Isaiah 44:15

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

And it hath been for man to burn, And he taketh of them, and becometh warm, Yea, he kindleth `it', and hath baked bread, Yea, he maketh a god, and boweth himself, He hath made it a graven image, And he falleth down to it.

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  • 2 Chr 25:14 : 14 And it cometh to pass, after the coming in of Amaziah from smiting the Edomites, that he bringeth in the gods of the sons of Seir, and establisheth them to him for gods, and before them doth bow himself, and to them he maketh perfume.
  • Isa 44:10 : 10 Who hath formed a god, And a molten image poured out -- not profitable?
  • Isa 45:20 : 20 Be gathered, and come in, Come nigh together, ye escaped of the nations, They have not known, Who are lifting up the wood of their graven image, And praying unto a god `that' saveth not.
  • Rev 9:20 : 20 and the rest of men, who were not killed in these plagues, neither did reform from the works of their hands, that they may not bow before the demons, and idols, those of gold, and those of silver, and those of brass, and those of stone, and those of wood, that are neither able to see, nor to hear, nor to walk,
  • Judg 2:19 : 19 And it hath come to pass, at the death of the judge -- they turn back and have done corruptly above their fathers, to go after other gods, to serve them, and to bow themselves to them; they have not fallen from their doings, and from their stiff way.

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  • Isa 44:16-20
    5 verses
    86%

    16Half of it he hath burnt in the fire, By `this' half of it he eateth flesh, He roasteth a roasting, and is satisfied, Yea, he is warm, and saith: `Aha, I have become warm, I have enjoyed the light.

    17And its remnant for a god he hath made -- For his graven image, He falleth down to it, and worshippeth, And prayeth unto it, and he saith, `Deliver me, for my god thou `art'.'

    18They have not known, nor do they understand, For He hath daubed their eyes from seeing, Their heart from acting wisely.

    19And none doth turn `it' back unto his heart, Nor hath knowledge nor understanding to say, `Half of it I have burned in the fire, Yea, also, I have baked bread over its coals, I roast flesh and I eat, And its remnant for an abomination I make, To the stock of a tree I fall down.'

    20Feeding on ashes, the heart is deceived, It hath turned him aside, And he delivereth not his soul, nor saith: `Is there not a lie in my right hand?'

  • Isa 44:9-14
    6 verses
    79%

    9Framers 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.

    10Who hath formed a god, And a molten image poured out -- not profitable?

    11Lo, all his companions are ashamed, As to artizans -- they `are' of men, All of them gather together, they stand up, They fear, they are ashamed together.

    12He hath wrought iron `with' an axe, And hath wrought with coals, And with hammers doth form it, And doth work it by his powerful arm, Yea, he is hungry, and there is no power, He doth not drink water, and he is wearied.

    13He hath wrought `with' wood, He hath stretched out a rule, He doth mark it out with a line, He maketh it with carving tools, And with a compass he marketh it out, And maketh it according to the form of a man, According to the beauty of a man, To remain in the house.

    14Cutting down to himself cedars, He taketh also a cypress, and an oak, And he strengtheneth `it' for himself Among the trees of a forest, He hath planted an ash, and the shower doth nourish `it'.

  • Ezek 15:3-5
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    3Is wood taken from it to use for work? Do they take of it a pin to hang any vessel on it?

    4Lo, to the fire it hath been given for fuel, Its two ends hath the fire eaten, And its midst hath been scorched! Is it profitable for work?

    5Lo, in its being perfect it is not used for work, How much less, when fire hath eaten of it, And it is scorched, Hath it been used yet for work?

  • Isa 40:18-20
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    18And unto whom do ye liken God, And what likeness do ye compare to Him?

    19The graven image poured out hath a artizan, And a refiner with gold spreadeth it over, And chains of silver he is refining.

    20He who is poor `by' heave-offerings, A tree not rotten doth choose, A skilful artizan he seeketh for it, To establish a graven image -- not moved.

  • Isa 47:14
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    14Lo, they have been as stubble! Fire hath burned them, They deliver not themselves from the power of the flame, There is not a coal to warm them, a light to sit before it.

  • Isa 37:19
    72%

    19so as to put their gods into fire -- for they `are' no gods, but work of the hands of man, wood and stone -- and they destroy them.

  • Jer 51:17
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    17Brutish hath been every man by knowledge, Put to shame hath been every refiner by a graven image, For false `is' his molten image, And there is no breath in them.

  • Isa 27:11
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    11In the withering of its branch it is broken off, Women are coming in setting it on fire, For it `is' not a people of understanding, Therefore pity it not doth its Maker, And its Former doth not favour it.

  • Isa 46:6
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    6-- They are pouring out gold from a bag, And silver on the beam they weigh, They hire a refiner, and he maketh it a god, They fall down, yea, they bow themselves.

  • Hab 2:18-19
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    72%

    18What profit hath a graven image given That its former hath graven it? A molten image and teacher of falsehood, That trusted hath the former on his own formation -- to make dumb idols?

    19Wo `to' him who is saying to wood, `Awake,' `Stir up,' to a dumb stone, It a teacher! lo, it is overlaid -- gold and silver, And there is no spirit in its midst.

  • Ezek 5:4
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    4and of them thou dost take again, and hast cast them unto the midst of the fire, and hast burned them in the fire -- out of it cometh forth a fire unto all the house of Israel.

  • Jer 16:20
    72%

    20Doth man make for himself gods, And they -- no gods?

  • Jer 10:14
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    14Brutish is every man by knowledge, Put to shame is every refiner by a graven image, For false `is' his molten image. And there is no breath in them.

  • 2 Kgs 19:18
    72%

    18and have put their gods into fire, for they `are' no gods, but work of the hands of man, wood and stone, and destroy them.

  • Isa 17:8
    71%

    8And 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.

  • Ps 135:15
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    15The idols of the nations `are' silver and gold, Work of the hands of man.

  • Ezek 24:10
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    10Make abundant the wood, Kindle the fire, consume the flesh, And make the compound, And let the bones be burnt.

  • Isa 9:18
    71%

    18For burned as a fire hath wickedness, Brier and thorn it devoureth, And it kindleth in thickets of the forest, And they lift themselves up, an exaltation of smoke!

  • Deut 4:28
    70%

    28and ye have served there gods, work of man's hands, wood and stone, which see not, nor hear, nor eat, nor smell.

  • Ps 115:8
    70%

    8Nor do they mutter through their throat, Like them are their makers, Every one who is trusting in them.

  • Isa 2:8
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    8And its land is full of idols, To the work of its hands it boweth itself, To that which its fingers have made,

  • Ps 83:14
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    14As a fire doth burn a forest, And as a flame setteth hills on fire,

  • Isa 50:11
    70%

    11Lo, all ye kindling a fire, girding on sparks, Walk ye in the light of your fire, And in the sparks ye have caused to burn, From my hand hath this been to you, In grief ye lie down!

  • Ps 135:18
    70%

    18Like them are their makers, Every one who is trusting in them.

  • Deut 27:15
    70%

    15`Cursed `is' the man who maketh a graven and molten image, the abomination of Jehovah, work of the hands of an artificer, and hath put `it' in a secret place, -- and all the people have answered and said, Amen.

  • Hos 8:14
    70%

    14And forget doth Israel his Maker, and buildeth temples, And Judah hath multiplied cities of defence, And I have sent a fire into his cities, And it hath consumed their palaces!

  • Ezek 39:10
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    10And they do not take wood out of the field, Nor do they hew out of the forests, For with armour they cause the fire to burn, And they have spoiled their spoilers, And they have plundered their plunderers, An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah.

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    18The sons are gathering wood, And the fathers are causing the fire to burn, And the women are kneading dough, To make cakes to the queen of the heavens, And to pour out libations to other gods, So as to provoke Me to anger.

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    3For the statutes of the peoples are vanity, For a tree from a forest hath one cut, Work of the hands of an artificer, with an axe,

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    8by provoking Me to anger by the works of your hands, by making perfume to other gods in the land of Egypt, whither ye are going in to sojourn, so as to cut yourselves off, and so as to your being for a reviling and for a reproach among all nations of the earth?

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    4Their idols `are' silver and gold, work of man's hands,

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    13and he hath broken the standing pillars of the house of the sun, that `is' in the land of Egypt, and the houses of the gods of Egypt he doth burn with fire.'

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    11and whoso doth not fall down and do obeisance, is cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace.

  • Isa 10:16
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    16Therefore doth the Lord, the Lord of Hosts, Send among his fat ones leanness, And under his honour He kindleth a burning As the burning of a fire.