Isaiah
Isaiah 42:17
17But those who trust in idols
and say to molten images, ‘You are our gods!’
will be turned back in utter shame.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| But those who trust | הַבֹּטְחִ֖ים | hab·bō·ṭə·ḥîm | Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H982 trust |
| in idols | בַּפָּ֑סֶל | bap·pā·sel | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H6459 idol, image |
| and say | הָאֹמְרִ֥ים | hā·’ō·mə·rîm | Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H559 utter, say |
| to molten images | לְמַסֵּכָ֖ה | lə·mas·sê·ḵāh | Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular | H4541 molten metal, or image |
| You | אַתֶּ֥ם | ’at·tem | Pronoun - second person masculine plural | H859 thou |
| are our gods | אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃ס | ’ĕ·lō·hê·nū | Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common plural | H430 God |
| will be turned | נָסֹ֤גוּ | nā·sō·ḡū | Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural | H5472 move away, backslide |
| back | אָחוֹר֙ | ’ā·ḥō·wr | Noun - masculine singular | H268 the hinder side, back part |
| in utter | בֹ֔שֶׁת | ḇō·šeṯ | Noun - feminine singular | H1322 shame |
| shame | יֵבֹ֣שׁוּ | yê·ḇō·šū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H954 be ashamed |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Psalm 97:7 · Isaiah 1:29 · Isaiah 44:11 · Isaiah 45:16–17
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.