Isaiah 44:9

Old Testament • 11 words with Strong's data

"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."

Word-by-Word Analysis

They that

עָשָׂה

ʻâsâh

H6213

to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application

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a

חָרַת

chârath

H2801

to engrave

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צֶלֶם

tselem

H6755

an idolatrous figure

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are all of them

הֶבֶל

hebel

H1892

emptiness or vanity; figuratively, something transitory and unsatisfactory; often used as an adverb

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and their

חָמַד

châmad

H2530

to delight in

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דָּבָר

dâbâr

H1697

a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause

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shall not

יַעַל

yaʻal

H3276

properly, to ascend; figuratively, to be valuable (objectively; useful, subjectively; benefited)

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and they are their own

עֵד

ʻêd

H5707

concretely, a witness; abstractly, testimony; specifically, a recorder, i.e. prince

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they

רָאָה

râʼâh

H7200

to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)

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not nor

יָדַע

yâdaʻ

H3045

to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including o...

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that they may be

בּוּשׁ

bûwsh

H954

properly, to pale, i.e. by implication to be ashamed; also (by implication) to be disappointed or delayed

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Key Terms in This Verse

delectable H2530

חָמַד châmad

to delight in

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profit H3276

יַעַל yaʻal

properly, to ascend; figuratively, to be valuable (objectively; useful, subjectively; benefited)

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witnesses H5707

עֵד ʻêd

concretely, a witness; abstractly, testimony; specifically, a recorder, i.e. prince

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graven H2801

חָרַת chârath

to engrave

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vanity H1892

הֶבֶל hebel

emptiness or vanity; figuratively, something transitory and unsatisfactory; often used as an adverb

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image H6755

צֶלֶם tselem

an idolatrous figure

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ashamed H954

בּוּשׁ bûwsh

properly, to pale, i.e. by implication to be ashamed; also (by implication) to be disappointed or delayed

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see H7200

רָאָה râʼâh

to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)

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know H3045

יָדַע yâdaʻ

to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation, care, recognition; and causatively, in...

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make H6213

עָשָׂה ʻâsâh

to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application

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Cross References

Isaiah 41:24 cross-reference

Behold, ye are of nothing, and your work of nought: an abomination is he that chooseth you.

Isaiah 41:29 cross-reference

Behold, they are all vanity; their works are nothing: their molten images are wind and confusion.

Psalm 97:7 cross-reference

Confounded be all they that serve graven images, that boast themselves of idols: worship him, all ye gods.

Daniel 5:23 cross-reference

But hast lifted up thyself against the Lord of heaven; and they have brought the vessels of his house before thee, and thou, and thy lords, thy wives, and thy concubines, have drunk wine in them; and ...

Psalm 115:8 cross-reference

They that make them are like unto them; so is every one that trusteth in them.

Jeremiah 2:11 cross-reference

Hath a nation changed their gods, which are yet no gods? but my people have changed their glory for that which doth not profit.

Jeremiah 14:22 cross-reference

Are there any among the vanities of the Gentiles that can cause rain? or can the heavens give showers? art not thou he, O LORD our God? therefore we will wait upon thee: for thou hast made all these t...

Ephesians 5:8 cross-reference

For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light:

Isaiah 44:18 cross-reference

They have not known nor understood: for he hath shut their eyes, that they cannot see; and their hearts, that they cannot understand.

1 Corinthians 8:4 cross-reference

As concerning therefore the eating of those things that are offered in sacrifice unto idols, we know that an idol is nothing in the world, and that there is none other God but one.

Isaiah 44:20 cross-reference

He feedeth on ashes: a deceived heart hath turned him aside, that he cannot deliver his soul, nor say, Is there not a lie in my right hand?

Isaiah 45:20 cross-reference

Assemble yourselves and come; draw near together, ye that are escaped of the nations: they have no knowledge that set up the wood of their graven image, and pray unto a god that cannot save.

Isaiah 42:18 cross-reference

Hear, ye deaf; and look, ye blind, that ye may see.

Psalm 135:18 cross-reference

They that make them are like unto them: so is every one that trusteth in them.

2 Corinthians 4:4 cross-reference

In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.

Romans 1:22 cross-reference

Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,

Daniel 11:38 cross-reference

But in his estate shall he honour the God of forces: and a god whom his fathers knew not shall he honour with gold, and silver, and with precious stones, and pleasant things.

Isaiah 43:8 cross-reference

Bring forth the blind people that have eyes, and the deaf that have ears.

Judges 10:14 cross-reference

Go and cry unto the gods which ye have chosen; let them deliver you in the time of your tribulation.

Deuteronomy 27:15 cross-reference

Cursed be the man that maketh any graven or molten image, an abomination unto the LORD, the work of the hands of the craftsman, and putteth it in a secret place. And all the people shall answer and sa...

Ephesians 4:18 cross-reference

Having the understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart:

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