He took the gold from them, fashioned it with an engraving tool, and made it into an image of a calf. Then they said, ‘Israel, these are your gods, who brought you up from the land of Egypt! ’
Isaiah 42:17 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised They will be turned back and utterly ashamed – those who trust in an idol and say to a cast image, “You are our gods! ” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 They shall be turned back, they shall be greatly ashamed, that trust in graven images, that say to the molten images, Ye are our gods. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition They shall be turned back, they shall be utterly put to shame, who trust in graven images, who say to molten images, You are our gods. American Standard Version (1901) They shall be turned back, they shall be utterly put to shame, that trust in graven images, that say unto molten images, Ye are our gods. Common English Bible Turned backward, utterly shamed are those who trust in idols, who say to a cast image, “You are our god!” Catholic Public Domain Version They have been converted again. Let those who trust in graven idols be greatly confounded, for they say to a molten thing, "You are our god." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version They are turned back. Let them be greatly confounded that trust in a graven thing, that say to a molten thing: You are our god. |
He took the gold from them, fashioned it with an engraving tool, and made it into an image of a calf. Then they said, ‘Israel, these are your gods, who brought you up from the land of Egypt! ’
They have quickly turned from the way I commanded them; they have made for themselves an image of a calf. They have bowed down to it, sacrificed to it, and said, “Israel, these are your gods, who brought you up from the land of Egypt.” ’
Indeed, they will be ashamed of the sacred trees you desired, and you will be embarrassed because of the garden shrines you have chosen.
Look, all its worshippers will be put to shame, and the craftsmen are humans. They all will assemble and stand; they all will be startled and put to shame.
He makes a god or his idol with the rest of it. He bows down to it and worships; he prays to it, ‘Save me, for you are my god.’
All who make idols are nothing, and what they treasure benefits no one. Their witnesses do not see or know anything, so they will be put to shame.
Therefore, this is what the Lord God says: ‘Look! My servants will eat, but you will be hungry. Look! My servants will drink, but you will be thirsty. Look! My servants will rejoice, but you will be put to shame.
Why have I seen this? They are terrified, they are retreating, their warriors are crushed, they flee headlong, they never look back, terror is on every side! This is the Lord’s declaration.