingers made He seeth not -- the shrines and the images.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And they shall not look to the altars, the work of their hands; neither shall they have respect to that which their fingers have made, either the Asherim, or the sun-images.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And they shall not look to the altars, the work of their hands; neither shall they have respect to that which their fingers have made, either the Asherim, or the sun-images.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  He will not be looking to the altars, the work of his hands, or to the wood pillars or to the sun-images which his fingers have made.

• World English Bible (2000)

  They will not look to the altars, the work of their hands; neither shall they respect that which their fingers have made, either the Asherim, or the incense altars.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  They will no longer trust in the altars their hands made, or depend on the Asherah poles and incense altars their fingers made.

Referenced Verses

• Isa 30:22 : 22 You shall defile also the covering of your graven images of silver, and the ornament of your molten images of gold: you shall cast them away as a menstrual cloth; you shall say to it, Be gone.
• Isa 27:9 : 9 By this shall the iniquity of Jacob be purged; and this is all the fruit to take away his sin; when he makes all the stones of the altar as chalkstones that are beaten apart, the groves and images shall not stand up.
• Isa 2:8 : 8 Their land also is full of idols; they worship the work of their own hands, what their own fingers have made.
• Mic 5:13-14 : 13 Your carved images also will I cut off, and your sacred pillars from the midst of you; and you shall no more worship the work of your hands. 14 And I will uproot your wooden images from the midst of you; so will I destroy your cities.
• Zeph 1:3 : 3 I will consume man and beast; I will consume the birds of the sky, and the fish of the sea, and the stumbling blocks along with the wicked; and I will cut off man from the land, says the LORD.
• Zech 13:2 : 2 And it shall come to pass in that day, says the LORD of hosts, that I will cut off the names of the idols out of the land, and they shall no longer be remembered; and also, I will cause the prophets and the unclean spirit to depart out of the land.
• Isa 2:18-21 : 18 And the idols He shall utterly abolish. 19 And they shall go into the holes of the rocks and into the caves of the earth, for fear of the LORD and for the glory of His majesty, when He arises to shake the earth terribly. 20 In that day a man shall cast away his idols of silver and his idols of gold, which they made each one for himself to worship, to the moles and to the bats; 21 To go into the clefts of the rocks and into the tops of the rugged rocks, for fear of the LORD and for the glory of His majesty, when He arises to shake the earth terribly.
• Exod 34:13 : 13 But you shall destroy their altars, break their sacred pillars, and cut down their wooden images.
• 2 Chr 14:5 : 5 He also removed the high places and the images from all the cities of Judah, and the kingdom was at peace under him.
• 2 Chr 34:4 : 4 And they broke down the altars of Baalim in his presence; and the images, that were high above them, he cut down; and the groves, the carved images, and the molten images, he broke in pieces, and made dust of them, and scattered it upon the graves of those who had sacrificed to them.
• 2 Chr 34:6-7 : 6 And so he did in the cities of Manasseh, Ephraim, Simeon, even unto Naphtali, with their mattocks round about. 7 And when he had broken down the altars and the groves, and beaten the graven images into powder and cut down all the idols throughout all the land of Israel, he returned to Jerusalem.
• Isa 1:29 : 29 For they shall be ashamed of the oaks which you have desired, and you shall be confounded for the gardens that you have chosen.
• Isa 31:6-7 : 6 Turn to Him from whom the children of Israel have deeply revolted. 7 For in that day every man will cast away his idols of silver, and his idols of gold, which your own hands have made for you as a sin.
• Isa 44:15 : 15 Then it shall be for a man to burn: for he will take of it, and warm himself; yes, he kindles it, and bakes bread; yes, he makes a god, and worships it; he makes it a carved image, and falls down to it.
• Isa 44:19-20 : 19 And none considers in his heart, neither is there knowledge nor understanding to say, I have burned part of it in the fire; yes, also I have baked bread on the coals of it; I have roasted flesh, and eaten it: and shall I make the rest of it an abomination? shall I fall down to the stump of a tree? 20 He feeds on ashes: a deceived heart has turned him aside, that he cannot deliver his soul, nor say, Is there not a lie in my right hand?
• Ezek 36:25 : 25 Then will I sprinkle clean water upon you, and you shall be clean: from all your filthiness, and from all your idols, will I cleanse you.
• Hos 8:4-6 : 4 They have set up kings, but not by me; they have made princes, and I did not acknowledge it. From their silver and their gold, they have made idols for themselves, that they may be cut off. 5 Your calf, O Samaria, has cast you off; my anger is kindled against them. How long will it be until they attain innocence? 6 For it is from Israel; the workman made it, and it is not God. But the calf of Samaria shall be broken in pieces.
• Hos 10:1-2 : 1 Israel is an empty vine, he brings forth fruit for himself: according to the multitude of his fruit he has increased the altars; according to the goodness of his land they have made beautiful images. 2 Their heart is divided; now they shall be found guilty: he shall break down their altars, he shall ruin their images.
• Hos 13:1-2 : 1 When Ephraim spoke trembling, he exalted himself in Israel; but when he offended in Baal, he died. 2 And now they sin more and more, and have made molten images of their silver, and idols according to their own understanding, all of it the work of the craftsmen: they say of them, Let the men that sacrifice kiss the calves.
• Hos 14:8 : 8 Ephraim shall say, What have I to do anymore with idols? I have heard him, and observed him: I am like a green cypress tree. From me your fruit is found.