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Amplified
And he will not have regard for the [idolatrous] altars, the work of his hands,
Nor will he look to that which his fingers have made,
Neither the Asherim (symbols of the goddess Asherah) nor the incense altars.
New American Standard Bible
Nor will he look to that which his
Even the
King James Version
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.
Holman Bible
They will not look to the altars
International Standard Version
They will not look upon the altars, the products that their own fingers have made, and they will have no regard for Asherah poles or incense altars.
A Conservative Version
And they shall not look to the altars, the work of their hands, nor shall they have respect for that which their fingers have made, either the Asherim, or the sun-images.
American Standard Version
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.
Bible in Basic English
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.
Darby Translation
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.
Julia Smith Translation
And he shall not look to the altars, the work of his hands, and what his fingers made he shall not see, and the statues and the images.
King James 2000
And he shall not look to the altars, the work of his hands, neither shall he respect that which his fingers have made, either the idol poles, or the incense altars.
Lexham Expanded Bible
it will not look to the altars, the work of its hands, and it will not see what its fingers made and the poles of Asherah worship and the incense altars.
Modern King James verseion
And he shall not look to the altars, the work of his hands, nor respect that which his fingers have made, either the Asherahs or the images.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And shall not turn to the altars that are the work of his own hands, neither shall he look upon groves and images, which his fingers have wrought.
NET Bible
They will no longer trust in the altars their hands made, or depend on the Asherah poles and incense altars their fingers made.
New Heart English Bible
They will not look to the altars, the work of their hands; neither shall they respect that which their fingers have made, either the Asherim, or the incense altars.
The Emphasized Bible
And he shall not look unto the altars the work of his own hands, - Nor to what his own fingers have made, shall his eye be turned, Whether Sacred Stems or Sun-pillars.
Webster
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.
World English Bible
They will not look to the altars, the work of their hands; neither shall they respect that which their fingers have made, either the Asherim, or the incense altars.
Youngs Literal Translation
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.
Themes
Groves » Forbidden to be established
Groves » God promised to wean israel from
Idolatry » Prophecies relating to
false Worship » Idolatry » Prophecies concerning the overthrow of
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Isaiah 17:8
Verse Info
Context Readings
Judgment Against Israel
7
In that day man will have regard for his Maker,
And his eyes will regard the Holy One of Israel [with awe-inspired reverence].
And he will not have regard for the [idolatrous] altars, the work of his hands,
Nor will he look to that which his fingers have made,
Neither the Asherim (symbols of the goddess Asherah) nor the incense altars.
In that day the strong cities of Aram and Israel will be like
Or like branches which they abandoned before the children of Israel;
And the land will be a desolation.
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Cross References
Isaiah 27:9
Therefore through this the wickedness [the sin, the injustice, the wrongdoing] of Jacob (Israel) will be atoned for and forgiven;
And this will be
When Israel makes all the stones of the [pagan] altars like crushed chalk stones;
When the Asherim and the incense altars will not stand.
Isaiah 30:22
And you will defile your carved images overlaid with silver, and your cast images plated with gold. You will scatter them like a bloodstained cloth, and will say to them, “Be gone!”
Isaiah 2:8
Their land has also been filled with idols;
They worship the work of their hands,
That which their own fingers have made.
Micah 5:13-14
“I will also cut off your carved images
And your sacred pillars from among you,
So that you will no longer worship and bow down
To the work of your hands.
Exodus 34:13
But you shall tear down and destroy their [pagan] altars, smash in pieces their [sacred] pillars (obelisks, images) and cut down their
2 Chronicles 14:5
Asa also removed the [idolatrous] high places and the incense altars from all the cities of Judah. The kingdom was at rest and undisturbed under his reign.
2 Chronicles 34:4
They tore down the altars of the Baals in his presence; he cut to pieces the incense altars that were high above them; he also smashed the Asherim and the carved images and the cast images to pieces, and ground them to dust and scattered it on the graves of those who had sacrificed to them.
2 Chronicles 34:6-7
In the cities of Manasseh, Ephraim, Simeon, and as far as Naphtali, in their surrounding ruins,
Isaiah 1:29
For you will be ashamed [of the degradation] of the oaks in which you took [idolatrous] pleasure,
And you will be ashamed of the gardens [of passion] which you have chosen [for pagan worship].
Isaiah 2:18-21
And the idols will completely vanish (be abolished).
Isaiah 31:6-7
Return to Him from whom you have so deeply defected, O sons of Israel.
Isaiah 44:15
Then it becomes fuel for a man to burn, so he takes one of them and warms himself; he also kindles a fire to bake bread. He also makes a god [from the same wood] and worships it. He makes it into a carved idol [with his own hands] and falls down and worships it!
Isaiah 44:19-20
No one remembers, nor has knowledge and understanding [enough] to say [to himself], “I have burned half of this log in the fire, and also baked bread on its coals and have roasted meat and eaten it. Then I make the rest of it into an repulsive thing [to God]; I bow down [to worship] before a block of wood!”
Ezekiel 36:25
Then I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean; I will cleanse you from all your uncleanness and from all your idols.
Hosea 8:4-6
They set up kings, but not from Me [therefore without My blessing];
They have appointed princes, but I did not know it.
With their silver and their gold they made idols for themselves,
That they might be cut off.
Hosea 10:1-2
He produces fruit for himself.
The more his fruit,
The more altars he made [to Baal];
The richer his land,
The better he made the [idolatrous] pillars.
Hosea 13:1-2
He exalted himself [above the other tribes] in Israel;
But through [the worship of] Baal he became guilty and died [spiritually, and then came ruin, sealing Israel’s doom as a nation].
Hosea 14:8
O Ephraim, what more have I to do with idols?
It is I who have answered and will care for you and watch over you.
I am like a luxuriant cypress tree;
With Me your fruit is found [which is to nourish you].
Zephaniah 1:3
“I will consume and sweep away man and beast;
I will consume and sweep away the birds of the air
And the fish of the sea,
And the
And I will cut off and destroy man from the face of the earth,” declares the Lord.
Zechariah 13:2
“In that day,” declares the Lord of hosts, “I will cut off the names of the idols from the land, and they will no longer be remembered. I will also remove the [false] prophets and the unclean spirit from the land.