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I amאֲנִיYHWH;יְהוָהthatהוּאis my name;שְׁמִיand my gloryוּכְבוֹדִיto anotherלְאַחֵרI will notלֹאgive,אֶתֵּןnor my praiseוּתְהִלָּתִיto carved images.לַפְּסִילִים
Isaiah 42:8
Study it in the app“I am YHWH; that is my name; and my glory to another I will not give, nor my praise to carved images.”
God declares that this is his name and his glory is not for idolsWho God Is
With the Hebrew beneath
Isaiah 42:8, word by word
- YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- is my nameשְׁמִshemi
name of YHWH
YHWH's name: himself, as he makes himself known.
Where else “shemi” appears- and my gloryכְבוֹדִchevodi
glory
God's majesty and presence.
Where else “chevodi” appears- to anotherאַחֵרacher
other
Other, another; next.
Where else “acher” appears- giveאֶתֵּןeten
give
To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.
Where else “eten” appears- nor my praiseתְהִלָּתִtehilati
praise
Praise; deeds worthy of praise; a song of praise.
Where else “tehilati” appears- to carved imagesפְּסִילִיםpesilim
carved image
Carved image: the figure of a god carved in wood or stone.
Where else “pesilim” appears
The context
7to open blind eyes, to bring out from confinement the prisoner, from the prison house those who dwell in darkness.
8 · This verse (above)
9The former things, look, have come, and new things I declare; before they spring up I make you hear them.”