Isaiah 42:17
They shall be turned back, they shall be greatly ashamed, that trust in graven images, that say to the molten images, Ye are our gods.Isaiah 42:17 in the real world
In what words
- סוּגçûwgproperly, to flinch, i.e. (by implication) to go back, literally (to retreat) or figurativ
- בֹּשֶׁתbôshethshame (the feeling and the condition, as well as its cause); by implication (specifically)
- מַסֵּכָהmaççêkâhproperly, a pouring over, i.e. fusion of metal (especially a cast image); by implication,
- פֶּסֶלpeçelan idol
- אָחוֹרʼâchôwrthe hinder part; hence (adverb) behind, backward; also (as facing north) the West
- בּוּשׁbûwshproperly, to pale, i.e. by implication to be ashamed; also (by implication) to be disappoi
- בָּטַחbâṭachfiguratively, to trust, be confident or sure
- אָמַרʼâmarto say (used with great latitude)
The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
Psa 97:7, Isa 44:11, Isa 1:29, Isa 45:16–17, Isa 44:17, Exo 32:4, Exo 32:8, Hab 2:18–20