Isaiah 44:20

He is feeding on ashes, A deluded heart, hath turned him aside,—And he cannot deliver his own soul nor say, Is there not a falsehood in my right hand?

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

He feedeth on ashes: a deceived heart hath turned him aside, that he cannot deliver his soul, nor say, Is there not a lie in my right hand?

In Context

19And no one reflecteth—There is neither knowledge nor discernment—to say, Half thereof, have I burned up in the fire Moreover also I have baked, on the coals thereof, bread, I roasted flesh, and have been eating,—And of the remainder thereof, an abomination, shall I make? And, to a log of wood, shall I pay adoration?

21Remember these things, O Jacob, And, Israel,—for, my Servant, thou art,—I have fashioned thee, a Servant of mine, thou art.

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Cross References

1 Kings 22:20And Yahweh said, Who will persuade Ahab, that he may go up and fall, at Ramoth-gilead? And, one, said in this manner, and, another, said in that manner.

Job 15:31Let no one trust in him that—by vanity—is deceived, for, vanity, shall be his recompense;

Proverbs 15:14The heart of the intelligent, seeketh knowledge, but, the mouth of dullards, feedeth on folly.

Isaiah 59:3For, your hands, are defiled with blood, And, your fingers, with iniquity,—Your lips, have spoken falsehood, and Your tongue, muttereth, perversity.

Jeremiah 16:19O Yahweh, my strength, and my refuge, and my place to fly to, in the day of distress,—Unto thee, shall nations come in, out of the ends of the earth, that they may say—Surely! Falsehood, did our fathers inherit, Vanity, among whom is none that can profit:

Hosea 12:1Ephraim, feedeth on wind, and pursueth the east wind, all the day, falsehood and force, doth he magnify,—and, a covenant with Assyria, would they solemnize, and, oil into Egypt, must be borne along.

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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