Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Who shapes a god and casts an idol, which can profit nothing? New Living Translation Who but a fool would make his own god— an idol that cannot help him one bit? English Standard Version Who fashions a god or casts an idol that is profitable for nothing? Berean Standard Bible Who fashions a god or casts an idol which profits him nothing? King James Bible Who hath formed a god, or molten a graven image that is profitable for nothing? New King James Version Who would form a god or mold an image That profits him nothing? New American Standard Bible Who has fashioned a god or cast an idol to no benefit? NASB 1995 Who has fashioned a god or cast an idol to no profit? NASB 1977 Who has fashioned a god or cast an idol to no profit? Legacy Standard Bible Who has formed a god or cast a graven image to no profit? Amplified Bible Who has made a god or cast an idol which is profitable for nothing? Christian Standard Bible Who makes a god or casts a metal image that benefits no one? Holman Christian Standard Bible Who makes a god or casts a metal image for no profit? American Standard Version Who hath fashioned a god, or molten an image that is profitable for nothing? Contemporary English Version Why make an idol or an image that can't do a thing? English Revised Version Who hath fashioned a god, or molten a graven image that is profitable for nothing? GOD'S WORD® Translation Nothing comes from making gods or casting metal idols. Good News Translation It does no good to make a metal image to worship as a god! International Standard Version Who would shape a god or cast an image that profits nothing? Majority Standard Bible Who fashions a god or casts an idol which profits him nothing? NET Bible Who forms a god and casts an idol that will prove worthless? New Heart English Bible Who has fashioned a god, or molds an image that is profitable for nothing? Webster's Bible Translation Who hath formed a god, or cast a graven image that is profitable for nothing? World English Bible Who has fashioned a god, or molds an image that is profitable for nothing? Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionWho has formed a god, "" And poured out a molten image—not profitable? Young's Literal Translation Who hath formed a god, And a molten image poured out -- not profitable? Smith's Literal Translation Who formed a god and a carved molten image, profiting for nothing? Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleWho hath formed a god, and made a graven thing that is profitable for nothing? Catholic Public Domain Version Who has formed a god or cast a molten image, which is useful for nothing? New American Bible Who would fashion a god or cast an idol, that is of no use? New Revised Standard Version Who would fashion a god or cast an image that can do no good? Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleTherefore let them be ashamed, those who make gods or graven and molten images that are profitable for nothing. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Because of this, those who are making gods and are forming molten images shall be ashamed, because there is no profit in them OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Who hath fashioned a god, or molten an image That is profitable for nothing? Brenton Septuagint Translation that form a god, and all that grave worthless things: Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The LORD has Chosen Israel…9All makers of idols are nothing, and the things they treasure are worthless. Their witnesses fail to see or comprehend, so they are put to shame. 10Who fashions a god or casts an idol which profits him nothing? 11Behold, all his companions will be put to shame, for the craftsmen themselves are only human. Let them all assemble and take their stand; they will all be brought to terror and shame.… Cross References Jeremiah 10:14-15 Every man is senseless and devoid of knowledge; every goldsmith is put to shame by his idols. For his molten images are a fraud, and there is no breath in them. / They are worthless, a work to be mocked. In the time of their punishment they will perish. Psalm 115:4-8 Their idols are silver and gold, made by the hands of men. / They have mouths, but cannot speak; they have eyes, but cannot see; / they have ears, but cannot hear; they have noses, but cannot smell; ... Habakkuk 2:18-19 What use is an idol, that a craftsman should carve it—or an image, a teacher of lies? For its maker trusts in his own creation; he makes idols that cannot speak. / Woe to him who says to wood, ‘Awake!’ or to silent stone, ‘Arise!’ Can it give guidance? Behold, it is overlaid with gold and silver, yet there is no breath in it at all.” Jeremiah 51:17-18 Every man is senseless and devoid of knowledge; every goldsmith is put to shame by his idols. For his molten images are a fraud, and there is no breath in them. / They are worthless, a work to be mocked. In the time of their punishment they will perish. Deuteronomy 4:28 And there you will serve man-made gods of wood and stone, which cannot see or hear or eat or smell. 1 Corinthians 8:4-6 So about eating food sacrificed to idols: We know that an idol is nothing at all in the world, and that there is no God but one. / For even if there are so-called gods, whether in heaven or on earth (as there are many so-called gods and lords), / yet for us there is but one God, the Father, from whom all things came and for whom we exist. And there is but one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom all things came and through whom we exist. Psalm 135:15-18 The idols of the nations are silver and gold, made by the hands of men. / They have mouths, but cannot speak; they have eyes, but cannot see; / they have ears, but cannot hear; nor is there breath in their mouths. ... Romans 1:22-23 Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools, / and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images of mortal man and birds and animals and reptiles. 1 Kings 18:26-29 And they took the bull that was given them, prepared it, and called on the name of Baal from morning until noon, shouting, “O Baal, answer us!” But there was no sound, and no one answered as they leaped around the altar they had made. / At noon Elijah began to taunt them, saying, “Shout louder, for he is a god! Perhaps he is deep in thought, or occupied, or on a journey. Perhaps he is sleeping and must be awakened!” / So they shouted louder and cut themselves with knives and lances, as was their custom, until the blood gushed over them. ... 1 Corinthians 10:19-20 Am I suggesting, then, that food sacrificed to an idol is anything, or that an idol is anything? / No, but the sacrifices of pagans are offered to demons, not to God. And I do not want you to be participants with demons. Exodus 20:4-5 You shall not make for yourself an idol in the form of anything in the heavens above, on the earth below, or in the waters beneath. / You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on their children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me, Acts 17:29 Therefore, being offspring of God, we should not think that the Divine Being is like gold or silver or stone, an image formed by man’s skill and imagination. 2 Kings 19:18 They have cast their gods into the fire and destroyed them, for they were not gods, but only wood and stone—the work of human hands. Revelation 9:20 Now the rest of mankind who were not killed by these plagues still did not repent of the works of their hands. They did not stop worshiping demons and idols of gold, silver, bronze, stone, and wood, which cannot see or hear or walk. Hosea 8:4-6 They set up kings, but not by Me. They make princes, but without My approval. With their silver and gold they make themselves idols, to their own destruction. / He has rejected your calf, O Samaria. My anger burns against them. How long will they be incapable of innocence? / For this thing is from Israel—a craftsman made it, and it is not God. It will be broken to pieces, that calf of Samaria. Treasury of Scripture Who has formed a god, or molten a graven image that is profitable for nothing? 1 Kings 12:28 Whereupon the king took counsel, and made two calves of gold, and said unto them, It is too much for you to go up to Jerusalem: behold thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt. Jeremiah 10:5 They are upright as the palm tree, but speak not: they must needs be borne, because they cannot go. Be not afraid of them; for they cannot do evil, neither also is it in them to do good. Daniel 3:1,14 Nebuchadnezzar the king made an image of gold, whose height was threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof six cubits: he set it up in the plain of Dura, in the province of Babylon… Jump to Previous Cast Casts Fashioned Fashions Formed Graven Idol Image Makes Metal Molds Molten Poured Profit Profitable ShapesJump to Next Cast Casts Fashioned Fashions Formed Graven Idol Image Makes Metal Molds Molten Poured Profit Profitable ShapesIsaiah 44 1. God comforts the church with his promises7. The vanity of idols 9. And folly of idol makers 21. He exhorts to praise God for his redemption and omnipotence Who fashions a god This phrase addresses the act of creating a deity, highlighting the futility of idolatry. In the ancient Near Eastern context, idol-making was a common practice among surrounding nations, such as the Babylonians and Egyptians, who crafted gods from wood, stone, and metal. The biblical narrative consistently condemns this practice, emphasizing the uniqueness and sovereignty of the God of Israel (Exodus 20:3-4). The act of fashioning a god underscores human attempts to control and manipulate the divine, contrasting with the biblical portrayal of God as the Creator who cannot be contained or represented by human hands (Isaiah 40:18-20). or casts an idol which profits him nothing? Persons / Places / Events 1. IsaiahA major prophet in the Old Testament, Isaiah is the author of the book that bears his name. He prophesied to the Kingdom of Judah during a time of moral and spiritual decline. 2. Idol Makers The individuals who create idols, which are objects of worship made by human hands. In this context, they are criticized for their futile efforts. 3. Judah The southern kingdom of Israel, which often fell into idolatry despite being the chosen people of God. 4. Idols Objects made to represent gods, often worshipped in place of the one true God. They are central to the critique in this passage. 5. God The one true God of Israel, who is contrasted with the lifeless idols made by human hands. Teaching Points The Futility of IdolatryIdols, whether physical or metaphorical, cannot provide true profit or fulfillment. They are powerless and cannot compare to the living God. The Call to Worship the True God Believers are called to worship God in spirit and truth, recognizing His sovereignty and rejecting all forms of idolatry. Modern Idolatry Idolatry today may not involve physical idols but can include anything that takes precedence over God in our lives, such as money, power, or status. God's Sovereignty and Power Unlike idols, God is active and powerful, involved in the lives of His people. Trusting in Him brings true profit and fulfillment. Repentance and Renewal Recognizing the futility of idols should lead to repentance and a renewed commitment to God, seeking His guidance and strength.Verse 10. - Who hath... molten a graven image? Metal idols were mostly cast in the first instance, and then finished off with a graving-tool. "Who hath molten" means "who has been so foolish as to do so - to take so much trouble about a thing which cannot possibly profit any one?" Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Whoמִֽי־ (mî-) Interrogative Strong's 4310: Who?, whoever, in oblique construction with prefix, suffix fashions יָצַ֥ר (yā·ṣar) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3335: To mould into a, form, as a, potter, to determine a god אֵ֖ל (’êl) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 410: Strength -- as adjective, mighty, the Almighty or casts נָסָ֑ךְ (nā·sāḵ) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5258: To pour out, a libation, to cast, to anoint a, king an idol וּפֶ֣סֶל (ū·p̄e·sel) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 6459: An idol, image which profits him הוֹעִֽיל׃ (hō·w·‘îl) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3276: To confer or gain profit or benefit nothing? לְבִלְתִּ֖י (lə·ḇil·tî) Preposition-l Strong's 1115: A failure of, not, except, without, unless, besides, because not, until Links Isaiah 44:10 NIVIsaiah 44:10 NLT Isaiah 44:10 ESV Isaiah 44:10 NASB Isaiah 44:10 KJV Isaiah 44:10 BibleApps.com Isaiah 44:10 Biblia Paralela Isaiah 44:10 Chinese Bible Isaiah 44:10 French Bible Isaiah 44:10 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Isaiah 44:10 Who has fashioned a god or molds (Isa Isi Is) |