Ésaïe 42:17

17 Ils reculeront, ils seront confus, Ceux qui se confient aux idoles taillées, Ceux qui disent aux idoles de fonte: Vous êtes nos dieux!

Ésaïe 42:17 Meaning and Commentary

Isaiah 42:17

They shall be turned back
Either from their former course, from their idolatry and their idols, and be converted, and turn to the living God; or it may be understood of such Gentiles as were not converted, when others were, who should be put to flight, and should fly to the rocks and mountains to hide and cover them from the wrath of God; for this phrase is used of the overthrow of enemies, of their being obliged to turn their backs and flee: they shall be greatly ashamed that trust in graven images;
as converted persons when they come to be convinced of the folly of their idolatrous practices are; and if not converted, yet are confounded when they find their idols cannot help and assist them, nor deliver them out of their trouble: that say to the molten images, ye are our gods;
as the Israelites did to the molten calf made by Aaron; and the stupidity of the one and the other is much alike; this of the Gentiles, and that of the Israelites.

Ésaïe 42:17 In-Context

15 Je ravagerai montagnes et collines, Et j'en dessécherai toute la verdure; Je changerai les fleuves en terre ferme, Et je mettrai les étangs à sec.
16 Je ferai marcher les aveugles sur un chemin qu'ils ne connaissent pas, Je les conduirai par des sentiers qu'ils ignorent; Je changerai devant eux les ténèbres en lumière, Et les endroits tortueux en plaine: Voilà ce que je ferai, et je ne les abandonnerai point.
17 Ils reculeront, ils seront confus, Ceux qui se confient aux idoles taillées, Ceux qui disent aux idoles de fonte: Vous êtes nos dieux!
18 Sourds, écoutez! Aveugles, regardez et voyez!
19 Qui est aveugle, sinon mon serviteur, Et sourd comme mon messager que j'envoie? Qui est aveugle, comme l'ami de Dieu, Aveugle comme le serviteur de l'Eternel?
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