Isaiah 44:9

⁷ And who, as I, shall call, and shall declare it, and set it in order for me, since I appointed the ancient people? and the things that are coming, and shall come, let them shew unto them.

⁸ Fear ye not, neither be afraid: have not I told thee from that time, and have declared it? ye are even my witnesses. Is there a God beside me? yea, there is no God; I know not any.

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.

¹⁰ Who hath formed a god, or molten a graven image that is profitable for nothing?

¹¹ Behold, all his fellows shall be ashamed: and the workmen, they are of men: let them all be gathered together, let them stand up; yet they shall fear, and they shall be ashamed together.

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, ye are of nothing, and your work of nought: an abomination is he that chooseth you.
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Jeremiah 10:14–15
Every man is brutish in his knowledge: every founder is confounded by the graven image: for his molten image is falsehood, and there is no breath in them.
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Habakkuk 2:18–20
What profiteth the graven image that the maker thereof hath graven it; the molten image, and a teacher of lies, that the maker of his work trusteth therein, to make dumb idols?
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Psalms 97:7
Confounded be all they that serve graven images, that boast themselves of idols: worship him, all ye gods.
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Isaiah 41:29
Behold, they are all vanity; their works are nothing: their molten images are wind and confusion.
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Jeremiah 2:27–28
Saying to a stock, Thou art my father; and to a stone, Thou hast brought me forth: for they have turned their back unto me, and not their face: but in the time of their trouble they will say, Arise, and save us.
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Jeremiah 16:19–20
O LORD, my strength, and my fortress, and my refuge in the day of affliction, the Gentiles shall come unto thee from the ends of the earth, and shall say, Surely our fathers have inherited lies, vanity, and things wherein there is no profit.
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Psalms 115:8
They that make them are like unto them; so is every one that trusteth in them.
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