Isaiah 44:9
All makers of idols are nothing, and the things they treasure are worthless. Their witnesses fail to see or comprehend, so they are put to shame.
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ASV
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.
KJV
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.
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Commentary
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15 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| יֹֽצְרֵי־ | yo.tze.rei- | [those who] form | H3335 → |
| פֶ֤סֶל | Fe.sel | <of> an idol | H6459 → |
| כֻּלָּם֙ | ku.Lam | all of them | H3605 → |
| תֹּ֔הוּ | To.hu | [are] nothingness | H8414 → |
| וַחֲמוּדֵיהֶ֖ם | va.cha.mu.dei.Hem | and desired [things] their | H2530 → |
| בַּל־ | bal- | not | H1077 → |
| יוֹעִ֑ילוּ | yo.'I.lu | they confer profit | H3276 → |
| וְעֵדֵיהֶ֣ם | ve.'e.dei.Hem | and witnesses their | H5707 → |
| הֵׄ֗מָּׄהׄ | He.mah | they | H1992 → |
| בַּל־ | bal- | not | H1077 → |
| יִרְא֛וּ | yir.'U | they see | H7200 → |
| וּבַל־ | u.val- | and not | H1077 → |
| יֵדְע֖וּ | ye.de.'U | they know | H3045 → |
| לְמַ֥עַן | le.Ma.'an | so that | H4616 → |
| יֵבֹֽשׁוּ׃ | ye.Vo.shu | they may be ashamed | H954 → |
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