Isaiah 42:17

17 But those who trust in idols, who say to images, ‘You are our gods,’ will be turned back in utter shame.

Isaiah 42:17 in Other Translations

KJV
17 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.
ESV
17 They are turned back and utterly put to shame, who trust in carved idols, who say to metal images, "You are our gods."
NLT
17 But those who trust in idols, who say, ‘You are our gods,’ will be turned away in shame.
MSG
17 But those who invested in the no-gods are bankrupt - dead broke. You've Seen a Lot, but Looked at Nothing
CSB
17 They will be turned back [and] utterly ashamed- those who trust in idols and say to metal-plated images: You are our gods!

Isaiah 42:17 In-Context

15 I will lay waste the mountains and hills and dry up all their vegetation; I will turn rivers into islands and dry up the pools.
16 I will lead the blind by ways they have not known, along unfamiliar paths I will guide them; I will turn the darkness into light before them and make the rough places smooth. These are the things I will do; I will not forsake them.
17 But those who trust in idols, who say to images, ‘You are our gods,’ will be turned back in utter shame.
18 “Hear, you deaf; look, you blind, and see!
19 Who is blind but my servant, and deaf like the messenger I send? Who is blind like the one in covenant with me, blind like the servant of the LORD?

Cross References 2

  • 1. S Exodus 32:4
  • 2. S Psalms 97:7; S Isaiah 1:29; Isaiah 44:11; Isaiah 45:16
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