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I will not yield my glory to another or my praise to idols.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/isaiah/42.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />“I am the LORD; that is my name! I will not give my glory to anyone else, nor share my praise with carved idols.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/isaiah/42.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />I am the LORD; that is my name; my glory I give to no other, nor my praise to carved idols.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/42.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />I am the LORD; that is My name! I will not yield My glory to another or My praise to idols.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/isaiah/42.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />I <i>am</i> the LORD: that <i>is</i> my name: and my glory will I not give to another, neither my praise to graven images.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/isaiah/42.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />I <i>am</i> the LORD, that <i>is</i> My name; And My glory I will not give to another, Nor My praise to carved images.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/isaiah/42.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“I am the LORD, that is My name; I will not give My glory to another, Nor My praise to idols.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/isaiah/42.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220I am the LORD, that is My name; I will not give My glory to another, Nor My praise to graven images.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/isaiah/42.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“I am the LORD, that is My name; I will not give My glory to another, Nor My praise to graven images.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/isaiah/42.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />I am Yahweh, that is My name; I will not give My glory to another, Nor My praise to graven images.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/isaiah/42.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“I am the LORD, that is My Name; My glory I will not give to another, Nor My praise to carved idols.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/isaiah/42.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I am the LORD. That is my name, and I will not give my glory to another or my praise to idols.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/isaiah/42.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I am Yahweh, that is My name; I will not give My glory to another or My praise to idols. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/isaiah/42.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />I am Jehovah, that is my name; and my glory will I not give to another, neither my praise unto graven images.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/isaiah/42.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />My name is the LORD! I won't let idols or humans share my glory and praise. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/isaiah/42.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />I am the LORD; that is my name: and my glory will I not give to another, neither my praise unto graven images.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/isaiah/42.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />I am the LORD; that is my name. I will not give my glory to anyone else or the praise I deserve to idols.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/isaiah/42.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />"I alone am the LORD your God. No other god may share my glory; I will not let idols share my praise. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/isaiah/42.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />I, the LORD, am the one, and I won't give my name and glory to another, nor my praise to idols.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/isaiah/42.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />I am the LORD; that is My name! I will not yield My glory to another or My praise to idols.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/isaiah/42.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />I am the LORD! That is my name! I will not share my glory with anyone else, or the praise due me with idols. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/isaiah/42.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />"I am the LORD. That is my name. I will not give my glory to another, nor my praise to engraved images.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/isaiah/42.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />I am the LORD: that is my name: and my glory will I not give to another, neither my praise to graven images.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/isaiah/42.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“I am Yahweh. That is my name. I will not give my glory to another, nor my praise to engraved images. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/isaiah/42.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />I [am] YHWH, this [is] My Name, "" And I do not give My glory to another, "" Nor My praise to carved images.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/isaiah/42.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> I am Jehovah, this is My name, And Mine honour to another I give not, Nor My praise to graven images.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/isaiah/42.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />I Jehovah, this my name: and my glory I will not give to another, and my praise to carved images.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/isaiah/42.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />I the Lord, this is my name: I will not give my glory to another, nor my praise to graven things. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/isaiah/42.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />I am the Lord; this is my name. I will not give my glory to another, nor my praise to graven things.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/isaiah/42.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />I am the LORD, LORD is my name; my glory I give to no other, nor my praise to idols. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/42.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />I am the LORD, that is my name; my glory I give to no other, nor my praise to idols.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/42.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />I am the LORD; that is my name; and my glory will I not give to another, neither my praise to graven images.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/isaiah/42.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />I AM LORD JEHOVAH, and this is My Name, and my honor I shall not give to another, neither my praise to carved things<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/isaiah/42.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />I am the LORD, that is My name; And My glory will I not give to another, Neither My praise to graven images.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/isaiah/42.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />I am the Lord God: that is my name: I will not give my glory to another, nor my praises to graven images.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/isaiah/42-8.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=9166" 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/42.htm">Here is My Servant</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">7</span>to open the eyes of the blind, to bring prisoners out of the dungeon and those sitting in darkness out from the prison house. <span class="reftext">8</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/589.htm" title="589: ’ă·nî (Pro-1cs) -- I. Contracted from 'anokiy; I.">I</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">am the LORD;</a> <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: hū (Pro-3ms) -- He, she, it. ">that</a> <a href="/hebrew/8034.htm" title="8034: šə·mî (N-msc:: 1cs) -- A primitive word; an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character.">is My name!</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō- (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">I will not</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: ’et·tên (V-Qal-Imperf-1cs) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">yield</a> <a href="/hebrew/3519.htm" title="3519: ū·ḵə·ḇō·w·ḏî (Conj-w:: N-msc:: 1cs) -- Rarely kabod; from kabad; properly, weight, but only figuratively in a good sense, splendor or copiousness.">My glory</a> <a href="/hebrew/312.htm" title="312: lə·’a·ḥêr (Prep-l:: Adj-ms) -- Another. From 'achar; properly, hinder; generally, next, other, etc.">to another</a> <a href="/hebrew/8416.htm" title="8416: ū·ṯə·hil·lā·ṯî (Conj-w:: N-fsc:: 1cs) -- Praise, song of praise. From halal; laudation; specifically a hymn.">or My praise</a> <a href="/hebrew/6456.htm" title="6456: lap·pə·sî·lîm (Prep-l, Art:: N-mp) -- An idol, image. From pacal; an idol.">to idols.</a> </span><span class="reftext">9</span>Behold, the former things have happened, and now I declare new things. Before they spring forth I proclaim them to you.”…<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="/exodus/20-3.htm">Exodus 20:3-5</a></span><br />You shall have no other gods before Me. / You shall not make for yourself an idol in the form of anything in the heavens above, on the earth below, or in the waters beneath. / You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on their children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/5-7.htm">Deuteronomy 5:7-9</a></span><br />You shall have no other gods before Me. / You shall not make for yourself an idol in the form of anything in the heavens above, on the earth below, or in the waters beneath. / You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on their children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/83-18.htm">Psalm 83:18</a></span><br />May they know that You alone, whose name is the LORD, are Most High over all the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/48-11.htm">Isaiah 48:11</a></span><br />For My own sake, My very own sake, I will act; for how can I let Myself be defamed? I will not yield My glory to another.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/10-6.htm">Jeremiah 10:6-7</a></span><br />There is none like You, O LORD. You are great, and Your name is mighty in power. / Who would not fear You, O King of nations? This is Your due. For among all the wise men of the nations, and in all their kingdoms, there is none like You.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/34-14.htm">Exodus 34:14</a></span><br />For you must not worship any other god, for the LORD, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/96-5.htm">Psalm 96:5</a></span><br />For all the gods of the nations are idols, but it is the LORD who made the heavens.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/45-5.htm">Isaiah 45:5-6</a></span><br />I am the LORD, and there is no other; there is no God but Me. I will equip you for battle, though you have not known Me, / so that all may know, from where the sun rises to where it sets, that there is none but Me; I am the LORD, and there is no other.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/45-21.htm">Isaiah 45:21-22</a></span><br />Speak up and present your case—yes, let them take counsel together. Who foretold this long ago? Who announced it from ancient times? Was it not I, the LORD? There is no other God but Me, a righteous God and Savior; there is none but Me. / Turn to Me and be saved, all the ends of the earth; for I am God, and there is no other.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/46-9.htm">Isaiah 46:9</a></span><br />Remember what happened long ago, for I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is none like Me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/39-7.htm">Ezekiel 39:7</a></span><br />So I will make My holy name known among My people Israel and will no longer allow it to be profaned. Then the nations will know that I am the LORD, the Holy One in Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/malachi/2-2.htm">Malachi 2:2</a></span><br />If you do not listen, and if you do not take it to heart to honor My name,” says the LORD of Hosts, “I will send a curse among you, and I will curse your blessings. Yes, I have already begun to curse them, because you are not taking it to heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/17-3.htm">John 17:3</a></span><br />Now this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom You have sent.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/4-12.htm">Acts 4:12</a></span><br />Salvation exists in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved.”<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.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">I am the LORD: that is my name: and my glory will I not give to another, neither my praise to graven images.</p><p class="hdg">that is</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/3-13.htm">Exodus 3:13-15</a></b></br> And Moses said unto God, Behold, <i>when</i> I come unto the children of Israel, and shall say unto them, The God of your fathers hath sent me unto you; and they shall say to me, What <i>is</i> his name? what shall I say unto them? … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/4-5.htm">Exodus 4:5</a></b></br> That they may believe that the LORD God of their fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath appeared unto thee.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/83-18.htm">Psalm 83:18</a></b></br> That <i>men</i> may know that thou, whose name alone <i>is</i> JEHOVAH, <i>art</i> the most high over all the earth.</p><p class="hdg">my glory</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/48-11.htm">Isaiah 48:11</a></b></br> For mine own sake, <i>even</i> for mine own sake, will I do <i>it</i>: for how should <i>my name</i> be polluted? and I will not give my glory unto another.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/20-3.htm">Exodus 20:3-5</a></b></br> Thou shalt have no other gods before me… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/34-14.htm">Exodus 34:14</a></b></br> For thou shalt worship no other god: for the LORD, whose name <i>is</i> Jealous, <i>is</i> a jealous God:</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/40-20.htm">Engraved</a> <a href="/isaiah/41-16.htm">Glory</a> <a href="/isaiah/40-20.htm">Graven</a> <a href="/isaiah/40-5.htm">Honour</a> <a href="/isaiah/41-22.htm">Idols</a> <a href="/isaiah/41-29.htm">Images</a> <a href="/isaiah/10-10.htm">Pictured</a> <a href="/isaiah/38-19.htm">Praise</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/isaiah/42-17.htm">Engraved</a> <a href="/isaiah/42-12.htm">Glory</a> <a href="/isaiah/42-17.htm">Graven</a> <a href="/isaiah/42-12.htm">Honour</a> <a href="/isaiah/42-17.htm">Idols</a> <a href="/isaiah/42-17.htm">Images</a> <a href="/isaiah/42-17.htm">Pictured</a> <a href="/isaiah/42-10.htm">Praise</a><div class="vheading2">Isaiah 42</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/42-1.htm">The office of Christ, graced with meekness and constancy.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/42-5.htm">God's promise unto him.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/42-10.htm">An exhortation to praise God for his Gospel</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/42-13.htm">God will manifest himself, and check idolatry</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/42-18.htm">He reproves the people of incredulity.</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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/isaiah/42.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/isaiah/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/isaiah/42.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>I am the LORD; that is My name!</b><br>This declaration emphasizes the personal and covenantal name of God, Yahweh, which is central to His identity and relationship with Israel. The use of "I am" connects to God's self-revelation to Moses in <a href="/exodus/3-14.htm">Exodus 3:14</a>, where He declares, "I AM WHO I AM." This phrase underscores God's eternal, self-existent nature. The name "LORD" (Yahweh) is a reminder of God's faithfulness and His unique position as the one true God, distinct from the gods of surrounding nations. It signifies His authority and sovereignty over all creation.<p><b>I will not yield My glory to another</b><br>God's glory refers to His supreme honor and majesty, which He will not share with any other being or entity. This statement is a direct challenge to the polytheistic beliefs of the time, where multiple deities were worshipped. It underscores the monotheistic foundation of Israel's faith, as seen in the Shema (<a href="/deuteronomy/6-4.htm">Deuteronomy 6:4</a>), which declares the oneness of God. The refusal to share His glory highlights God's jealousy for His name and His desire for exclusive worship, as seen in the first commandment (<a href="/exodus/20-3.htm">Exodus 20:3</a>).<p><b>or My praise to idols.</b><br>Idols, or graven images, were prevalent in the ancient Near East, representing various deities. This phrase condemns the practice of idolatry, which was a constant temptation for Israel, as seen throughout their history (e.g., the golden calf in <a href="/exodus/32.htm">Exodus 32</a>). The prophets frequently spoke against idolatry, emphasizing its futility and the living God's superiority over lifeless images (<a href="/isaiah/44-9.htm">Isaiah 44:9-20</a>). This statement reinforces the call to worship God alone, as He alone is worthy of praise and adoration. It also foreshadows the New Testament teaching that true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth (<a href="/john/4-23.htm">John 4:23-24</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The self-existent, eternal God of Israel, who reveals Himself as the one true God.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/isaiah.htm">Isaiah</a></b><br>The prophet through whom God delivers His message to the people of Israel.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/i/idols.htm">Idols</a></b><br>Man-made objects of worship that are contrasted with the living God.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>The chosen people of God, to whom this message is originally directed.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/p/prophetic_declaration.htm">Prophetic Declaration</a></b><br>A divine proclamation emphasizing God's uniqueness and sovereignty.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_unique_identity.htm">God's Unique Identity</a></b><br>Recognize that God reveals Himself as "the LORD," emphasizing His unique and unchanging nature.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/e/exclusive_worship.htm">Exclusive Worship</a></b><br>Understand that God demands exclusive worship and will not share His glory with idols or false gods.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/rejecting_idolatry.htm">Rejecting Idolatry</a></b><br>Identify modern forms of idolatry in our lives, such as materialism or self-worship, and commit to removing them.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_glory.htm">God's Glory</a></b><br>Reflect on the glory of God as revealed in creation, scripture, and the person of Jesus Christ.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/living_for_god's_praise.htm">Living for God's Praise</a></b><br>Live in a way that brings praise to God, aligning our actions and priorities with His will.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_isaiah_42.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Isaiah 42</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'not_give_my_glory'_mean.htm">What does "I will not give my glory to another" mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_'firstfruits_of_his_creatures'.htm">What does 'I will not give my glory to another' mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_god_excessively_self-centered.htm">Is God excessively self-centered?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_god_share_his_glory_with_others.htm">Does God share His glory with others?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/isaiah/42.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(8, 9) <span class= "bld">I am the Lord. . . .</span>--The prophet grasps the full meaning of the name revealed in <a href="/exodus/3-15.htm" title="And God said moreover to Moses, Thus shall you say to the children of Israel, the LORD God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has sent me to you: this is my name for ever, and this is my memorial to all generations.">Exodus 3:15</a>. It follows from that meaning that God cannot look with indifference on the transfer to the "graven image" of the worship due to Him. With his vision of Cyrus still present to his thoughts, the prophet again presses the unique point of prediction as distinguishing the religion of Israel from that of the heathen. The "former things" refer probably not to the remote past, but to Isaiah's earlier prophecies, say the whole Assyrian cycle, on which he now looks back from his new stand-point; or even, as in <a href="/isaiah/41-22.htm" title="Let them bring them forth, and show us what shall happen: let them show the former things, what they be, that we may consider them, and know the latter end of them; or declare us things for to come.">Isaiah 41:22</a>, to the near future of the conquests of Cyrus as compared with that which was to usher in the restoration of Israel.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/42.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 8.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">I am the Lord</span>; rather, <span class="accented">I</span> <span class="accented">the Lord.</span> The sense runs on from the preceding verses: "<span class="accented">I</span>, the Lord, will do all this, I who am all that the Name" Jehovah' signifies - self-existent, eternal, self-sufficing, independent, omnipotent, and therefore unique, one whose glory cannot be shared with any other being that <span class="accented">exists - least</span> of all with images, which are mere vanity and nothingness." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/isaiah/42-8.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">I</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲנִ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_589.htm">Strong's 589: </a> </span><span class="str2">I</span><br /><br /><span class="word">am the LORD;</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">that</span><br /><span class="heb">ה֣וּא</span> <span class="translit">(hū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1931.htm">Strong's 1931: </a> </span><span class="str2">He, self, the same, this, that, as, are</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is My name!</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׁמִ֑י</span> <span class="translit">(šə·mî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8034.htm">Strong's 8034: </a> </span><span class="str2">A name</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I will not</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹֽא־</span> <span class="translit">(lō-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">give</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶתֵּ֔ן</span> <span class="translit">(’et·tên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> </span><span class="str2">To give, put, set</span><br /><br /><span class="word">My glory</span><br /><span class="heb">וּכְבוֹדִי֙</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḵə·ḇō·w·ḏî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3519.htm">Strong's 3519: </a> </span><span class="str2">Weight, splendor, copiousness</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to another</span><br /><span class="heb">לְאַחֵ֣ר</span> <span class="translit">(lə·’a·ḥêr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_312.htm">Strong's 312: </a> </span><span class="str2">Hinder, next, other</span><br /><br /><span class="word">or My praise</span><br /><span class="heb">וּתְהִלָּתִ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ṯə·hil·lā·ṯî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8416.htm">Strong's 8416: </a> </span><span class="str2">Praise, song of praise</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to idols.</span><br /><span class="heb">לַפְּסִילִֽים׃</span> <span class="translit">(lap·pə·sî·lîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6456.htm">Strong's 6456: </a> </span><span class="str2">An idol, image</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/42-8.htm">Isaiah 42:8 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/isaiah/42-8.htm">Isaiah 42:8 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/isaiah/42-8.htm">Isaiah 42:8 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/isaiah/42-8.htm">Isaiah 42:8 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/isaiah/42-8.htm">Isaiah 42:8 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/42-8.htm">Isaiah 42:8 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/42-8.htm">Isaiah 42:8 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/42-8.htm">Isaiah 42:8 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/42-8.htm">Isaiah 42:8 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/isaiah/42-8.htm">Isaiah 42:8 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/isaiah/42-8.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 42:8 I am Yahweh (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/42-7.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 42:7"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 42:7" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/42-9.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 42:9"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 42:9" /></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>