Isaiah 42:17
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.'
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Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts
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.'
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.
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 Confounded be all who serve carved images, who boast of idols: worship him, all you gods.
- 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 44:11 : 11 Behold, all his fellows shall be ashamed: and the workmen, they are of men: let them all be gathered together, let them stand up; yet they shall fear, and they shall be ashamed together.
- Isa 44:17 : 17 And the rest of it he makes into a god, even his carved image: he falls down to it, and worships it, and prays to it, and says, Deliver me, for you are my god.
- Isa 45:16-17 : 16 They shall be ashamed, and also confounded, all of them: they shall go to confusion together, those who are makers of idols. 17 But Israel shall be saved by the LORD with an everlasting salvation: you shall not be ashamed nor confounded forever and ever.
- Jer 2:26-27 : 26 As the thief is ashamed when he is found, so is the house of Israel ashamed; they, their kings, their princes, and their priests, and their prophets, 27 Saying to a tree, You are my father; and to a stone, You have brought me forth: for they have turned their back to me, and not their face: but in the time of their trouble they will say, Arise, and save us.
- Hab 2:18-20 : 18 What profit is the carved image that its maker has carved it; the molded image, and a teacher of lies, that the maker of his work trusts in it, to make mute idols? 19 Woe to him who says to the wood, Awake; to the mute stone, Arise, it shall teach! Behold, it is overlaid with gold and silver, and there is no breath at all in its midst. 20 But the LORD is in His holy temple: let all the earth keep silence before Him.
- Exod 32:4 : 4 He received them from their hand, and fashioned it with an engraving tool, and made it a molten calf: and they said, "These are your gods, O Israel, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt."
- Exod 32:8 : 8 They have turned aside quickly out of the way which I commanded them: they have made a molten calf, have worshiped it, have sacrificed to it, and have said, 'These are your gods, O Israel, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt.'"
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