Isaiah 46:8

46:7 They bear him upon the shoulder, they carry him, and set him in his place, and he standeth; from his place shall he not remove: yea, one shall cry unto him, yet can he not answer, nor save him out of his trouble.

Remember this, and shew yourselves men: bring it again to mind, O ye transgressors.

KJV

Save image

“Remember this, and show yourselves men. Bring it to mind again, you transgressors.

Remember this, and shew yourselves men: bring it again to mind, O ye transgressors.

Remember this, and show yourselves men: bring it again to mind, O you transgressors.

46:9 Remember the former things of old: for I am God, and there is none else; I am God, and there is none like me,

What does Isaiah 46:8 mean?

Isaiah 46:8 is a verse in the book of Isaiah, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include זָכַר (zâkar), אִישׁ (ʼîysh), שׁוּב (shûwb). It connects to 7 cross-referenced passages elsewhere in Scripture.

Hebrew interlinear

Rememberזָכַרzâkar/zaw-kar'/H2142properly, to mark (so as to be recognized), i.e. to remember; by implication, to mention; to be male

this,

and

shew

yourselves

men:אִישׁʼîysh/eesh/H377to be a man, i.e. act in amanly way

bring

againשׁוּבshûwb/shoob/H7725to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally to retreat; often adverbial, again

mind,לֵבlêb/labe/H3820the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything

transgressors.פָּשַׁעpâshaʻ/paw-shah'/H6586to break away (from just authority), i.e. trespass, apostatize, quarrel

Commentary on Isaiah 46:8

HENRY_FULL · Isaiah 46:8

This is to the same purport with what was said v. 20 . 1. It is here repeated, because it is a sin that God doubly hates (as lying, which is of the same nature with this sin, is mentioned twice among the seven things that God hates, ch. vi. 17 , 19 ), and because it was probably a sin very much practised at that time in Israel, and therefore made light of as if there were no harm in it, under pretence that, being commonly used, there was no trading without it. 2. It is here added, A false balance is not good, to intimate that it is not only abominable to God, but unprofitable to the sinner himself; there is really no good to be got by it, no, not a good bargain, for a bargain made by fraud will prove a losing bargain in the end. 24 Man's goings are of the Lord ; how can a man then understand his own way? We are here taught

Cross-references

Related passages from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

Leviticus 5:15

If a soul commit a trespass, and sin through ignorance, in the holy things of the LORD; then he shall bring for his trespass unto the LORD a ram without blemish out of the flocks, with thy estimation by shekels of silver, after the shekel of the sanctuary, for a trespass offering:

Leviticus 22:10

There shall no stranger eat of the holy thing: a sojourner of the priest, or an hired servant, shall not eat of the holy thing.

Numbers 30:2

If a man vow a vow unto the LORD, or swear an oath to bind his soul with a bond; he shall not break his word, he shall do according to all that proceedeth out of his mouth. break: Heb. profane

Ecclesiastes 5:4

When thou vowest a vow unto God, defer not to pay it; for he hath no pleasure in fools: pay that which thou hast vowed.

Isaiah 18:7

In that time shall the present be brought unto the LORD of hosts of a people scattered and peeled, and from a people terrible from their beginning hitherto; a nation meted out and trodden under foot, whose land the rivers have spoiled, to the place of the name of the LORD of hosts, the mount Zion. scattered: or, outspread and polished

Malachi 3:8

Will a man rob God? Yet ye have robbed me. But ye say, Wherein have we robbed thee? In tithes and offerings.

Matthew 5:33

Again, ye have heard that it hath been said by them of old time, Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt perform unto the Lord thine oaths:

Topics

Repentance

Frequently asked questions

What does Isaiah 46:8 say?

Isaiah 46:8 (King James Version) reads: "Remember this, and shew yourselves men: bring it again to mind, O ye transgressors."

Is Isaiah 46:8 in the Old or New Testament?

Isaiah 46:8 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Isaiah.

Reflect

As you read Isaiah 46:8, what is one truth here you can carry into today?

Plan a sermon or study on Isaiah 46:8 →

← 46:7 46:9 →