Isaiah 42:17 Go deeper
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They shall be turned back, they shall be greatly ashamed, that trust in graven images, that say to the molten images, Ye are our gods. (KJV)
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נָסֹ֤גוּna.So.guthey will be turned back
Lemma: סוּג (sug) · Strong's: H5472
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVNp3cp)
Meaning: to turn
Used 14 times. Also: Psalms 35:4, Psalms 40:14, Psalms 44:18, Psalms 53:3, Psalms 70:2, Psalms 78:57 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5472; TAHOT Isaiah 42:17 word 1
אָחוֹר֙'a.chOrbackwards
Lemma: אָחוֹר (a.chor) · Strong's: H0268
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: back
Used 41 times. Also: Genesis 49:17, Exodus 26:12, Exodus 33:23, 2 Samuel 1:22, 2 Samuel 10:9, 1 Kings 7:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0268; TAHOT Isaiah 42:17 word 2
יֵבֹ֣שׁוּye.Vo.shuthey will be ashamed
Lemma: בּוֹשׁ (bush) · Strong's: H0954
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqi3mp)
Meaning: be ashamed
Used 126 times. Also: Genesis 2:25, Exodus 32:1, Judges 3:25, Judges 5:28, 2 Samuel 19:5, 2 Kings 2:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0954; TAHOT Isaiah 42:17 word 3
בֹ֔שֶׁתVo.shetshame
Lemma: בֹּ֫שֶׁת (bo.shet) · Strong's: H1322
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: shame
Used 30 times. Also: 1 Samuel 20:30, 2 Chronicles 32:21, Ezra 9:7, Job 8:22, Psalms 35:26, Psalms 40:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1322; TAHOT Isaiah 42:17 word 4
הַבֹּטְחִ֖יםha.bo.te.Chimthose [who] trust
Lemma: בָּטַח (ba.tach) · Strong's: H0982
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVqrmpa)
Meaning: to trust
Used 120 times. Also: Deuteronomy 28:52, Judges 9:26, Judges 18:7, Judges 18:10, Judges 18:27, Judges 20:36 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0982; TAHOT Isaiah 42:17 word 5
בַּפָּ֑סֶלba.Pa.selin <the> idol
Lemma: פֶּ֫סֶל (pe.sel) · Strong's: H6459
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: idol
Used 31 times. Also: Exodus 20:4, Leviticus 26:1, Deuteronomy 4:16, Deuteronomy 4:23, Deuteronomy 4:25, Deuteronomy 5:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6459; TAHOT Isaiah 42:17 word 6
הָאֹמְרִ֥יםha.'o.me.Rimthose [who] say
Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVqrmpa)
Meaning: to say
Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Isaiah 42:17 word 7
לְמַסֵּכָ֖הle.ma.se.Khahto a molten image
Lemma: מַסֵּכָה (mas.se.khah) · Strong's: H4541A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: liquid
Used 26 times. Also: Exodus 32:4, Exodus 32:8, Exodus 34:17, Leviticus 19:4, Numbers 33:52, Deuteronomy 9:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4541A; TAHOT Isaiah 42:17 word 8
אַתֶּ֥ם'a.Temyou
Lemma: אַתֶּם (at.tem) · Strong's: H0859D
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Second · Masculine · Plural (HPp2mp)
Meaning: you(m.p.)
Used 283 times. Also: Genesis 9:7, Genesis 26:27, Genesis 29:4, Genesis 42:9, Genesis 42:14, Genesis 42:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0859D; TAHOT Isaiah 42:17 word 9
אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ\׃\ \ס'e.lo.Hei.nu[are] god our
Lemma: אֱלֹהִים (e.lo.him) · Strong's: H0430G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: God
Used 2382 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0430G; TAHOT Isaiah 42:17 word 10
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| But those who trust | → | בָּטַח H0982 to trust |
| in idols | → | פֶּ֫סֶל H6459 idol |
| and say | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| to molten images | → | מַסֵּכָה H4541A liquid |
| You | → | אַתֶּם H0859D you(m.p.) |
| are our gods | → | אֱלֹהִים H0430G God |
| will be turned | → | סוּג H5472 to turn |
| back | → | אָחוֹר H0268 back |
| in utter | → | בֹּ֫שֶׁת H1322 shame |
| shame | → | בּוֹשׁ H0954 be ashamed |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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