Isaiah 44:15

44:14 He heweth him down cedars, and taketh the cypress and the oak, which he strengtheneth for himself among the trees of the forest: he planteth an ash, and the rain doth nourish it. strengtheneth: or, taketh courage

Then shall it be for a man to burn: for he will take thereof, and warm himself; yea, he kindleth it, and baketh bread; yea, he maketh a god, and worshippeth it; he maketh it a graven image, and falleth down thereto.

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Then it will be for a man to burn; and he takes some of it, and warms himself. Yes, he burns it, and bakes bread. Yes, he makes a god, and worships it; he makes it an engraved image, and falls down to it.

Then shall it be for a man to burn: for he will take thereof, and warm himself; yea, he kindleth it, and baketh bread; yea, he maketh a god, and worshippeth it; he maketh it a graven image, and falleth down thereto.

Then shall it be for a man to burn: for he will take thereof, and warm himself; yes, he kindles it, and bakes bread; yes, he makes a god, and worships it; he makes it a graven image, and falls down thereto.

44:16 He burneth part thereof in the fire; with part thereof he eateth flesh; he roasteth roast, and is satisfied: yea, he warmeth himself, and saith, Aha, I am warm, I have seen the fire:

What does Isaiah 44:15 mean?

Isaiah 44:15 is a verse in the book of Isaiah, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include אָדָם (ʼâdâm), בָּעַר (bâʻar), לָקַח (lâqach). It connects to 6 cross-referenced passages elsewhere in Scripture.

Hebrew interlinear

Then

shall

for

manאָדָםʼâdâm/aw-dawm'/H120ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)

burn:בָּעַרbâʻar/baw-ar'/H1197to kindle, i.e. consume (by fire or by eating); to be(-come) brutish

for

will

takeלָקַחlâqach/law-kakh'/H3947to take (in the widest variety of applications)

thereof,

and

warmחָמַםchâmam/khaw-mam'/H2552to be hot (literally or figuratively)

himself;

yea,

kindlethנָשַׂקnâsaq/naw-sak'/H5400to catch fire

it,

and

bakethאָפָהʼâphâh/aw-faw'/H644to cook, especially to bake

bread;לֶחֶםlechem/lekh'-em/H3899food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it)

yea,

makethפָּעַלpâʻal/paw-al'/H6466to do or make (systematically and habitually), especially to practise

god,אֵלʼêl/ale/H410strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the Almighty (but used also of any deity)

and

worshippethשָׁחָהshâchâh/shaw-khaw'/H7812to depress, i.e. prostrate (especially reflexive, in homage to royalty or God)

it;

makethעָשָׂהʻâsâh/aw-saw'/H6213to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application

graven

image,פֶּסֶלpeçel/peh'-sel/H6459an idol

and

falleth

downסָגַדçâgad/saw-gad'/H5456to prostrate oneself (in homage)

thereto.

Commentary on Isaiah 44:15

HENRY_FULL · Isaiah 44:15

p" A wise man will observe these two rules about his anger: 1. Not to be over-hasty in his resentments: Discretion teaches us to defer our anger, to defer the admission of it till we have thoroughly considered all the merits of the provocation, seen them in a true light and weighed them in a just balance; and then to defer the prosecution of it till there be no danger of running into any indecencies. Plato said to his servant, "I would beat thee, but that I am angry." Give it time, and it will cool. 2. Not to be over-critical in his resentments. Whereas it is commonly looked upon as a piece of ingenuity to apprehend an affront quickly, it is here made a man's glory to pass over a transgression, to appear as if he did not see it ( Ps. xxxviii. 13 ), or, if he sees fit to take notice of it, yet to forgive it and meditate no revenge. 12 The king's wrath is as the roaring of a lion; but his favour is as dew upon the grass.

Cross-references

Related passages from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

2 Samuel 13:1

And it came to pass after this, that Absalom the son of David had a fair sister, whose name was Tamar; and Amnon the son of David loved her.

Job 14:19

The waters wear the stones: thou washest away the things which grow out of the dust of the earth; and thou destroyest the hope of man. washest: Heb. overflowest

Ecclesiastes 2:18

Yea, I hated all my labour which I had taken under the sun: because I should leave it unto the man that shall be after me. taken: Heb. laboured

Ecclesiastes 2:19

And who knoweth whether he shall be a wise man or a fool? yet shall he have rule over all my labour wherein I have laboured, and wherein I have shewed myself wise under the sun. This is also vanity.

Isaiah 10:1

Woe unto them that decree unrighteous decrees, and that write grievousness which they have prescribed; that write: or, to the writers that write grievousness

Isaiah 21:9

And, behold, here cometh a chariot of men, with a couple of horsemen. And he answered and said, Babylon is fallen, is fallen; and all the graven images of her gods he hath broken unto the ground.

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Isaiah 44:15.

Genesis 18:5

And I will fetch a morsel of bread, and comfort ye your hearts; after that ye shall pass on: for therefore are ye come to your servant. And they said, So do, as thou hast said. comfort: Heb. stay are: Heb. you have passed

Genesis 2:15

And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it. the man: or, Adam

Genesis 2:22

And the rib, which the LORD God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man. made: Heb. builded

Genesis 2:23

And Adam said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man. Woman: Heb. Isha Man: Heb. Ish

Genesis 3:19

In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.

Genesis 3:22

And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever:

Genesis 6:2

That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose.

Frequently asked questions

What does Isaiah 44:15 say?

Isaiah 44:15 (King James Version) reads: "Then shall it be for a man to burn: for he will take thereof, and warm himself; yea, he kindleth it, and baketh bread; yea, he maketh a god, and worshippeth it; he maketh it a graven image, and falleth down thereto."

Is Isaiah 44:15 in the Old or New Testament?

Isaiah 44:15 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Isaiah.

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