Isaiah 44:9 Hebrew Word Analysis

0They that makeיֹֽצְרֵיh3335
1a graven imageפֶ֤סֶלh6459
2כֻּלָּם֙h3605
3are all of them vanityתֹּ֔הוּh8414
4and their delectable thingsוַחֲמוּדֵיהֶ֖םh2530
5בַּלh1077
6shall not profitיוֹעִ֑ילוּh3276
7and they are their own witnessesוְעֵדֵיהֶ֣םh5707
8הֵׄ֗מָּׄהׄh1992
9בַּלh1077
10they seeיִרְא֛וּh7200
11וּבַלh1077
12not nor knowיֵדְע֖וּh3045
13לְמַ֥עַןh4616
14that they may be ashamedיֵבֹֽשׁוּ׃h954

Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)

They that make a graven image are all of them vanity; and their delectable things shall not profit; and they are their own witnesses; they see not, nor know; that they may be ashamed.

American Standard Version (ASV)

They that fashion a graven image are all of them vanity; and the things that they delight in shall not profit; and their own witnesses see not, nor know: that they may be put to shame.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

Those who make a pictured image are all of them as nothing, and the things of their desire will be of no profit to them: and their servants see not, and have no knowledge; so they will be put to shame.

Darby English Bible (DBY)

They that form a graven image are all of them vanity, and their delectable things are of no profit; and they are their own witnesses: they see not, nor know; -- that they may be ashamed.

World English Bible (WEB)

Those who fashion an engraved image are all of them vanity; and the things that they delight in shall not profit; and their own witnesses don't see, nor know: that they may be disappointed.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

Framers of a graven image `are' all of them emptiness, And their desirable things do not profit, And their own witnesses they `are', They see not, nor know, that they may be ashamed.