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Isaiah 46:7 KJV
Isaiah · chapter 46 · verse 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.Isaiah 46:7 · King James Version
Isaiah 46:7 in context
5To whom will ye liken me, and make me equal, and compare me, that we may be like?
6They lavish gold out of the bag, and weigh silver in the balance, and hire a goldsmith; and he maketh it a god: they fall down, yea, they worship.
7They 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.
8Remember this, and shew yourselves men: bring it again to mind, O ye transgressors.
9Remember the former things of old: for I am God, and there is none else; I am God, and there is none like me,
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- shoulderkâthêphthe shoulder (properH3802 →
- standethʻâmadto stand, in various relationsH5975 →
- removemûwshto withdrawH4185 →
- answerʻânâhproperly, to eye or to heedH6030 →
- carryçâbalto carry , or be burdensomeH5445 →
- placeyânachto depositH3240 →
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The deliverance of Israel by the destruction of Babylon (the general subject of all these chapters) is here insisted upon, and again promised, for the conviction both of idolaters who set up as rivals with God, and of oppressors who were enemies to the people of God. I.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 5-13