Isaiah 46:8

Remember this, and act like men! Think about it, you rebels!

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In The King James Version

Remember this, and shew yourselves men: bring it again to mind, O ye transgressors.

In Context

7They lift the idol onto their shoulders, carry it along, and then put it in place. It stays there and doesn't move. Even when people cry out to it for help, it doesn't answer—it can't save them from their troubles.

9Remember what I've done for you since the beginning, for I am God, and there is no God apart from me. I am God, and there is none like me.

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 32:29How I wish they were wise, so they could understand it; they would recognize what was going to happen to them.

Psalms 135:18Those who make idols will become just like them, and so will everyone who trusts in them.

Isaiah 47:7You said, “I will reign forever as the eternal queen.” But you didn't think about what was coming; you didn't remember what would happen to you in the end.

Ezekiel 18:28Because they thought about it and gave up their wicked ways, they will certainly live—they won't die.

Haggai 1:7The Lord Almighty says this: Think about what you're doing!

1 Corinthians 14:20Brothers and sisters, don't think like children. Be as innocent as babies in regard to evil, but be grown up in your understanding.

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 46:6-13

The Folly of Idolatry; The Divine Prerogative Asserted. ( b. c. 708.) 5 To whom will ye liken me, and make me equal, and compare me, that we may be like? 6 They lavish gold out of the bag, and weigh silver in the balance, and hire a goldsmith; and he maketh it a god: they fall down, yea, they worship. 7 They bear him upon the shoulder, they carry him, and set him in his place, and he standeth; from his place shall he not remove: yea, one shall cry unto him, yet can he not answer, nor save him out of his trouble. 8… Read the whole commentary →

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