Isaiah 44:9

KJV1611 – Modern English

Those who make a carved image are all of them vanity; and their delightful things shall not profit; and they are their own witnesses; they see not, nor know; that they may be ashamed.

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  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    All who make idols are nothing, and the things they treasure are worthless. Their witnesses see nothing and know nothing, so they will be put to shame.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    They that make a graven image are all of them vanity; and their delectable things shall not profit; and they are their own witnesses; they see not, nor know; that they may be ashamed.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    They that fashion a graven image are all of them vanity; and the things that they delight in shall not profit; and their own witnesses see not, nor know: that they may be put to shame.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    They that make a graven image are all of them vanity; and their delectable things shall not profit; and they are their own witnesses; they see not, nor know; that they may be ashamed.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Wherfore all caruers of Idols are but vayne, and their laboure lost. They must beare recorde them selues, that (seinge they can nether se ner vnderstonde) they shalbe confounded.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    All they that make an image, are vanitie, and their delectable things shall nothing profite: & they are their owne witnesses, that they see not nor know: therefore they shalbe confounded.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    All caruers of images are but vayne, and the carued images that they loue can do no good: they must beare recorde them selues, that seeing they can neither see nor vnderstande, they shalbe confounded.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    ¶ They that make a graven image [are] all of them vanity; and their delectable things shall not profit; and they [are] their own witnesses; they see not, nor know; that they may be ashamed.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Those who fashion an engraved image are all of them vanity; and the things that they delight in shall not profit; and their own witnesses don't see, nor know: that they may be disappointed.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    Framers of a graven image `are' all of them emptiness, And their desirable things do not profit, And their own witnesses they `are', They see not, nor know, that they may be ashamed.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    They that fashion a graven image are all of them vanity; and the things that they delight in shall not profit; and their own witnesses see not, nor know: that they may be put to shame.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    They that fashion a graven image are all of them vanity; and the things that they delight in shall not profit; and their own witnesses see not, nor know: that they may be put to shame.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    Those who make a pictured image are all of them as nothing, and the things of their desire will be of no profit to them: and their servants see not, and have no knowledge; so they will be put to shame.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    Everyone who makes an engraved image is vain. The things that they delight in will not profit. Their own witnesses don't see, nor know, that they may be disappointed.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    All who form idols are nothing; the things in which they delight are worthless. Their witnesses cannot see; they recognize nothing, so they are put to shame.

Referenced Verses

  • Isa 41:24 : 24 Behold, you are of nothing, and your work of nought: an abomination is he that chooses you.
  • Isa 41:29 : 29 Behold, they are all vanity; their works are nothing: their molten images are wind and confusion.
  • Ps 97:7 : 7 Confounded be all who serve carved images, who boast of idols: worship him, all you gods.
  • Ps 115:8 : 8 Those who make them are like them; so is everyone who trusts in them.
  • Ps 135:18 : 18 Those who make them are like them: so is everyone that trusts in them.
  • Isa 2:20-21 : 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.
  • Isa 37:18-20 : 18 Truly, LORD, the kings of Assyria have laid waste all the nations and their countries, 19 And have cast their gods into the fire: for they were no gods, but the work of men's hands, wood and stone: therefore they have destroyed them. 20 Now therefore, O LORD our God, save us from his hand, that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that You are the LORD, You alone.
  • Deut 27:15 : 15 Cursed be the man that makes any graven or molten image, an abomination to the LORD, the work of the hands of the craftsman, and puts it in a secret place. And all the people shall answer and say, Amen.
  • Judg 10:14 : 14 Go and cry to the gods which you have chosen; let them deliver you in your time of distress.
  • 1 Kgs 18:26-40 : 26 And they took the bull which was given them, and prepared it, and called on the name of Baal from morning even until noon, saying, O Baal, hear us. But there was no voice, nor any that answered. And they leaped upon the altar which was made. 27 And it came to pass at noon, that Elijah mocked them, and said, Cry aloud: for he is a god; either he is talking, or he is pursuing, or he is on a journey, or perhaps he sleeps, and must be awakened. 28 And they cried aloud, and cut themselves after their manner with knives and lances, until the blood gushed out upon them. 29 And it came to pass, when midday was past, and they prophesied until the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice, that there was neither voice, nor any to answer, nor any who regarded. 30 And Elijah said to all the people, Come near to me. And all the people came near to him. And he repaired the altar of the LORD that was broken down. 31 And Elijah took twelve stones, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, to whom the word of the LORD came, saying, Israel shall be your name: 32 And with the stones he built an altar in the name of the LORD: and he made a trench around the altar, as great as would contain two measures of seed. 33 And he put the wood in order, and cut the bull in pieces, and laid it on the wood, and said, Fill four barrels with water, and pour it on the burnt sacrifice, and on the wood. 34 And he said, Do it the second time. And they did it the second time. And he said, Do it the third time. And they did it the third time. 35 And the water ran around the altar; and he filled the trench also with water. 36 And it came to pass at the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice, that Elijah the prophet came near, and said, LORD God of Abraham, Isaac, and of Israel, let it be known this day that you are God in Israel, and that I am your servant, and that I have done all these things at your word. 37 Hear me, O LORD, hear me, that this people may know that you are the LORD God, and that you have turned their heart back again. 38 Then the fire of the LORD fell, and consumed the burnt sacrifice, and the wood, and the stones, and the dust, and licked up the water that was in the trench. 39 And when all the people saw it, they fell on their faces: and they said, The LORD, he is the God; the LORD, he is the God. 40 And Elijah said to them, Take the prophets of Baal; let not one of them escape. And they took them: and Elijah brought them down to the brook Kishon, and slew them there.
  • Isa 42:18 : 18 Hear, you deaf; and look, you blind, that you may see.
  • Isa 43:8 : 8 Bring forth the blind people who have eyes, and the deaf who have ears.
  • Isa 44:18 : 18 They have not known nor understood: for he has shut their eyes, that they cannot see; and their hearts, that they cannot understand.
  • Isa 44:20 : 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?
  • Isa 45:20 : 20 Assemble yourselves and come; draw near together, you who have escaped from the nations: they have no knowledge who set up the wood of their carved image, and pray to a god that cannot save.
  • Isa 46:1-2 : 1 Bel bows down, Nebo stoops, their idols are upon the beasts and upon the cattle; your carriages are heavily loaded; they are a burden to the weary animal. 2 They stoop, they bow down together; they could not deliver the burden, but they themselves have gone into captivity.
  • Isa 46:6-7 : 6 They pour out gold from the bag, and weigh silver on the scales, and hire a goldsmith; and he makes it a god: they fall down, yes, they worship. 7 They carry him upon the shoulder, they bear him, and set him in his place, and he stands; from his place he shall not move: yes, one shall cry to him, yet he cannot answer, nor save him out of his trouble.
  • Jer 2:11 : 11 Has a nation changed their gods, which are not gods? but my people have changed their glory for that which does not profit.
  • Jer 2:27-28 : 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. 28 But where are your gods that you have made? let them arise, if they can save you in the time of your trouble: for according to the number of your cities are your gods, O Judah.
  • Jer 10:3-8 : 3 For the customs of the people are vain: for one cuts a tree out of the forest, the work of the hands of the workman, with the axe. 4 They decorate it with silver and with gold; they fasten it with nails and with hammers, so that it does not move. 5 They stand upright like a palm tree, but do not speak: they must be carried, because they cannot go. Do not be afraid of them; for they cannot do evil, neither is it in them to do good. 6 There is none like you, O LORD; you are great, and your name is great in might. 7 Who would not fear you, O King of nations? for it belongs to you: among all the wise men of the nations, and in all their kingdoms, there is none like you. 8 But they are altogether brutish and foolish: the wooden idol is a doctrine of vanities.
  • Jer 10:14-15 : 14 Every man is brutish in his knowledge: every founder is humiliated by the graven image: for his molten image is falsehood, and there is no breath in them. 15 They are vanity, and the work of errors: in the time of their visitation, they shall perish.
  • Jer 14:22 : 22 Are there any among the idols of the nations that can cause rain? Or can the heavens give showers? Are You not He, O LORD our God? Therefore we will wait upon You, for You have made all these things.
  • Jer 16:19-20 : 19 O LORD, my strength and my fortress, and my refuge in the day of affliction, the Gentiles shall come to you from the ends of the earth and shall say, Surely our fathers have inherited lies, vanity, and things in which there is no profit. 20 Shall a man make gods for himself, which are not gods?
  • Dan 5:23 : 23 But you have lifted yourself up against the Lord of heaven. They have brought the vessels of His house before you, and you and your lords, your wives, and your concubines have drunk wine from them, and you have praised the gods of silver, and gold, brass, iron, wood, and stone, which do not see or hear or know; and the God who holds your breath in His hand and owns all your ways, you have not glorified.
  • Dan 11:38 : 38 But in their place, he shall honor a god of fortresses; a god whom his fathers did not know he shall honor with gold and silver, with precious stones and pleasant things.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Rom 1:22 : 22 Professing to be wise, they became fools,
  • 1 Cor 8:4 : 4 Therefore, concerning the eating of things offered to idols, we know that an idol is nothing in the world, and that there is no other God but one.
  • 2 Cor 4:4 : 4 In whom the god of this world has blinded the minds of those who do not believe, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.
  • Eph 4:18 : 18 Having their understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart;
  • Eph 5:8 : 8 For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord: walk as children of light:

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Isa 44:10-11
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    10Who has formed a god, or cast a carved image that is profitable for nothing?

    11Behold, 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.

  • Hab 2:18-19
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    82%

    18What 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?

    19Woe 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.

  • Isa 41:29
    81%

    29Behold, they are all vanity; their works are nothing: their molten images are wind and confusion.

  • Jer 10:14-15
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    14Every man is brutish in his knowledge: every founder is humiliated by the graven image: for his molten image is falsehood, and there is no breath in them.

    15They are vanity, and the work of errors: in the time of their visitation, they shall perish.

  • Ps 135:15-18
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    80%

    15The idols of the nations are silver and gold, the work of men's hands.

    16They have mouths, but they do not speak; eyes have they, but they do not see;

    17They have ears, but they do not hear; neither is there any breath in their mouths.

    18Those who make them are like them: so is everyone that trusts in them.

  • Jer 51:17-18
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    17Every man is senseless by his knowledge; every craftsman is put to shame by the graven image; for his molten image is falsehood, and there is no breath in them.

    18They are vanity, the work of errors; in the time of their visitation they shall perish.

  • Ps 115:7-8
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    7They have hands, but they do not handle; feet they have, but they do not walk; nor do they speak through their throat.

    8Those who make them are like them; so is everyone who trusts in them.

  • Isa 42:17
    79%

    17They shall be turned back, they shall be greatly ashamed, that trust in carved images, that say to the molded images, 'You are our gods.'

  • Ps 115:4-5
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    78%

    4Their idols are silver and gold, the work of human hands.

    5They have mouths, but they do not speak; eyes they have, but they do not see;

  • Isa 45:16
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    16They shall be ashamed, and also confounded, all of them: they shall go to confusion together, those who are makers of idols.

  • Isa 2:8
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    8Their land also is full of idols; they worship the work of their own hands, what their own fingers have made.

  • Isa 40:18-20
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    76%

    18To whom then will you liken God? Or what likeness will you compare to him?

    19The workman molds a graven image, the goldsmith covers it with gold and casts silver chains.

    20He who is so impoverished that he has no offering chooses a tree that will not rot; he seeks for himself a skillful workman to prepare a graven image that will not be moved.

  • Isa 44:17-18
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    17And 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.

    18They have not known nor understood: for he has shut their eyes, that they cannot see; and their hearts, that they cannot understand.

  • Jer 16:20
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    20Shall a man make gods for himself, which are not gods?

  • Isa 17:8
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    8And 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.

  • Jer 10:8
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    8But they are altogether brutish and foolish: the wooden idol is a doctrine of vanities.

  • Ps 97:7
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    7Confounded be all who serve carved images, who boast of idols: worship him, all you gods.

  • Isa 46:6
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    6They pour out gold from the bag, and weigh silver on the scales, and hire a goldsmith; and he makes it a god: they fall down, yes, they worship.

  • Deut 27:15
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    15Cursed be the man that makes any graven or molten image, an abomination to the LORD, the work of the hands of the craftsman, and puts it in a secret place. And all the people shall answer and say, Amen.

  • Deut 5:8
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    8You shall not make for yourself any carved image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the waters beneath the earth:

  • Exod 20:4
    73%

    4You shall not make for yourself any carved image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth.

  • Hos 8:4
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    4They 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.

  • Isa 37:19
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    19And have cast their gods into the fire: for they were no gods, but the work of men's hands, wood and stone: therefore they have destroyed them.

  • Isa 44:15
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    15Then 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 31:7
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    7For 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.

  • Deut 4:16
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    16Lest you corrupt yourselves, and make for yourselves a carved image, the likeness of any figure, the likeness of male or female,

  • Ezek 7:20
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    20As for the beauty of his ornaments, he set it in majesty; but they made the images of their abominations and of their detestable things therein; therefore, have I set it far from them.

  • Isa 41:24
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    24Behold, you are of nothing, and your work of nought: an abomination is he that chooses you.

  • 2 Kgs 19:18
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    18And have cast their gods into the fire: for they were not gods, but the work of men's hands, wood and stone: therefore they have destroyed them.

  • Deut 4:28
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    28And there you shall serve gods, the work of men's hands, wood and stone, which neither see, nor hear, nor eat, nor smell.

  • Deut 4:23
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    23Take heed to yourselves, lest you forget the covenant of the LORD your God, which he made with you, and make for yourselves a carved image, or the likeness of anything, which the LORD your God has forbidden you.

  • Hos 8:6
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    6For it is from Israel; the workman made it, and it is not God. But the calf of Samaria shall be broken in pieces.

  • Isa 29:15
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    15Woe to them that seek deep to hide their counsel from the LORD, and their works are in the dark, and they say, Who sees us? and who knows us?

  • Isa 45:20
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    20Assemble yourselves and come; draw near together, you who have escaped from the nations: they have no knowledge who set up the wood of their carved image, and pray to a god that cannot save.

  • Lev 26:1
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    1You shall make no idols nor carved image, neither set up a standing image, nor shall you set up any image of stone in your land to bow down to it: for I am the LORD your God.

  • Mic 5:13
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    13Your 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.

  • Deut 29:17
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    17And you have seen their abominations, and their idols of wood and stone, silver and gold, which were among them:)

  • Hos 13:2
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    2And 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.