Isaiah 44:9
Everyone who makes a carved 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.This verse in the real world
In what words
- יַעַלyaʻalproperly, to ascend; figuratively, to be valuable (objectively; useful, subjectively; bene
- תֹּהוּtôhûwa desolation (of surface), i.e. desert; figuratively, a worthless thing; adverbially, in v
- חָמַדchâmadto delight in
- פֶּסֶלpeçelan idol
- יָצַרyâtsarto mould into a form; especially as apotter; figuratively, to determine (i.e. form a resol
- עֵדʻêdconcretely, a witness; abstractly, testimony; specifically, a recorder, i.e. prince
- יָדַעyâdaʻto know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figurativel
- רָאָהrâʼâhto see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitiv
The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
Jer 10:14–15, Isa 41:24, Hab 2:18–20, Isa 41:29, Psa 97:7, 2Co 4:4, Jer 14:22, Psa 115:8