Isaiah 17:8

8 They will not look to the altars, the work of their hands, and they will have no regard for the Asherah poles[a]and the incense altars their fingers have made.

Isaiah 17:8 in Other Translations

KJV
8 And he shall not look to the altars, the work of his hands, neither shall respect that which his fingers have made, either the groves, or the images.
ESV
8 He will not look to the altars, the work of his hands, and he will not look on what his own fingers have made, either the Asherim or the altars of incense.
NLT
8 They will no longer look to their idols for help or worship what their own hands have made. They will never again bow down to their Asherah poles or worship at the pagan shrines they have built.
MSG
8 They'll lose interest in all the stuff they've made - altars and monuments and rituals, their homemade, handmade religion - however impressive it is.
CSB
8 They will not look to the altars they made with their hands or to the Asherahs and incense altars they made with their fingers.

Isaiah 17:8 In-Context

6 Yet some gleanings will remain, as when an olive tree is beaten, leaving two or three olives on the topmost branches, four or five on the fruitful boughs,” declares the LORD, the God of Israel.
7 In that day people will look to their Maker and turn their eyes to the Holy One of Israel.
8 They will not look to the altars, the work of their hands, and they will have no regard for the Asherah polesand the incense altars their fingers have made.
9 In that day their strong cities, which they left because of the Israelites, will be like places abandoned to thickets and undergrowth. And all will be desolation.
10 You have forgotten God your Savior; you have not remembered the Rock, your fortress. Therefore, though you set out the finest plants and plant imported vines,

Cross References 4

  • 1. S Leviticus 26:30
  • 2. S 2 Chronicles 32:19; Isaiah 2:18,20; Isaiah 30:22; Isaiah 46:6; Revelation 9:20
  • 3. S Judges 3:7; S 2 Kings 17:10
  • 4. Isaiah 2:8

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. That is, wooden symbols of the goddess Asherah
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