Isaiah 45:16
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“They will all be put to shame and humiliated; the makers of idols will depart together in disgrace.”
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“They will all be put to shame and humiliated; the makers of idols will depart together in disgrace.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“They shall be ashamed, and also confounded, all of them: they shall go to confusion together that are makers of idols.”
King James Version · Public Domain“They shall be put to shame, yea, confounded, all of them; they shall go into confusion together that are makers of idols.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“They have been ashamed, And they have even blushed--all of them, Together gone in confusion have those carving images.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Isaiah 45:16 — 8 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Psalms 97:7All worshipers of images are put to shame— those who boast in idols. Worship Him, all you gods!
- Isaiah 41:19I will plant cedars in the wilderness, acacias, myrtles, and olive trees. I will set cypresses in the desert, elms and boxwood together,
- Isaiah 42:17But those who trust in idols and say to molten images, ‘You are our gods!’ will be turned back in utter shame.
- Isaiah 44:9All makers of idols are nothing, and the things they treasure are worthless. Their witnesses fail to see or comprehend, so they are put to shame.
- Isaiah 44:11Behold, all his companions will be put to shame, for the craftsmen themselves are only human. Let them all assemble and take their stand; they will all be brought to terror and shame.
- Isaiah 45:20Come, gather together, and draw near, you fugitives from the nations. Ignorant are those who carry idols of wood and pray to a god that cannot save.
- Jeremiah 2:26As the thief is ashamed when he is caught, so the house of Israel is disgraced. They, their kings, their officials, their priests, and their prophets
- Jeremiah 10:14Every man is senseless and devoid of knowledge; every goldsmith is put to shame by his idols. For his molten images are a fraud, and there is no breath in them.
Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).