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Isaiah 44:17

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.

KJV

reliquum autem ejus deum fecit et sculptile sibi ; curvatur ante illud, et adorat illud, et obsecrat, dicens : Libera me, quia deus meus es tu !

Vulgate

τὸ δὲ λοιπὸν ἐποίησεν εἰς θεὸν γλυπτόν, καὶ προσκυνεῖ καὶ προσεύχεται πρὸς αὐτὸ λέγων Ἐξελοῦ με, ὅτι θεός μου εἶ σύ.

LXX

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

ASV

וּ/שְׁאֵ֣רִית֔/וֹ לְ/אֵ֥ל עָשָׂ֖ה לְ/פִסְל֑/וֹ יסגוד יִסְגָּד ל֤/וֹ וְ/יִשְׁתַּ֨חוּ֙ וְ/יִתְפַּלֵּ֣ל אֵלָ֔י/ו וְ/יֹאמַר֙ הַצִּילֵ֔/נִי כִּ֥י אֵלִ֖/י אָֽתָּה

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

12 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֵ֣ל
'l
noun · 244×
אֶל
'l
preposition · 5475×
אַתָּ֣ה
'th
pronoun · 1088×
הִתְפַּלֵּ֖ל
htpll
verb · 84×
יִּסְגָּד
ysgd
verb · 6×
יִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּ
yshtchv
verb · 174×
יַּ֥עַשׂ
y'sh
verb · 2621×
יֹּ֣אמֶר
y'mr
verb · 5290×
כִּֽי
ky
pronoun · 4439×
נִי
ny
verb · 211×
פָּ֑סֶל
psl
noun · 30×
שְׁאֵרִ֣ית
sh'ryt
noun · 66×

Themes

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

§2112The first commandment condemns polytheism. It requires man neither to believe in, nor to venerate, other divinities than the one true God. Scripture constantly recalls this rejection of "idols, (of) silver and gold, the work of men's hands. They have mouths, but do not speak; eyes, but do not see." These empty idols make their worshippers empty: "Those who make them are like th…

Cross-references

  • Hab 2:19 — Woe unto him that saith to the wood, Awake; to the dumb stone, Arise, it shall teach! Behold, it is laid over with gold and silver, and there is no breath at all in the midst of it.
  • Hos 13:2 — And now they sin more and more, and have made them molten images of their silver, and idols according to their own understanding, all of it the work of the craftsmen: they say of them, Let the men tha
  • Isa 45:20 — Assemble yourselves and come; draw near together, ye that are escaped of the nations: they have no knowledge that set up the wood of their graven image, and pray unto a god that cannot save.
  • Isa 45:20 — Assemble yourselves and come; draw near together, ye that are escaped of the nations: they have no knowledge that set up the wood of their graven image, and pray unto a god that cannot save.