Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Those who fashion
King James 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.
Holman Bible
and what they treasure does not profit.
Their witnesses do not see or know anything,
so they will be put to shame.
International Standard Version
Now, all the forming of images means nothing, and the things they treasure are worthless. Their own witnesses cannot see, and they know nothing. So they will be put to shame.
A Conservative Version
Those who 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
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.
Amplified
All who make carved idols are nothing. Their precious objects are worthless [to them], and their own witnesses (worshipers) fail to see or know, so that they will be put to shame.
Bible in Basic English
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.
Darby Translation
They that form a graven image are all of them vanity, and their delectable things are of no profit; and they are their own witnesses: they see not, nor know; that they may be ashamed.
Julia Smith Translation
They forming a carved image all of them emptiness; and their delights shall not profit, and they are their witnesses; they will not see and they will not know, so that they shall be ashamed.
King James 2000
They that make a graven image are all of them nothing; and their precious things shall not profit; and they are their own witnesses; they see not, nor know; that they may be ashamed.
Lexham Expanded Bible
All those who form an idol [are] nothing, and their delightful things do not profit. And their witnesses do not see or know, so they will be ashamed.
Modern King James verseion
Those who make a graven image are all of them vanity; and the things in which they delight shall not help; and they are their own witnesses. They do not see nor know, that they may be ashamed.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
All carvers of Images are but vain, and the carved images that they love can do no good. They must bear record themselves, that seeing they can neither see nor understand they shall be confounded.
NET Bible
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.
New Heart English Bible
Everyone who makes an engraved image is vain. The things that they delight in will not profit. Their own witnesses do not see, nor know, that they may be disappointed.
The Emphasized Bible
The fashioners of an image - all of them, are emptiness, And, the things they delight in, cannot profit, - And, their, witnesses, they, neither see nor know, That they may be ashamed.
Webster
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.
World English Bible
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.
Youngs Literal Translation
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.
Themes
Carving » Idols manufactured by
Knowledge » Who has no knowledge
Profit » What is not profitable
Profit and loss » Profit » Sin unprofitable, general references to
Sin » Unpardonable, the » Unprofitable
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Isaiah 44:9
Verse Info
Context Readings
Idolatry Is Ridiculous
8
And
Is there any God
Or is there any other
I know of none.’”
Names
Cross References
Isaiah 41:24
And
He who chooses you is an
Psalm 97:7
Who boast themselves of
Isaiah 41:29
Their
Their molten images are
Deuteronomy 27:15
‘Cursed is the man who makes
Judges 10:14
1 Kings 18:26-40
Then they took the ox which
Psalm 115:8
Everyone who trusts in them.
Psalm 135:18
Yes, everyone who trusts in them.
Isaiah 2:20-21
Their idols of silver and their idols of gold,
Which they made for themselves to worship,
Isaiah 37:18-20
Truly, O Lord, the
Isaiah 42:18
And look, you blind, that you may see.
Isaiah 43:8
And the deaf, even though they have ears.
Isaiah 44:18
They do not
Isaiah 44:20
He
Isaiah 45:20
Draw near together, you fugitives of the nations;
Who
And
Isaiah 46:1-2
Their images are consigned to the beasts and the cattle.
The things
A load for the weary beast.
Isaiah 46:6-7
And weigh silver on the scale
Hire a goldsmith, and he makes it into a god;
They
Jeremiah 2:11
When
But My people have
For that which does not profit.
Jeremiah 2:27-28
And to a stone, ‘You gave me birth.’
For they have turned their
And not their face;
But in the
‘Arise and save us.’
Jeremiah 10:3-8
Because
The work of the hands of a craftsman with a cutting tool.
Jeremiah 10:14-15
Every goldsmith is put to shame by his
For his molten images are deceitful,
And there is no breath in them.
Jeremiah 14:22
Or can the heavens grant showers?
Is it not You, O Lord our God?
Therefore we
For You are the one who has done all these things.
Jeremiah 16:19-20
And my
To You the
From the ends of the earth and say,
“Our fathers have inherited nothing but
Futility and
Daniel 5:23
but you have
Daniel 11:38
But
Hosea 8:4-6
They have appointed princes, but I did not know it.
With their
That
Habakkuk 2:18-20
Or
For its maker
When he fashions speechless idols.
Romans 1:22
1 Corinthians 8:4
Therefore concerning the eating of
2 Corinthians 4:4
in whose case
Ephesians 4:18
being
Ephesians 5:8
for