Isaiah 17:8

“And he will not look to the altars, the work of his hands, and what his fingers have made he will not see, neither the Asherahs nor the incense altars.”

Isaiah 17:8 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Isaiah 17:8, word by word

lookיִשְׁעֶהyishe

look

To gaze closely or with favor; seek help.

Where else “yishe” appears
to the altarsמִּזְבְּחוֹתmizbchot

altar

Altar: a structure of stone or earth on which sacrifices are offered to God.

Where else “mizbchot” appears
the workמַעֲשֵׂהmaase

work

What someone does: his works, and especially what God does.

Where else “maase” appears
of his handsיָדָיyaday

hand

The part of the body with which one takes, gives and works; also what one does.

Where else “yaday” appears
his fingersאֶצְבְּעֹתָיetsbotay

finger

Finger; also toe.

Where else “etsbotay” appears
have madeעָשׂוּasu

make

To build or create something.

Where else “asu” appears
seeיִרְאֶהyire

see

To see with one's eyes.

Where else “yire” appears
neither the Asherahsאֲשֵׁרִיםasherim

Asherah

Asherah: a Canaanite goddess, and the pole or sacred tree that stood for her beside the altars.

Where else “asherim” appears
nor the incense altarsחַמָּנִיםchamanim

incense altar

An altar or pillar for burning incense to false gods.

Where else “chamanim” appears

The context

7On that day the human being will look to his Maker, and his eyes will see the Holy One of Israel.

8 · This verse (above)

9On that day the cities of his stronghold will be like the abandoned places of the woodland and of the hilltop which they abandoned from before the sons of Israel; and there will be desolation.

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