Isaiah 44:17

The rest of it he makes into a deity, 2 even his engraved image. 1 He bows down to it and worships, 2 and prays to it, and says, “Deliver me; for you are my deity!” 1

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In The King James Version

And the residue thereof he maketh a god, even his graven image: he falleth down unto it, and worshippeth it, and prayeth unto it, and saith, Deliver me; for thou art my god.

In Context

16He burns part of it in the fire. 2 With part of it, he eats meat. 2 He roasts a roast, and is satisfied. 1 Yes, he warms himself, 2 and says, “Aha! I am warm. I have seen the fire.” 1

18They don’t know, neither do they consider: 2 for he has shut their eyes, that they can’t see; 2 and their hearts, that they can’t understand. 1

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Cross References

Isaiah 2:8Their land also is full of idols. 2 They worship the work of their own hands, 2 that which their own fingers have made. 1

Isaiah 37:38As he was worshiping in the house of Nisroch his deity, Adrammelech and Sharezer his sons struck him with the sword; and they escaped into the land of Ararat. Esar Haddon his son reigned in his place.

Isaiah 46:6Some pour out gold from the bag, 2 and weigh silver in the balance. 1 They hire a goldsmith, 2 and he makes it a deity. 1 They fall down— 2 yes, they worship. 1

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 44:10-21

The Folly of Idolatry. ( b. c. 708.) 9 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. 10 Who hath formed a god, or molten a graven image that is profitable for nothing? 11 Behold, all his fellows shall be ashamed: and the workmen, they are of men: let them all be gathered together, let them stand up; yet they shall fear, and they shall be ashamed together. 12 The smith with the… Read the whole commentary →

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