Isaiah 44:15

So it serveth for a man to burn, And he hath taken of the branches and warmed himself, Also he kindleth a fire, and baketh bread,—Also he maketh a GOD, and hath bowed himself down, Hath made of it a carved image, and adored it:

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

Then shall it be for a man to burn: for he will take thereof, and warm himself; yea, he kindleth it, and baketh bread; yea, he maketh a god, and worshippeth it; he maketh it a graven image, and falleth down thereto.

In Context

14When one was cutting him down cedars, Then took he a holm-tree and an oak, And secured them for himself, among the trees of the forest,—He planted a fir-tree and the pouring rain made it grow;

16The half thereof, hath he burned in the fire, Over half thereof, he eateth flesh, He roasteth roast, that he may be satisfied,—Also he warmeth himself, and saith, Aha, I am warm, I have seen a blaze;

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Cross References

Judges 2:19But, when the judge was dead, they again broke faith more than their fathers, by going their way after other gods, by serving them, and bowing themselves down to them,—they ceased not from their doings nor from their stubborn way.

Isaiah 2:8And filled is their land with idols,—To the work of their own hands, do they bow themselves down, To that which they made with their own fingers.

Isaiah 45:20Assemble yourselves and come Draw near together, ye escaped of the nations,—They know not Who carry the wood of their carved image, And pray unto a GOD who cannot save.

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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