Isaiah 42:8

I am the LORD, that is My name; and My glory will I not give to another, neither My praise to graven images.

JPS TaNaKH 1917

In The King James Version

I am the LORD: that is my name: and my glory will I not give to another, neither my praise to graven images.

In Context

7To open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners from the dungeon, and them that sit in darkness out of the prison-house.

9Behold, the former things are come to pass, and new things do I declare; before they spring forth I tell you of them.

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Cross References

Exodus 3:14And God said unto Moses: 'I AM THAT I AM'; and He said: 'Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel: I AM hath sent me unto you.'

Exodus 20:3Thou shalt have no other gods before Me.

Psalms 83:18(83-19) That they may know that it is Thou alone whose name is the LORD, the Most High over all the earth.

Isaiah 48:5Therefore I have declared it to thee from of old; before it came to pass I announced it to thee; lest thou shouldest say: 'Mine idol hath done them, and my graven image, and my molten image, hath commanded them.'

Isaiah 48:11For Mine own sake, for Mine own sake, will I do it; for how should it be profaned? And My glory will I not give to another.

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 42:6-13

The Messiah's Approach. ( b. c. 708.) 5 Thus saith God the Lord , he that created the heavens, and stretched them out; he that spread forth the earth, and that which cometh out of it; he that giveth breath unto the people upon it, and spirit to them that walk therein: 6 I the Lord have called thee in righteousness, and will hold thine hand, and will keep thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, for a light of the Gentiles; 7 To open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners from the prison, and them that… Read the whole commentary →

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