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Their deeds amount to nothing; their images are but wind and confusion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/isaiah/41.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />See, they are all foolish, worthless things. All your idols are as empty as the wind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/isaiah/41.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Behold, they are all a delusion; their works are nothing; their metal images are empty wind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/41.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />See, they are all a delusion; their works amount to nothing; their images are as empty as the wind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/isaiah/41.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Behold, they <i>are</i> all vanity; their works <i>are</i> nothing: their molten images <i>are</i> wind and confusion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/isaiah/41.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Indeed they <i>are</i> all worthless; Their works <i>are</i> nothing; Their molded images <i>are</i> wind and confusion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/isaiah/41.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Behold, all of them are false; Their works are nothing, Their cast metal images are wind and emptiness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/isaiah/41.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Behold, all of them are false; Their works are worthless, Their molten images are wind and emptiness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/isaiah/41.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Behold, all of them are false; Their works are worthless, Their molten images are wind and emptiness. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/isaiah/41.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Behold, all of them are false; Their works are non-existent; Their molten images are wind and <i>utter</i> formlessness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/isaiah/41.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“In fact, all of these [pagan prophets and priests] are false; Their works are worthless, Their cast images are [merely] wind and emptiness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/isaiah/41.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Look, all of them are a delusion; their works are nonexistent; their images are wind and emptiness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/isaiah/41.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Look, all of them are a delusion; their works are nonexistent; their images are wind and emptiness.&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/isaiah/41.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Behold, all of them, their works are vanity and nought; their molten images are wind and confusion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/isaiah/41.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />They are nothing, and they can do nothing--they are merely a passing breeze. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/isaiah/41.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Behold, all of them, their works are vanity and nought: their molten images are wind and confusion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/isaiah/41.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />All of them are nothing. They can't do anything. Their statues are nothing but air." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/isaiah/41.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />All these gods are useless; they can do nothing at all--these idols are weak and powerless." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/isaiah/41.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />See, none of them exist, and their deeds are nothing. Their metal images are only wind and confusion.'"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/isaiah/41.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />See, they are all a delusion; their works amount to nothing; their images are as empty as the wind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/isaiah/41.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Look, all of them are nothing, their accomplishments are nonexistent; their metal images lack any real substance. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/isaiah/41.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Look, all of them, their works are vanity and nothing. Their molten images are wind and confusion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/isaiah/41.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Behold, they are all vanity, their works are nothing: their molten images are wind and confusion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/isaiah/41.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Behold, all of their deeds are vanity and nothing. Their molten images are wind and confusion. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/isaiah/41.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />“Behold, all of them [are] vanity, "" Their works [are] nothing, "" Their molten images [are] wind and emptiness!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/isaiah/41.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Lo, all of them are vanity, Nought are their works, Wind and emptiness their molten images!'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/isaiah/41.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Behold, all of them, nothing; their works are no more: wind and emptiness are their libations.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/isaiah/41.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Behold they are all in the wrong, and their works are vain: their idols are wind and vanity. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/isaiah/41.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Behold, they are all unjust, and their works are empty. Their idols are wind and emptiness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/isaiah/41.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Ah, all of them are nothing, their works are nought, their idols, empty wind! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/41.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />No, they are all a delusion; their works are nothing; their images are empty wind.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/41.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Behold, they are all nothing; their works are vanity; their images are wind and vanity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/isaiah/41.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Behold, they are all nothing and their works worthless, and their works are empty wind <div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/isaiah/41.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Behold, all of them, Their works are vanity and nought; Their molten images are wind and confusion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/isaiah/41.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />For <i>these</i> are your makers, <i>as ye think</i>, and they that cause you to err in vain.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/isaiah/41-29.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xv9bHT-nr9s?start=9076" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/41.htm">Meaningless Idols</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">28</span>When I look, there is no one; there is no counselor among them; when I ask them, they have nothing to say. <span class="reftext">29</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/2005.htm" title="2005: hên (Interjection) -- Lo! behold! A primitive particle; lo!; also if.">See,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kul·lām (N-msc:: 3mp) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">they are all</a> <a href="/hebrew/205.htm" title="205: ’ā·wen (N-ms) -- From an unused root perhaps meaning properly, to pant; strictly nothingness; also trouble. Vanity, wickedness; specifically an idol.">a delusion;</a> <a href="/hebrew/4639.htm" title="4639: ma·‘ă·śê·hem (N-mpc:: 3mp) -- A deed, work. From asah; an action; generally, a transaction; abstractly, activity; by implication, a product or property.">their works</a> <a href="/hebrew/657.htm" title="657: ’e·p̄es (N-ms) -- From 'aphec; cessation, i.e. An end; often used adverb, no further; also the ankle, as being the extremity of the leg or foot.">amount to nothing;</a> <a href="/hebrew/5262.htm" title="5262: nis·kê·hem (N-mpc:: 3mp) -- A libation, a cast idol. Or necek; from nacak; a libation; also a cast idol.">their images</a> <a href="/hebrew/8414.htm" title="8414: wā·ṯō·hū (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- From an unused root meaning to lie waste; a desolation, i.e. Desert; figuratively, a worthless thing; adverbially, in vain.">are as empty</a> <a href="/hebrew/7307.htm" title="7307: rū·aḥ (N-cs) -- Breath, wind, spirit. From ruwach; wind; by resemblance breath.">as the wind.</a> </span><div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/10-14.htm">Jeremiah 10:14-15</a></span><br />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. / They are worthless, a work to be mocked. In the time of their punishment they will perish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/habakkuk/2-18.htm">Habakkuk 2:18-19</a></span><br />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. / Woe to him who says to wood, ‘Awake!’ or to silent stone, ‘Arise!’ Can it give guidance? Behold, it is overlaid with gold and silver, yet there is no breath in it at all.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/115-4.htm">Psalm 115:4-8</a></span><br />Their idols are silver and gold, made by the hands of men. / They have mouths, but cannot speak; they have eyes, but cannot see; / they have ears, but cannot hear; they have noses, but cannot smell; ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/135-15.htm">Psalm 135:15-18</a></span><br />The idols of the nations are silver and gold, made by the hands of men. / They have mouths, but cannot speak; they have eyes, but cannot see; / they have ears, but cannot hear; nor is there breath in their mouths. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/8-4.htm">1 Corinthians 8:4-6</a></span><br />So about eating food sacrificed to idols: We know that an idol is nothing at all in the world, and that there is no God but one. / For even if there are so-called gods, whether in heaven or on earth (as there are many so-called gods and lords), / yet for us there is but one God, the Father, from whom all things came and for whom we exist. And there is but one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom all things came and through whom we exist.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/18-26.htm">1 Kings 18:26-29</a></span><br />And they took the bull that was given them, prepared it, and called on the name of Baal from morning until noon, shouting, “O Baal, answer us!” But there was no sound, and no one answered as they leaped around the altar they had made. / At noon Elijah began to taunt them, saying, “Shout louder, for he is a god! Perhaps he is deep in thought, or occupied, or on a journey. Perhaps he is sleeping and must be awakened!” / So they shouted louder and cut themselves with knives and lances, as was their custom, until the blood gushed over them. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/2-11.htm">Jeremiah 2:11</a></span><br />Has a nation ever changed its gods? (Yet they are not gods at all.) But My people have exchanged their Glory for useless idols.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/16-19.htm">Jeremiah 16:19-20</a></span><br />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. / Can man make gods for himself? Such are not gods!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/44-9.htm">Isaiah 44:9-20</a></span><br />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. / Who fashions a god or casts an idol which profits him nothing? / 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. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/46-5.htm">Isaiah 46:5-7</a></span><br />To whom will you liken Me or count Me equal? To whom will you compare Me, that we should be alike? / They pour out their bags of gold and weigh out silver on scales; they hire a goldsmith to fashion it into a god, so they can bow down and worship. / They lift it to their shoulder and carry it along; they set it in its place, and there it stands, not budging from that spot. They cry out to it, but it does not answer; it saves no one from his troubles.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/4-28.htm">Deuteronomy 4:28</a></span><br />And there you will serve man-made gods of wood and stone, which cannot see or hear or eat or smell.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/10-19.htm">1 Corinthians 10:19-20</a></span><br />Am I suggesting, then, that food sacrificed to an idol is anything, or that an idol is anything? / No, but the sacrifices of pagans are offered to demons, not to God. And I do not want you to be participants with demons.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/17-29.htm">Acts 17:29</a></span><br />Therefore, being offspring of God, we should not think that the Divine Being is like gold or silver or stone, an image formed by man’s skill and imagination.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/1-21.htm">Romans 1:21-23</a></span><br />For although they knew God, they neither glorified Him as God nor gave thanks to Him, but they became futile in their thinking and darkened in their foolish hearts. / Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools, / and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images of mortal man and birds and animals and reptiles.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/5-21.htm">1 John 5:21</a></span><br />Little children, keep yourselves from idols.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Behold, they are all vanity; their works are nothing: their molten images are wind and confusion.</p><p class="hdg">they are all</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/41-24.htm">Isaiah 41:24</a></b></br> Behold, ye <i>are</i> of nothing, and your work of nought: an abomination <i>is he that</i> chooseth you.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/44-9.htm">Isaiah 44:9-20</a></b></br> They that make a graven image <i>are</i> all of them vanity; and their delectable things shall not profit; and they <i>are</i> their own witnesses; they see not, nor know; that they may be ashamed… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/115-4.htm">Psalm 115:4-8</a></b></br> Their idols <i>are</i> silver and gold, the work of men's hands… </p><p class="hdg">wind</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/5-13.htm">Jeremiah 5:13</a></b></br> And the prophets shall become wind, and the word <i>is</i> not in them: thus shall it be done unto them.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/5-10.htm">Amount</a> <a href="/isaiah/34-11.htm">Confusion</a> <a href="/isaiah/32-8.htm">Deeds</a> <a href="/psalms/62-9.htm">Delusion</a> <a href="/isaiah/40-23.htm">Emptiness</a> <a href="/isaiah/36-5.htm">Empty</a> <a href="/isaiah/31-7.htm">Images</a> <a href="/isaiah/41-7.htm">Metal</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-22.htm">Molten</a> <a href="/isaiah/41-24.htm">Nought</a> <a href="/isaiah/41-24.htm">Value</a> <a href="/isaiah/40-23.htm">Vanity</a> <a href="/isaiah/41-16.htm">Wind</a> <a href="/isaiah/41-24.htm">Works</a> <a href="/isaiah/41-24.htm">Worthless</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/52-34.htm">Amount</a> <a href="/isaiah/45-16.htm">Confusion</a> <a href="/isaiah/57-12.htm">Deeds</a> <a href="/jeremiah/3-23.htm">Delusion</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-5.htm">Emptiness</a> <a href="/isaiah/45-18.htm">Empty</a> <a href="/isaiah/42-8.htm">Images</a> <a href="/isaiah/42-17.htm">Metal</a> <a href="/isaiah/42-17.htm">Molten</a> <a href="/isaiah/49-4.htm">Nought</a> <a href="/isaiah/43-4.htm">Value</a> <a href="/isaiah/44-9.htm">Vanity</a> <a href="/isaiah/49-10.htm">Wind</a> <a href="/isaiah/44-12.htm">Works</a> <a href="/isaiah/44-9.htm">Worthless</a><div class="vheading2">Isaiah 41</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/41-1.htm">God expostulates with his people, about his mercies to the church.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/41-10.htm">About his promises</a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/41-21.htm">And about the vanity of idols.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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In the context of Isaiah, God is contrasting His power and sovereignty with the impotence of idols. The term "delusion" suggests deception and falsehood, indicating that these idols cannot deliver what they promise. This echoes the broader biblical theme found in passages like <a href="/psalms/115-4.htm">Psalm 115:4-8</a>, where idols are described as having mouths but not speaking, eyes but not seeing. The prophetic literature often highlights the foolishness of trusting in man-made objects rather than the living God.<p><b>their works amount to nothing;</b><br>The "works" refer to the efforts and rituals performed in the service of these idols. Historically, the surrounding nations engaged in elaborate ceremonies and sacrifices to appease their gods, yet these efforts were ultimately futile. This phrase underscores the biblical principle that actions not rooted in the worship of the true God are meaningless. In <a href="/1_corinthians/3-12.htm">1 Corinthians 3:12-15</a>, Paul speaks of works being tested by fire, with only those built on the foundation of Christ enduring. Similarly, Isaiah emphasizes that works done in the name of false gods have no lasting value.<p><b>their images are as empty as the wind.</b><br>The "images" are the physical representations of the idols, often crafted from wood, stone, or metal. Archaeological findings have uncovered numerous such idols from ancient Near Eastern cultures, highlighting their prevalence. The comparison to the "wind" suggests transience and lack of substance, reinforcing the idea that these idols are powerless. This imagery is consistent with other biblical passages, such as <a href="/jeremiah/10-14.htm">Jeremiah 10:14-15</a>, which describe idols as worthless and the work of delusion. The emptiness of these images contrasts sharply with the fullness and reality of God, who is spirit and truth, as Jesus explains in <a href="/john/4-24.htm">John 4:24</a>.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/i/isaiah.htm">Isaiah</a></b><br>A major prophet in the Old Testament, Isaiah is the author of the book that bears his name. He prophesied during the reigns of several kings of Judah and is known for his messages of both judgment and hope.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/idols.htm">Idols</a></b><br>In the context of <a href="/bsb/isaiah/41.htm">Isaiah 41</a>, idols refer to the false gods and images worshiped by the nations surrounding Israel. These idols are depicted as powerless and ineffective.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>The nation chosen by God, often addressed in Isaiah as God's servant. In this chapter, God reassures Israel of His power and sovereignty over the nations and their idols.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/n/nations.htm">Nations</a></b><br>The surrounding nations that worship idols and oppose Israel. They are often depicted as being in contrast to the one true God of Israel.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The central figure in <a href="/bsb/isaiah/41.htm">Isaiah 41</a>, God is portrayed as the only true and powerful deity, in stark contrast to the impotent idols of the nations.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_futility_of_idolatry.htm">The Futility of Idolatry</a></b><br>Idols, whether physical or metaphorical, cannot provide the security or fulfillment that only God can offer. Believers are called to examine their lives for modern-day idols that may distract from true worship.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty.htm">God's Sovereignty</a></b><br><a href="/isaiah/41-29.htm">Isaiah 41:29</a> emphasizes God's ultimate power and authority over all creation. Trusting in God rather than in human-made solutions or idols is a central tenet of faith.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_deceptive_nature_of_idols.htm">The Deceptive Nature of Idols</a></b><br>Idols promise much but deliver nothing. This serves as a warning to discern truth from deception in spiritual matters.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_faithfulness.htm">The Call to Faithfulness</a></b><br>In a world full of distractions and false promises, believers are encouraged to remain faithful to God, who is the only source of true power and hope.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_assurance_of_god's_presence.htm">The Assurance of God's Presence</a></b><br>Despite the emptiness of idols, God assures His people of His presence and support, encouraging them to rely on Him alone.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_isaiah_41.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Isaiah 41</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_are_the_names_of_jesus_christ.htm">What are the names of Jesus Christ?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_there_evidence_of_isaiah_29_14's_claim.htm">Isaiah 29:14 proclaims a 'marvelous work' nullifying human wisdom; is there verifiable evidence or historical fulfillment supporting this claim?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_jesus'_tax_stance_fit_justice.htm">Mark 12:13-17: If Jesus endorses paying taxes to an oppressive regime, how does that square with calls for justice elsewhere in Scripture?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_the_righteous_suffer.htm">If God wants to protect His people, why does He allow the righteous to suffer at the hands of the wicked?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/isaiah/41.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(29) <span class= "bld">They are all . . . their works . . .</span>--The first pronoun refers to the idols themselves, the second to the idolaters who make them. In "confusion" we have the familiar <span class= "ital">tohu.</span><p><span class= "bld"><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/isaiah/41-29.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">See,</span><br /><span class="heb">הֵ֣ן</span> <span class="translit">(hên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interjection<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2005.htm">Strong's 2005: </a> </span><span class="str2">Lo! behold!</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[they are] all</span><br /><span class="heb">כֻּלָּ֔ם</span> <span class="translit">(kul·lām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a delusion;</span><br /><span class="heb">אָ֥וֶן</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·wen)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_205.htm">Strong's 205: </a> </span><span class="str2">Strictly nothingness, trouble, vanity, wickedness, an idol</span><br /><br /><span class="word">their works</span><br /><span class="heb">מַעֲשֵׂיהֶ֑ם</span> <span class="translit">(ma·‘ă·śê·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4639.htm">Strong's 4639: </a> </span><span class="str2">An action, a transaction, activity, a product, property</span><br /><br /><span class="word">amount to nothing;</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶ֖פֶס</span> <span class="translit">(’e·p̄es)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_657.htm">Strong's 657: </a> </span><span class="str2">Cessation, an end, no further, the ankle, foot</span><br /><br /><span class="word">their images</span><br /><span class="heb">נִסְכֵּיהֶֽם׃</span> <span class="translit">(nis·kê·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5262.htm">Strong's 5262: </a> </span><span class="str2">A libation, a cast idol</span><br /><br /><span class="word">are as empty</span><br /><span class="heb">וָתֹ֖הוּ</span> <span class="translit">(wā·ṯō·hū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8414.htm">Strong's 8414: </a> </span><span class="str2">A desolation, desert, a worthless thing, in vain</span><br /><br /><span class="word">as the wind.</span><br /><span class="heb">ר֥וּחַ</span> <span class="translit">(rū·aḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7307.htm">Strong's 7307: </a> </span><span class="str2">Wind, breath, exhalation, life, anger, unsubstantiality, a region of the sky, spirit</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/41-29.htm">Isaiah 41:29 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/isaiah/41-29.htm">Isaiah 41:29 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/isaiah/41-29.htm">Isaiah 41:29 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/isaiah/41-29.htm">Isaiah 41:29 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/isaiah/41-29.htm">Isaiah 41:29 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/41-29.htm">Isaiah 41:29 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/41-29.htm">Isaiah 41:29 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/41-29.htm">Isaiah 41:29 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/41-29.htm">Isaiah 41:29 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/isaiah/41-29.htm">Isaiah 41:29 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/isaiah/41-29.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 41:29 Behold all of them their works (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/41-28.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 41:28"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 41:28" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/42-1.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 42:1"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 42:1" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>