Isaiah 44:17-20
17
He makes a god or his idol with the rest of it.
He bows down to it and worships;
He prays to it,(A) “Save me, for you are my god.”
18
19 He bows down to it and worships;
He prays to it,(A) “Save me, for you are my god.”
No one reflects,
no one has the perception or insight to say,
“I burned half of it in the fire,
I also baked bread on its coals,
I roasted meat and ate.
I will make something detestable(B) with the rest of it,
and I will bow down to a block of wood.”
20 no one has the perception or insight to say,
“I burned half of it in the fire,
I also baked bread on its coals,
I roasted meat and ate.
I will make something detestable(B) with the rest of it,
and I will bow down to a block of wood.”
He feeds on(c) ashes.
His deceived mind has led him astray,
and he cannot deliver himself,
or say, “Isn’t there a lie in my right hand?”(C)
His deceived mind has led him astray,
and he cannot deliver himself,
or say, “Isn’t there a lie in my right hand?”(C)
Footnotes:
a.
Isaiah 44:18: Lit They
b.
Isaiah 44:18: Or for their eyes are shut
c.
Isaiah 44:20: Or He shepherds