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Isaiah 17:8

What does Isaiah 17:8 mean?

A plain-English look at Isaiah 17:8 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

And they shall not look to the altars, the work of their hands; neither shall they have respect to that which their fingers have made, either the Asherim, or the sun-images.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

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.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

And they shall not look to the altars, the work of their hands; neither shall they have respect to that which their fingers have made, either the Asherim, or the sun-images.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

He will not be looking to the altars, the work of his hands, or to the wood pillars or to the sun-images which his fingers have made.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

And he looketh not unto the altars. The work of his own hands, And that which his own fingers made He seeth not--the shrines and the images.

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And he shall not look to the altars which his hands made; and he shall not have respect to the things that his fingers wrought, such as groves and temples.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And he will not look to the altars, the work of his hands, nor have regard to what his fingers have made, neither the Asherahs nor the sun-images.

Context

v.7In that day shall men look unto their Maker, and their eyes shall have respect to the Holy One of Israel.

v.8This passage

v.9In that day shall their strong cities be as the forsaken places in the wood and on the mountain top, which were forsaken from before the children of Israel; and it shall be a desolation.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Isaiah 2:18

    And the idols shall utterly pass away.

  • Isaiah 44:15

    Then shall it be for a man to burn; and he taketh thereof, and warmeth himself; yea, he kindleth it, and baketh bread: yea, he maketh a god, and worshippeth it; he maketh it a graven image, and falleth down thereto.

  • Isaiah 2:8

    Their land also is full of idols; they worship the work of their own hands, that which their own fingers have made.

  • Ezekiel 36:25

    And I will sprinkle clean water upon you, and ye shall be clean: from all your filthiness, and from all your idols, will I cleanse you.

  • Isaiah 44:19

    And none calleth to mind, neither is there knowledge nor understanding to say, I have burned part of it in the fire; yea, also I have baked bread upon the coals thereof; I have roasted flesh and eaten it: and shall I make the residue thereof an abomination? shall I fall down to the stock of a tree?

  • Hosea 10:1

    Israel is a luxuriant vine, that putteth forth his fruit: according to the abundance of his fruit he hath multiplied his altars; according to the goodness of their land they have made goodly pillars.

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