Isaiah 44:9

⁷ Who then is like Me? Let him say so! Let him declare his case before Me, since I established an ancient people. Let him foretell the things to come, and what is to take place.

⁸ Do not tremble or fear. Have I not told you and declared it long ago? You are My witnesses! Is there any God but Me? There is no other Rock; I know not one.”

All makers of idols are nothing, and the things they treasure are worthless. Their witnesses fail to see or comprehend, so they are put to shame.

¹⁰ Who fashions a god or casts an idol which profits him nothing?

¹¹ Behold, all his companions will be put to shame, for the craftsmen themselves are only human. Let them all assemble and take their stand; they will all be brought to terror and shame.

This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB: All makers of idols are nothing, and the things they treasure are worthless. Their witnesses fail to see or comprehend, so they are put to shame.
KJV: 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.
WEB: 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.
ASV: 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.
DARBY: 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.
BLB: Those fashioning an idol—all of them [are] nothing, and their delights cannot benefit. And their own witnesses, they cannot see, and they do not know, so they are put to shame.

ÅB: De som lager utskårne bilder, er alle sammen intet, og deres kjære guder er til ingen nytte, og de som gir dem vitnesbyrd, ser ikke og skjønner ikke, så de skal bli til skamme.
OTB: Alle som lager avguder er forgjeves, og de ting de skatter er til ingen nytte; selv deres vitner ser eller vet ikke, så de skal bli til skamme.
B1930: De som lager utskårne billeder, er alle sammen intet, og deres kjære guder er til ingen nytte, og de som gir dem vidnesbyrd, ser ikke og skjønner ikke, så de skal bli til skamme.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Isaiah 41:24
Behold, you are nothing and your work is of no value. Anyone who chooses you is detestable.
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Jeremiah 10:14–15
Every man is senseless and devoid of knowledge; every goldsmith is put to shame by his idols. For his molten images are a fraud, and there is no breath in them.
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Habakkuk 2:18–20
What use is an idol, that a craftsman should carve it— or an image, a teacher of lies? For its maker trusts in his own creation; he makes idols that cannot speak.
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Psalms 97:7
All worshipers of images are put to shame— those who boast in idols. Worship Him, all you gods!
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Isaiah 41:29
See, they are all a delusion; their works amount to nothing; their images are as empty as the wind.
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Jeremiah 2:27–28
say to a tree, ‘You are my father,’ and to a stone, ‘You gave me birth.’ For they have turned their backs to Me and not their faces, yet in the time of trouble they beg, ‘Rise up and save us!’
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Jeremiah 16:19–20
O LORD, my strength and my fortress, my refuge in the day of distress, the nations will come to You from the ends of the earth, and they will say, “Our fathers inherited nothing but lies, worthless idols of no benefit at all.
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Psalms 115:8
Those who make them become like them, as do all who trust in them.
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