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Isaiah 42:17

But those who trust in idols and say to molten images, ‘You are our gods!’ will be turned back in utter shame.

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ASV

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.

KJV

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.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
נָסֹ֤גוּna.So.guthey will be turned backH5472 →
אָחוֹר֙'a.chOrbackwardsH268 →
יֵבֹ֣שׁוּye.Vo.shuthey will be ashamedH954 →
בֹ֔שֶׁתVo.shetshameH1322 →
הַבֹּטְחִ֖יםha.bo.te.Chimthose [who] trustH982 →
בַּפָּ֑סֶלba.Pa.selin <the> idolH6459 →
הָאֹמְרִ֥יםha.'o.me.Rimthose [who] sayH559 →
לְמַסֵּכָ֖הle.ma.se.Khahto a molten imageH4541 →
אַתֶּ֥ם'a.TemyouH859 →
אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃ ס'e.lo.Hei.nu[are] god ourH430 →

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Jeremiah 10:14Every man is senseless and devoid of knowledge; every goldsmith is put to shame by his idols. For his molten images are a fraud, and there is no breath in them.Psalms 97:7All worshipers of images are put to shame— those who boast in idols. Worship Him, all you gods!Exodus 20:4You shall not make for yourself an idol in the form of anything in the heavens above, on the earth below, or in the waters beneath.Habakkuk 2:18What use is an idol, that a craftsman should carve it—or an image, a teacher of lies? For its maker trusts in his own creation; he makes idols that cannot speak.Isaiah 44:11Behold, all his companions will be put to shame, for the craftsmen themselves are only human. Let them all assemble and take their stand; they will all be brought to terror and shame.Isaiah 1:29Surely you will be ashamed of the sacred oaks in which you have delighted; you will be embarrassed by the gardens that you have chosen.Isaiah 45:16They will all be put to shame and humiliated; the makers of idols will depart together in disgrace.Isaiah 45:16–17They will all be put to shame and humiliated; the makers of idols will depart together in disgrace.Jeremiah 2:26–27As the thief is ashamed when he is caught, so the house of Israel is disgraced. They, their kings, their officials, their priests, and their prophetsExodus 32:4He took the gold from their hands, and with an engraving tool he fashioned it into a molten calf. And they said, “These, O Israel, are your gods, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt!”Isaiah 44:17From the rest he makes a god, his graven image. He bows down to it and worships; he prays to it and says, “Save me, for you are my god.”Exodus 32:8How quickly they have turned aside from the way that I commanded them! They have made for themselves a molten calf and have bowed down to it. They have sacrificed to it and said, ‘These, O Israel, are your gods, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt.’”Habakkuk 2:18–20What use is an idol, that a craftsman should carve it—or an image, a teacher of lies? For its maker trusts in his own creation; he makes idols that cannot speak.Hosea 4:19The whirlwind has wrapped them in its wings, and their sacrifices will bring them shame.Jeremiah 38:22All the women who remain in the palace of the king of Judah will be brought out to the officials of the king of Babylon, and those women will say: ‘They misled you and overcame you—those trusted friends of yours. Your feet sank into the mire, and they deserted you.’Lamentations 1:13He sent fire from on high, and it overpowered my bones. He spread a net for my feet and turned me back. He made me desolate, faint all the day long.Daniel 5:4As they drank the wine, they praised their gods of gold and silver, bronze and iron, wood and stone.Psalms 115:4Their idols are silver and gold, made by the hands of men.

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