Isaiah 45:16
45:15 Verily thou art a God that hidest thyself, O God of Israel, the Saviour.They shall be ashamed, and also confounded, all of them: they shall go to confusion together that are makers of idols.
KJV
They will be disappointed, yes, confounded, all of them. Those who are makers of idols will go into confusion together.
They shall be ashamed, and also confounded, all of them: they shall go to confusion together that are makers of idols.
They shall be ashamed, and also confounded, all of them: they shall go to confusion together that are makers of idols.
What does Isaiah 45:16 mean?
Isaiah 45:16 is a verse in the book of Isaiah, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include בּוּשׁ (bûwsh), כָּלַם (kâlam), הָלַךְ (hâlak). It connects to 17 cross-referenced passages elsewhere in Scripture.
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Cross-references
Related passages from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee, and to thy seed after thee.
Psalms 15:2He that walketh uprightly, and worketh righteousness, and speaketh the truth in his heart.
Psalms 26:1A Psalm of David. Judge me, O LORD; for I have walked in mine integrity: I have trusted also in the LORD; therefore I shall not slide.
Psalms 26:11But as for me, I will walk in mine integrity: redeem me, and be merciful unto me.
Psalms 37:26He is ever merciful, and lendeth; and his seed is blessed. ever: Heb. all the day
Isaiah 13:22And the wild beasts of the islands shall cry in their desolate houses, and dragons in their pleasant palaces: and her time is near to come, and her days shall not be prolonged. the wild: Heb. Iim desolate: or, palaces
Isaiah 14:2And the people shall take them, and bring them to their place: and the house of Israel shall possess them in the land of the LORD for servants and handmaids: and they shall take them captives, whose captives they were; and they shall rule over their oppressors. whose: Heb. that had taken them captives
Isaiah 19:1The burden of Egypt. Behold, the LORD rideth upon a swift cloud, and shall come into Egypt: and the idols of Egypt shall be moved at his presence, and the heart of Egypt shall melt in the midst of it.
Isaiah 33:15He that walketh righteously, and speaketh uprightly; he that despiseth the gain of oppressions, that shaketh his hands from holding of bribes, that stoppeth his ears from hearing of blood, and shutteth his eyes from seeing evil; righteously: Heb. in righteousnesses uprightly: Heb. uprightnesses oppressions: or, deceits blood: Heb. bloods
Jeremiah 32:39And I will give them one heart, and one way, that they may fear me for ever, for the good of them, and of their children after them: for ever: Heb. all days
Luke 1:6And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.
Acts 2:39For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call.
2 Corinthians 1:12For our rejoicing is this, the testimony of our conscience, that in simplicity and godly sincerity, not with fleshly wisdom, but by the grace of God, we have had our conversation in the world, and more abundantly to you-ward.
Titus 2:11For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men, hath: or, to all men, hath appeared
Titus 2:12Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly righteously, and godly, in this present world;
3 John 1:3For I rejoiced greatly, when the brethren came and testified of the truth that is in thee, even as thou walkest in the truth.
3 John 1:4I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth.
Verses like this
Other verses that share key original-language words with Isaiah 45:16.
That thou mayest bear thine own shame, and mayest be confounded in all that thou hast done, in that thou art a comfort unto them.
Ezra 9:6And said, O my God, I am ashamed and blush to lift up my face to thee, my God: for our iniquities are increased over our head, and our trespass is grown up unto the heavens. trespass: or, guiltiness
Job 19:3These ten times have ye reproached me: ye are not ashamed that ye make yourselves strange to me. make: or, harden yourselves against me
Psalms 35:26Let them be ashamed and brought to confusion together that rejoice at mine hurt: let them be clothed with shame and dishonour that magnify themselves against me.
Psalms 35:4Let them be confounded and put to shame that seek after my soul: let them be turned back and brought to confusion that devise my hurt.
Psalms 40:14Let them be ashamed and confounded together that seek after my soul to destroy it; let them be driven backward and put to shame that wish me evil.
Psalms 69:6Let not them that wait on thee, O Lord GOD of hosts, be ashamed for my sake: let not those that seek thee be confounded for my sake, O God of Israel.
Psalms 70:2Let them be ashamed and confounded that seek after my soul: let them be turned backward, and put to confusion, that desire my hurt.
Frequently asked questions
What does Isaiah 45:16 say?
Isaiah 45:16 (King James Version) reads: "They shall be ashamed, and also confounded, all of them: they shall go to confusion together that are makers of idols."
Is Isaiah 45:16 in the Old or New Testament?
Isaiah 45:16 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Isaiah.
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