Isaiah 46:7

They bear him upon the katef (shoulder), they carry him, 1 and set him up in his place, 1 and he standeth, from his makom shall he not move; 1 yes, though one shall cry out unto him, yet can he not answer, 1 nor save him out of his tzoros. 1

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

6They lavish zahav out of the bag, 1 and weigh kesef on the scale, and hire a tzoref (goldsmith); 1 and he maketh it El (G-d); 1 they fall down, yes, they bow down in worship. 1

8Remember this, and stand firm; 1 bring it again to lev (heart, mind), O ye poshe'im (rebelling, transgressing ones). 1

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Cross References

Judges 10:12The Tzidonim also, and the Amalek, and the Ma'on, did oppress you; and ye cried out to Me, and I saved you out of their yad.

1 Samuel 5:3And when they of Ashdod arose early the next day, hinei, Dagon was fallen upon his face on the ground before the Aron Hashem. And they took Dagon, and returned him to his makom.

1 Kings 18:29And it came to pass, when tzohorayim was past, and they prophesied until the time of the offering of the minchah (evening sacrifice), that there was neither kol (voice), nor any oneh (responder) nor any attender.

Isaiah 37:38And it came to pass, as he was worshiping in the Bais Nisroch elohav, that Adramelech and Saretzer, his banim, cut him down with the cherev; they escaped into Eretz Ararat; Esar-Chaddon bno reigned in his place.

Isaiah 45:20Assemble yourselves and come; draw near together, 1 ye that are fugitives escaped of the Goyim; 1 they have no da'as (knowledge, rationality) that burden themselves with their etz pesel (wooden idol), 1 the ones davening to an el lo yoshia (g-d who cannot save). 1

Jeremiah 2:28But where are thy elohim 1 that thou hast made for thee? 1 Let them arise, if they can save thee 1 in the time of thy trouble; 1 for as many as are the mispar (number) 1 of thy towns are thy elohim, O Yehudah. 1

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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