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Those who would speak up for them are blind; they are ignorant, to their own shame. <a href="/nlt/isaiah/44.htm">New Living Translation</a> How foolish are those who manufacture idols. These prized objects are really worthless. The people who worship idols don’t know this, so they are all put to shame. <a href="/esv/isaiah/44.htm">English Standard Version</a> All who fashion idols are nothing, and the things they delight in do not profit. Their witnesses neither see nor know, that they may be put to shame. <a href="/bsb/isaiah/44.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/kjv/isaiah/44.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/isaiah/44.htm">New King James Version</a> Those who make an image, all of them are useless, And their precious things shall not profit; They are their own witnesses; They neither see nor know, that they may be ashamed. <a href="/nasb_/isaiah/44.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Those who fashion an idol are all futile, and their treasured things are of no benefit; even their own witnesses fail to see or know, so that they will be put to shame. <a href="/nasb/isaiah/44.htm">NASB 1995</a> Those who fashion a graven image are all of them futile, and their precious things are of no profit; even their own witnesses fail to see or know, so that they will be put to shame. <a href="/nasb77/isaiah/44.htm">NASB 1977 </a> Those who fashion a graven image are all of them futile, and their precious things are of no profit; even their own witnesses fail to see or know, so that they will be put to shame. <a href="/lsb/isaiah/44.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Those who form a graven image are all of them futile, and their desirable things are of no profit; even their own witnesses fail to see or know, so that they will be put to shame. <a href="/amp/isaiah/44.htm">Amplified Bible</a> All who make carved idols are nothing. Their precious objects are worthless [to them], and their own witnesses (worshipers) fail to see or know, so that they will be put to shame. <a href="/csb/isaiah/44.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> All who make idols are nothing, and what they treasure benefits no one. Their witnesses do not see or know anything, so they will be put to shame. <a href="/hcsb/isaiah/44.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> All who make idols are nothing, and what they treasure does not profit. Their witnesses do not see or know anything, so they will be put to shame. <a href="/asv/isaiah/44.htm">American Standard Version</a> 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. <a href="/cev/isaiah/44.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Those people who make idols are nothing themselves, and the idols they treasure are just as worthless. Worshipers of idols are blind, stupid, and foolish. <a href="/erv/isaiah/44.htm">English Revised Version</a> They that fashion a graven image are all of them vanity; and their delectable things shall not profit: and their own witnesses see not, nor know; that they may be ashamed. <a href="/gwt/isaiah/44.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> All who make idols are nothing. Their precious treasures are worthless. Their own witnesses do not see or know anything, so they will be put to shame. <a href="/gnt/isaiah/44.htm">Good News Translation</a> All those who make idols are worthless, and the gods they prize so highly are useless. Those who worship these gods are blind and ignorant--and they will be disgraced. <a href="/isv/isaiah/44.htm">International Standard Version</a> Now, all the forming of images means nothing, and the things they treasure are worthless. Their own witnesses cannot see, and they know nothing. So they will be put to shame. <a href="/msb/isaiah/44.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/net/isaiah/44.htm">NET Bible</a> All who form idols are nothing; the things in which they delight are worthless. Their witnesses cannot see; they recognize nothing, so they are put to shame. <a href="/nheb/isaiah/44.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Everyone who makes an engraved image is vain. The things that they delight in will not profit. Their own witnesses do not see, nor know, that they may be disappointed. <a href="/wbt/isaiah/44.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> 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. <a href="/web/isaiah/44.htm">World English Bible</a> 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. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/isaiah/44.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> Framers of a carved image, all of them [are] emptiness, "" And their desirable things do not profit, "" And they [are] their own witnesses, "" They do not see, nor know, that they may be ashamed. <a href="/ylt/isaiah/44.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> Framers of a graven image are all of them emptiness, And their desirable things do not profit, And their own witnesses they are, They see not, nor know, that they may be ashamed. <a href="/slt/isaiah/44.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> They forming a carved image all of them emptiness; and their delights shall not profit, and they are their witnesses; they will not see and they will not know, so that they shall be ashamed.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/isaiah/44.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> The makers of idols are all of them nothing, and their best beloved things shall not profit them. They are their witnesses, that they do not see, nor understand, that they may be ashamed. <a href="/cpdv/isaiah/44.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> All of those who create idols are nothing, and their most beloved things will not benefit them. These are their witnesses, for they do not see, and they do not understand, so that they might be confounded. <a href="/nabre/isaiah/44.htm">New American Bible</a> Those who fashion idols are all nothing; their precious works are of no avail. They are their witnesses: they see nothing, know nothing, and so they are put to shame. <a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/44.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> All who make idols are nothing, and the things they delight in do not profit; their witnesses neither see nor know. And so they will be put to shame.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/44.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> The makers of images are all of them vanity; and there is no profit in the works which they desire to make; the craftsmen who make them are witnesses, for they see not, nor hear, nor know. <a href="/hpbt/isaiah/44.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> All of the Craftsman who make images are worthless, and there is no gain by their works which they lusted to make, and Craftsman testified they had made them, that they do not see, and they do not hear and they do not know<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/isaiah/44.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> They that fashion a graven image are all of them vanity, And their delectable things shall not profit; And their own witnesses see not, nor know; That they may be ashamed. <a href="/sep/isaiah/44.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> But they that framed false gods did not then hearken; and they that graved images are all vain, performing their own desires, which shall not profit them, but they shall be ashamed <a href="/parallel/isaiah/44-9.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xv9bHT-nr9s?start=9742" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/isaiah/44.htm">The LORD has Chosen Israel</a> …8Do 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.” 9<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.">All</a> <a href="/hebrew/3335.htm" title="3335: yō·ṣə·rê- (V-Qal-Prtcpl-mpc) -- Probably identical with yatsar;); to mould into a form; especially as a potter; figuratively, to determine (i.e. Form a resolution).">makers</a> <a href="/hebrew/6459.htm" title="6459: p̄e·sel (N-ms) -- An idol, image. From pacal; an idol.">of idols</a> <a href="/hebrew/8414.htm" title="8414: tō·hū (N-ms) -- From an unused root meaning to lie waste; a desolation, i.e. Desert; figuratively, a worthless thing; adverbially, in vain.">are nothing,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2530.htm" title="2530: wa·ḥă·mū·ḏê·hem (Conj-w:: V-Qal-QalPassPrtcpl-mpc:: 3mp) -- To desire, take pleasure in. A primitive root; to delight in.">and the things they treasure</a> <a href="/hebrew/1077.htm" title="1077: bal- (Adv) -- Not. From balah; properly, a failure; by implication nothing; usually not at all; also lest."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3276.htm" title="3276: yō·w·‘î·lū (V-Hifil-Imperf-3mp) -- To confer or gain profit or benefit. A primitive root; properly, to ascend; figuratively, to be valuable.">are worthless.</a> <a href="/hebrew/5707.htm" title="5707: wə·‘ê·ḏê·hem (Conj-w:: N-mpc:: 3mp) -- A witness. Contracted from uwd; concretely, a witness; abstractly, testimony; specifically, a recorder, i.e. Prince.">Their witnesses</a> <a href="/hebrew/1992.htm" title="1992: hēm·må̄h (Pro-3mp) -- They. Or hemmah; masculine plural from halak; they."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1077.htm" title="1077: bal- (Adv) -- Not. From balah; properly, a failure; by implication nothing; usually not at all; also lest.">fail to</a> <a href="/hebrew/7200.htm" title="7200: yir·’ū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- To see. A primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively.">see</a> <a href="/hebrew/1077.htm" title="1077: ū·ḇal- (Conj-w:: Adv) -- Not. From balah; properly, a failure; by implication nothing; usually not at all; also lest."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3045.htm" title="3045: yê·ḏə·‘ū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- A primitive root; to know; used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially.">or comprehend,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4616.htm" title="4616: lə·ma·‘an (Conj) -- From anah; properly, heed, i.e. Purpose; used only adverbially, on account of, teleologically, in order that.">so</a> <a href="/hebrew/954.htm" title="954: yê·ḇō·šū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- To be ashamed. A primitive root; properly, to pale, i.e. By implication to be ashamed; also to be disappointed or delayed.">they are put to shame.</a> 10Who fashions a god or casts an idol which profits him nothing?…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/jeremiah/10-3.htm">Jeremiah 10:3-5</a> For the customs of the peoples are worthless; they cut down a tree from the forest; it is shaped with a chisel by the hands of a craftsman. / They adorn it with silver and gold and fasten it with hammer and nails, so that it will not totter. / Like scarecrows in a cucumber patch, their idols cannot speak. They must be carried because they cannot walk. Do not fear them, for they can do no harm, and neither can they do any good.” <a href="/psalms/115-4.htm">Psalm 115:4-8</a> 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; ... <a href="/psalms/135-15.htm">Psalm 135:15-18</a> 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. ... <a href="/habakkuk/2-18.htm">Habakkuk 2:18-19</a> 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.” <a href="/1_corinthians/8-4.htm">1 Corinthians 8:4-6</a> 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. <a href="/1_corinthians/10-19.htm">1 Corinthians 10:19-20</a> 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. <a href="/deuteronomy/4-28.htm">Deuteronomy 4:28</a> And there you will serve man-made gods of wood and stone, which cannot see or hear or eat or smell. <a href="/1_kings/18-26.htm">1 Kings 18:26-29</a> 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. ... <a href="/2_kings/19-18.htm">2 Kings 19:18</a> They have cast their gods into the fire and destroyed them, for they were not gods, but only wood and stone—the work of human hands. <a href="/jeremiah/2-27.htm">Jeremiah 2:27-28</a> say to a tree, ‘You are my father,’ and to a stone, ‘You gave me birth.’ They have turned their backs to Me and not their faces. Yet in the time of trouble, they say, ‘Rise up and save us!’ / But where are the gods you made for yourselves? Let them rise up in your time of trouble and save you if they can; for your gods are as numerous as your cities, O Judah. <a href="/jeremiah/16-20.htm">Jeremiah 16:20</a> Can man make gods for himself? Such are not gods!” <a href="/acts/17-29.htm">Acts 17:29</a> 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. <a href="/romans/1-22.htm">Romans 1:22-23</a> 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. <a href="/revelation/9-20.htm">Revelation 9:20</a> Now the rest of mankind who were not killed by these plagues still did not repent of the works of their hands. They did not stop worshiping demons and idols of gold, silver, bronze, stone, and wood, which cannot see or hear or walk. <a href="/revelation/13-14.htm">Revelation 13:14-15</a> Because of the signs it was given to perform on behalf of the first beast, it deceived those who dwell on the earth, telling them to make an image to the beast that had been wounded by the sword and yet had lived. / The second beast was permitted to give breath to the image of the first beast, so that the image could speak and cause all who refused to worship it to be killed.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>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.make<a href="/isaiah/41-24.htm">Isaiah 41:24,29</a> Behold, ye are of nothing, and your work of nought: an abomination is he that chooseth you… <a href="/deuteronomy/27-15.htm">Deuteronomy 27:15</a> Cursed be the man that maketh any graven or molten image, an abomination unto the LORD, the work of the hands of the craftsman, and putteth it in a secret place. And all the people shall answer and say, Amen.<a href="/psalms/97-7.htm">Psalm 97:7</a> Confounded be all they that serve graven images, that boast themselves of idols: worship him, all ye gods.and their<a href="/isaiah/2-20.htm">Isaiah 2:20,21</a> In that day a man shall cast his idols of silver, and his idols of gold, which they made each one for himself to worship, to the moles and to the bats; … <a href="/isaiah/37-18.htm">Isaiah 37:18-20</a> Of a truth, LORD, the kings of Assyria have laid waste all the nations, and their countries, … <a href="/isaiah/46-1.htm">Isaiah 46:1,2,6,7</a> Bel boweth down, Nebo stoopeth, their idols were upon the beasts, and upon the cattle: your carriages were heavy loaden; they are a burden to the weary beast… delectable.<a href="/daniel/11-38.htm">Daniel 11:38</a> But in his estate shall he honour the God of forces: and a god whom his fathers knew not shall he honour with gold, and silver, and with precious stones, and pleasant things.their own<a href="/isaiah/44-18.htm">Isaiah 44:18,20</a> They have not known nor understood: for he hath shut their eyes, that they cannot see; and their hearts, that they cannot understand… <a href="/isaiah/42-18.htm">Isaiah 42:18</a> Hear, ye deaf; and look, ye blind, that ye may see.<a href="/isaiah/43-8.htm">Isaiah 43:8</a> Bring forth the blind people that have eyes, and the deaf that have ears.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/42-17.htm">Ashamed</a> <a href="/isaiah/43-8.htm">Blind</a> <a href="/songs/7-6.htm">Delectable</a> <a href="/isaiah/42-21.htm">Delight</a> <a href="/isaiah/38-14.htm">Desire</a> <a href="/isaiah/42-17.htm">Disappointed</a> <a href="/isaiah/42-17.htm">Engraved</a> <a href="/isaiah/42-4.htm">Fail</a> <a href="/songs/8-9.htm">Fashion</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/6-12.htm">Futile</a> <a href="/isaiah/42-17.htm">Graven</a> <a href="/isaiah/42-17.htm">Idols</a> <a href="/isaiah/42-17.htm">Image</a> <a href="/isaiah/43-16.htm">Makes</a> <a href="/isaiah/42-17.htm">Pictured</a> <a href="/isaiah/43-4.htm">Precious</a> <a href="/isaiah/33-11.htm">Profit</a> <a href="/isaiah/43-23.htm">Servants</a> <a href="/isaiah/43-28.htm">Shame</a> <a href="/isaiah/41-1.htm">Speak</a> <a href="/isaiah/33-6.htm">Treasure</a> <a href="/isaiah/36-5.htm">Vain</a> <a href="/isaiah/41-29.htm">Vanity</a> <a href="/isaiah/44-8.htm">Witnesses</a> <a href="/isaiah/41-29.htm">Worthless</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/isaiah/44-11.htm">Ashamed</a> <a href="/isaiah/56-10.htm">Blind</a> <a href="/songs/7-6.htm">Delectable</a> <a href="/isaiah/44-28.htm">Delight</a> <a href="/isaiah/44-28.htm">Desire</a> <a href="/isaiah/44-11.htm">Disappointed</a> <a href="/isaiah/44-15.htm">Engraved</a> <a href="/isaiah/44-25.htm">Fail</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-11.htm">Fashion</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-30.htm">Futile</a> <a href="/isaiah/44-10.htm">Graven</a> <a href="/isaiah/45-16.htm">Idols</a> <a href="/isaiah/44-10.htm">Image</a> <a href="/isaiah/44-10.htm">Makes</a> <a href="/isaiah/44-17.htm">Pictured</a> <a href="/isaiah/54-12.htm">Precious</a> <a href="/isaiah/44-10.htm">Profit</a> <a href="/isaiah/44-26.htm">Servants</a> <a href="/isaiah/44-11.htm">Shame</a> <a href="/isaiah/45-19.htm">Speak</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-25.htm">Treasure</a> <a href="/isaiah/45-18.htm">Vain</a> <a href="/isaiah/49-4.htm">Vanity</a> <a href="/jeremiah/6-18.htm">Witnesses</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-5.htm">Worthless</a><div class="vheading2">Isaiah 44</div>1. <a href="/isaiah/44-1.htm">God comforts the church with his promises</a> 7. <a href="/isaiah/44-7.htm">The vanity of idols</a> 9. <a href="/isaiah/44-9.htm">And folly of idol makers</a> 21. <a href="/isaiah/44-21.htm">He exhorts to praise God for his redemption and omnipotence</a> </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 historical context of ancient Israel, idol-making was prevalent among surrounding nations, such as the Canaanites, Egyptians, and Babylonians. These cultures crafted physical representations of their gods, which were often made from wood, stone, or metal. The Bible consistently condemns idolatry, emphasizing that these idols are powerless and cannot compare to the living God (<a href="/psalms/115-4.htm">Psalm 115:4-8</a>). The phrase underscores the biblical theme that human efforts to create deities are ultimately meaningless, as these idols have no life or power.and the things they treasure are worthless This part of the verse points to the value system of idolaters, who place their trust and worth in material objects. In biblical times, idols were often adorned with precious metals and stones, making them objects of great material value. However, the Bible teaches that true worth is found in spiritual, not material, treasures (<a href="/matthew/6-19.htm">Matthew 6:19-21</a>). The worthlessness of idols is a recurring theme, as they cannot provide salvation or guidance (<a href="/jeremiah/10-5.htm">Jeremiah 10:5</a>). This phrase serves as a reminder that earthly treasures are temporary and cannot fulfill the deeper spiritual needs of humanity.Their witnesses fail to see or comprehend The witnesses referred to here are those who defend or promote the worship of idols. Despite their proximity to these idols, they are spiritually blind and lack understanding. This blindness is not just physical but also spiritual, as they cannot perceive the truth of God's sovereignty and the emptiness of idol worship. This echoes the broader biblical narrative where spiritual blindness is a consequence of turning away from God (<a href="/isaiah/6-9.htm">Isaiah 6:9-10</a>). The inability to see or comprehend the truth is a judgment upon those who reject God’s revelation.so they are put to shame Shame is the inevitable outcome for those who trust in idols. In the biblical context, shame often accompanies the realization of misplaced trust or failure. The prophets frequently warned that those who worship idols would be disgraced when their gods failed to deliver them (<a href="/jeremiah/2-26.htm">Jeremiah 2:26-28</a>). This phrase serves as a prophetic warning that reliance on anything other than the true God leads to humiliation and disappointment. It also foreshadows the ultimate triumph of God over false gods and the vindication of those who remain faithful to Him.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/i/isaiah.htm">Isaiah</a> A major prophet in the Old Testament, Isaiah is the author of the book bearing his name. He prophesied to the Kingdom of Judah during a time of moral and spiritual decline. 2. <a href="/topical/i/idol_makers.htm">Idol Makers</a> These are individuals or groups who create physical representations of deities, which are worshipped instead of the one true God. In the context of Isaiah, they represent the futility of idolatry. 3. <a href="/topical/w/witnesses.htm">Witnesses</a> In this context, witnesses refer to those who testify to the power or worth of idols. They are described as failing to see or know the truth, leading to their shame. 4. <a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a> The southern kingdom of Israel, which Isaiah primarily addressed. The people of Judah were often tempted to worship idols, despite the warnings of prophets like Isaiah. 5. <a href="/topical/i/idols.htm">Idols</a> Physical objects made to represent gods, which people worship in place of the true God. In Hebrew, the word for idol is (pesel), emphasizing the crafted nature of these objects.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_futility_of_idolatry.htm">The Futility of Idolatry</a> Idols, and by extension, anything we place above God, are ultimately worthless. They cannot provide the security, guidance, or salvation that only God can offer. <a href="/topical/s/spiritual_blindness.htm">Spiritual Blindness</a> Those who trust in idols are described as failing to see or know the truth. This highlights the spiritual blindness that comes from turning away from God. <a href="/topical/s/shame_as_a_consequence.htm">Shame as a Consequence</a> Trusting in anything other than God leads to shame and disappointment. This serves as a warning to remain faithful to God alone. <a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_true_worship.htm">The Call to True Worship</a> Believers are called to worship God in spirit and truth, rejecting all forms of idolatry in their lives. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_discernment.htm">The Importance of Discernment</a> Christians must discern what they are placing their trust in, ensuring that their faith and hope are anchored in God alone.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_isaiah_44.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Isaiah 44</a> <a href="/q/how_do_isaiah_44_9-20_and_israel's_idol_history_align.htm">How do the references to idols in Isaiah 44:9–20 align with Israel’s historical and archeological record of worship practices? </a> <a href="/q/what_is_the_flying_spaghetti_monster.htm">What is the Flying Spaghetti Monster?</a> <a href="/q/what_defines_a_graven_image.htm">What defines a graven image?</a> <a href="/q/evidence_for_zechariah_10_2's_claims.htm">Zechariah 10:2: Is there any archaeological evidence to support or refute the condemnation of idol worship and divination here? </a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/isaiah/44.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(9) Are all of them vanity . . .--Once more Isaiah's favourite tohu--the symbol of the primeval chaos.Their delectable things . . .--The generic term used for works of art (<a href="/isaiah/2-16.htm" title="And on all the ships of Tarshish, and on all pleasant pictures.">Isaiah 2:16</a>), specially for what men delight to worship. (Comp. <a href="/isaiah/64-11.htm" title="Our holy and our beautiful house, where our fathers praised you, is burned up with fire: and all our pleasant things are laid waste.">Isaiah 64:11</a>; <a href="/lamentations/1-10.htm" title="The adversary has spread out his hand on all her pleasant things: for she has seen that the heathen entered into her sanctuary, whom you did command that they should not enter into your congregation.">Lamentations 1:10</a>.)They are their own witnesses . . .--Better, their witnesses (i.e., the worshippers who sing their praises) see not and know not.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/44.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verses 9-20. - The uniqueness of God having been set forth, the prophet now turns to the images and the image-makers, overwhelming them with his scorn and ridicule. The passage may be compared with <a href="/jeremiah/10-3.htm">Jeremiah 10:3-10</a> and Baruch 6:8-72. Verse 9. - They that make a graven image are... vanity; rather, are confusion. The word used is tohu, which, together with bohu, describes the primitive chaos in <a href="/genesis/1-2.htm">Genesis 1:2</a> (comp. <a href="/isaiah/24-10.htm">Isaiah 24:10</a>; <a href="/isaiah/34-11.htm">Isaiah 34:11</a>; <a href="/isaiah/40-17.htm">Isaiah 40:17, 23</a>; <a href="/isaiah/41-29.htm">Isaiah 41:29</a>; <a href="/isaiah/59-4.htm">Isaiah 59:4</a>). Their delectable things shall not profit. "Their delectable things" are their idols, which are "pets, favourites, treasures." These cannot possibly be of any advantage to them. They are their own witnesses. Their powerlessness stands confessed in their very appearance, since they are manifestly sightless and senseless. That they may be ashamed. The subject of this clause cannot be sought in the earlier part of the verse. It is the idol-makers that will be put to shame. <a href="/commentaries/isaiah/44-9.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>All כֻּלָּם֙ (kul·lām) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every makers יֹֽצְרֵי־ (yō·ṣə·rê-) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3335.htm">Strong's 3335: </a> To mould into a, form, as a, potter, to determine of idols פֶ֤סֶל (p̄e·sel) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6459.htm">Strong's 6459: </a> An idol, image are nothing, תֹּ֔הוּ (tō·hū) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8414.htm">Strong's 8414: </a> A desolation, desert, a worthless thing, in vain and the things they treasure וַחֲמוּדֵיהֶ֖ם (wa·ḥă·mū·ḏê·hem) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2530.htm">Strong's 2530: </a> To desire, take pleasure in are worthless. יוֹעִ֑ילוּ (yō·w·‘î·lū) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3276.htm">Strong's 3276: </a> To confer or gain profit or benefit Their witnesses וְעֵדֵיהֶ֣ם (wə·‘ê·ḏê·hem) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5707.htm">Strong's 5707: </a> A witness, testimony, a recorder, prince fail to בַּל־ (bal-) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1077.htm">Strong's 1077: </a> A failure, nothing, not at all, lest see יִרְא֛וּ (yir·’ū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7200.htm">Strong's 7200: </a> To see or know anything, יֵדְע֖וּ (yê·ḏə·‘ū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3045.htm">Strong's 3045: </a> To know so לְמַ֥עַן (lə·ma·‘an) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4616.htm">Strong's 4616: </a> Purpose -- intent they are put to shame. יֵבֹֽשׁוּ׃ (yê·ḇō·šū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_954.htm">Strong's 954: </a> To pale, to be ashamed, to be disappointed, delayed <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/44-9.htm">Isaiah 44:9 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/isaiah/44-9.htm">Isaiah 44:9 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/isaiah/44-9.htm">Isaiah 44:9 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/isaiah/44-9.htm">Isaiah 44:9 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/isaiah/44-9.htm">Isaiah 44:9 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/44-9.htm">Isaiah 44:9 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/44-9.htm">Isaiah 44:9 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/44-9.htm">Isaiah 44:9 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/44-9.htm">Isaiah 44:9 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/isaiah/44-9.htm">Isaiah 44:9 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/isaiah/44-9.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 44:9 Everyone who makes an engraved image (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/44-8.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 44:8"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 44:8" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/44-10.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 44:10"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 44:10" /></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>