Parallel Verses
Modern King James verseion
And he shall not look to the altars, the work of his hands, nor respect that which his fingers have made, either the Asherahs or the images.
New American Standard Bible
Nor will he look to that which his
Even the
King James Version
And he shall not look to the altars, the work of his hands, neither shall respect that which his fingers have made, either the groves, or the images.
Holman Bible
They will not look to the altars
International Standard Version
They will not look upon the altars, the products that their own fingers have made, and they will have no regard for Asherah poles or incense altars.
A Conservative Version
And they shall not look to the altars, the work of their hands, nor shall they have respect for that which their fingers have made, either the Asherim, or the sun-images.
American Standard Version
And they shall not look to the altars, the work of their hands; neither shall they have respect to that which their fingers have made, either the Asherim, or the sun-images.
Amplified
And he will not have regard for the [idolatrous] altars, the work of his hands,
Nor will he look to that which his fingers have made,
Neither the Asherim (symbols of the goddess Asherah) nor the incense altars.
Bible in Basic English
He will not be looking to the altars, the work of his hands, or to the wood pillars or to the sun-images which his fingers have made.
Darby Translation
And he will not look to the altars, the work of his hands, nor have regard to what his fingers have made, neither the Asherahs nor the sun-images.
Julia Smith Translation
And he shall not look to the altars, the work of his hands, and what his fingers made he shall not see, and the statues and the images.
King James 2000
And he shall not look to the altars, the work of his hands, neither shall he respect that which his fingers have made, either the idol poles, or the incense altars.
Lexham Expanded Bible
it will not look to the altars, the work of its hands, and it will not see what its fingers made and the poles of Asherah worship and the incense altars.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And shall not turn to the altars that are the work of his own hands, neither shall he look upon groves and images, which his fingers have wrought.
NET Bible
They will no longer trust in the altars their hands made, or depend on the Asherah poles and incense altars their fingers made.
New Heart English Bible
They will not look to the altars, the work of their hands; neither shall they respect that which their fingers have made, either the Asherim, or the incense altars.
The Emphasized Bible
And he shall not look unto the altars the work of his own hands, - Nor to what his own fingers have made, shall his eye be turned, Whether Sacred Stems or Sun-pillars.
Webster
And he shall not look to the altars, the work of his hands, neither shall respect that which his fingers have made, either the groves, or the images.
World English Bible
They will not look to the altars, the work of their hands; neither shall they respect that which their fingers have made, either the Asherim, or the incense altars.
Youngs Literal Translation
And 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.
Themes
Groves » Forbidden to be established
Groves » God promised to wean israel from
Idolatry » Prophecies relating to
false Worship » Idolatry » Prophecies concerning the overthrow of
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Ra'ah
References
Hastings
Word Count of 20 Translations in Isaiah 17:8
Verse Info
Context Readings
Judgment Against Israel
7 In that day a man shall look to his Maker, and his eyes shall have respect to the Holy One of Israel. 8 And he shall not look to the altars, the work of his hands, nor respect that which his fingers have made, either the Asherahs or the images. 9 In that day his strong cities shall be like a forsaken branch, and an uppermost branch, which they left because of the sons of Israel; and it will become a ruin.
Names
Cross References
Isaiah 27:9
By this therefore shall the iniquity of Jacob be purged; and this is all the fruit to take away his sin; when he makes all the stones of the altar as chalkstones that are beaten in pieces, the Asherahs and sun-pillars shall not stand up.
Isaiah 30:22
You shall also defile the covering of your graven images of silver, and the ornament of your molten images of gold. You shall cast them away like a menstruous cloth. You shall say to it, Get away.
Isaiah 2:8
And their land is full of idols; they worship the work of their own hands, that which their own fingers have made.
Micah 5:13-14
I will also cut off your graven images, and your pillars out of the midst of you; and you shall never again worship the work of your hands.
Exodus 34:13
But you shall destroy their altars, break their images, and cut down their sacred poles.
2 Chronicles 14:5
He also took out of all the cities of Judah the high places and the images. And the kingdom was quiet before him.
2 Chronicles 34:4
And they broke down the altars of the Baals in his presence. And he cut down the images which were on high above them, and the Asherahs. And the carved images and the molten images he also broke in pieces and made dust from them, and scattered on the graves of the ones who had sacrificed to them.
2 Chronicles 34:6-7
And so he did in the cities of Manasseh and Ephraim and Simeon, even to Naphtali, with their tools round about.
Isaiah 1:29
For they shall be ashamed of the oaks which you have desired, and you shall be ashamed for the gardens which you have chosen.
Isaiah 2:18-21
And the idols shall completely vanish.
Isaiah 31:6-7
Turn to Him from whom the sons of Israel have deeply revolted.
Isaiah 44:15
And it shall be for a man to burn; for he will take some of it and warm himself. Yes, he kindles it and bakes bread; yes, he makes a god and worships; he makes it a graven image and falls down to it.
Isaiah 44:19-20
And none thinks within his heart, nor is there knowledge nor understanding to say, I have burned part of it in the fire; yea, also I have baked bread on the coals of it; I have roasted flesh and eaten; and shall I make the rest of it an abomination? Shall I fall down to the stock of a tree?
Ezekiel 36:25
And I will sprinkle clean waters on you, and you shall be clean. I will cleanse you from all your filthiness and from your idols.
Hosea 8:4-6
They have set up kings, but not by Me; they have made rulers, and I knew it not. They have made themselves idols with their silver and their gold, so that they may be cut off.
Hosea 10:1-2
Israel is a luxuriant vine; he brings out fruit to himself. According to the multitude of his fruit, he has increased the altars. They have made beautiful images according to the goodness of his land.
Hosea 13:1-2
When Ephraim spoke trembling, he was lifted up in Israel; but when he offended in Baal, he died.
Hosea 14:8
Ephraim shall say, What have I to do any more with idols? I have heard him and watched him; I am like a green fir tree. Your fruit is found from Me.
Zephaniah 1:3
I will snatch away man and beast; I will snatch away the birds of the heavens, and the fish of the sea, and the stumbling-blocks, even the wicked; and I will cut off man from the face of the earth, says Jehovah.
Zechariah 13:2
And it shall be in that day, says Jehovah of Hosts, I will cut off the names of the idols out of the land, and they shall be remembered no more. And also I will cause the prophets and the unclean spirit to pass out of the land.