Isaiah 44:9

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Summary

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.

Make

And their

Delectable

Daniel 11:38

Their own

General references

Isaiah 45:16

Bible References

Make

"Look! You and your work are less than nothing; whoever finds you pleasing is disgusting."

""Cursed is the one who makes a sculptured or cast image a detestable thing to the LORD, the work of a craftsman and sets it up secretly.' "Then all the people are to respond by saying, "Amen!'

All who serve carved images and those who praise idols will be humiliated. Worship him, all you "gods"!

For the practices of the people are worthless. Indeed, a tree is cut down from the forest; it's the work of the hands of a craftsman with an ax.

And their

At that time, mankind will throw their silver and gold idols that their fingers have made as objects of worship to the moles and to the bats.

It is true, LORD, that Assyrian kings have devastated all these countries,

"Bel bows down, Nebo stoops low. Their idols are on beasts, on livestock. Your loads are more burdensome than their reports.

Go and cry out to the gods that you have chosen for yourselves. Let them deliver you in your time of trouble."

So they took the ox that was given to them, prepared it, and called on the name of Baal from early morning until noon. "Baal! Answer us!" they cried. But there was no response. Nobody answered. So they kept on dancing around the altar that they had made.

Has a nation ever changed gods when they aren't even gods? But my people have exchanged their glory for that which does not profit.

Can any of the worthless gods of the nations make it rain? Can the heavens themselves bring forth showers? Aren't you the one who does this, LORD our God? So we hope in you, for you are the one who does all these things.

LORD, my strength and my stronghold, my refuge in a time of difficulty, to you the nations will come, and from the ends of the earth they'll say, "Surely our ancestors inherited deception, things that are worthless, and in which there is no profit."

"You've exalted yourself against the Lord of heaven. "You've had the vessels from his Temple brought into your presence. "And you, your officials, and your wives and mistresses drank wine from them. "You praised gods of silver, gold, bronze, iron, wood, and stone, which can't see, hear, or demonstrate knowledge. "But you didn't honor God, who holds in his power your very life and all your ways.

They set kings in place, but not by me. They established princes, whom I did not recognize. They crafted idols for themselves from their silver and gold; as a result, they will be destroyed.

"Where is the benefit in owning a carved image, that motivates its maker to carve it? It is only a cast image a teacher that lies because the engraver entrusts himself to his carving, crafting speechless idols.

Now concerning eating food offered to idols: We know that no idol is real in this world and that there is only one God.

Delectable

He'll glorify the god of fortresses, a god whom his ancestors never knew, honoring him with gold, silver, valuable jewels, and treasures.

Their own

They don't realize; they don't understand, because their eyes are plastered over so they cannot see, and their minds, too, so they cannot understand.

"Listen, you deaf people, and look up, you blind people, so you may see!

"Bring out the people who are blind, yet still have eyes, who are deaf, yet still have ears!

"Gather together and come; draw near and enter, your fugitives from the nations. Those who carry around their wooden idols know nothing, nor do those who keep praying to a god that cannot save.

Those who craft them will become like them, as will all those who trust in them.

Those who craft them and all who trust in them will become like them.

Though claiming to be wise, they became fools

In their case, the god of this world has blinded the minds of those who do not believe to keep them from seeing the light of the glorious gospel of the Messiah, who is the image of God.

They are darkened in their understanding and separated from the life of God because of their ignorance and hardness of heart.

For once you were darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Live as children of light,

General references

All of them will be put to shame indeed, disgraced! The makers of idols will go off in disgrace together.