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Isaiah 45:16

14 This is what the LORD says: “The products of Egypt and the merchandise of Cush, along with the Sabeans, men of stature, will come over to you and will be yours; they will trudge behind you; they will come over in chains and bow down to you. They will confess to you: ‘God is indeed with you, and there is no other; there is no other God.’”

15 Truly You are a God who hides Himself, O God of Israel, the Savior.

They will all be put to shame and humiliated; the makers of idols will depart together in disgrace.

17 But Israel will be saved by the LORD with an everlasting salvation; you will not be put to shame or humiliated, to ages everlasting.

18 For thus says the LORD, who created the heavens—He is God; He formed the earth and fashioned it; He established it; He did not create it to be empty, but formed it to be inhabited: “I am the LORD, and there is no other.

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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
They will all be put to shame and humiliated; the makers of idols will depart together in disgrace.
KJV
They shall be ashamed, and also confounded, all of them: they shall go to confusion together that are makers of idols.
WEB
They will be disappointed, yes, confounded, all of them. Those who are makers of idols will go into confusion together.
ASV
They shall be put to shame, yea, confounded, all of them; they shall go into confusion together that are makers of idols.
DARBY
They shall be ashamed, and also confounded, all of them; they shall go away in confusion together, the makers of idols.
BLB
They have been put to shame and also disgraced—all of them; together they will go forth in disgrace, the makers of idols.
ÅB
De blir alle sammen til spott og skam; de går alle sammen bort med vanære, avgudsbildenes mestre.
OTB
Alle de som lager avguder vil bli gjort til skamme og vanæret; de vil dra bort sammen i vanære.
B1930
De blir alle sammen til spott og skam; de går alle sammen bort med vanære, avgudsbilledenes mestre.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Isaiah 44:9

    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.

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  • Isaiah 44:11

    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.

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  • Isaiah 42:17

    But those who trust in idols and say to molten images, ‘You are our gods!’ will be turned back in utter shame.

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  • Jeremiah 2:26–27

    As the thief is ashamed when he is caught, so the house of Israel is disgraced. They, their kings, their officials, their priests, and their prophets

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  • Isaiah 41:19

    I will plant cedars in the wilderness, acacias, myrtles, and olive trees. I will set cypresses in the desert, elms and boxwood together,

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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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  • Isaiah 45:20

    Come, gather together, and draw near, you fugitives from the nations. Ignorant are those who carry idols of wood and pray to a god that cannot save.

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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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