And the rest of itוּשְׁאֵרִיתוֹhe makesעָשָׂהinto a god,לְאֵלhis carved image;לְפִסְלוֹhe falls downיִסְגָּדbefore itלוֹand bows downוְיִשְׁתַּחוּand praysוְיִתְפַּלֵּלto itאֵלָיוand says,וְיֹאמַר“Deliver me,הַצִּילֵנִיforכִּיyouאָתָּהare my god.”אֵלִי
Isaiah 44:17
Study it in the app“And the rest of it he makes into a god, his carved image; he falls down before it and bows down and prays to it and says, “Deliver me, for you are my god.””
With the Hebrew beneath
Isaiah 44:17, word by word
- And the rest of itשְׁאֵרִיתsheerit
remnant
Remnant: those left alive after a disaster.
Where else “sheerit” appears- he makesעָשָׂהasa
make
To build or create something.
Where else “asa” appears- into a godאֵלel
El, God, god
"El", an ancient Hebrew word for "God". Alone or with another title it is a name of the God of Israel: El Elyon (God Most High), El Shaddai (God Almighty). Neighboring peoples used the same word for their gods; then this translation writes "god" in lower case. It also means "mighty".
Where else “el” appears- his carved imageפִסְלfisl
carved image
Carved image: a figure of a god made of wood or stone.
Where else “fisl” appears- he falls downיִסְגָּדyisgad
bow down
To bow down, to prostrate oneself in homage.
Where else “yisgad” appears- and bows downיִשְׁתַּחוּyishtachu
worship
To bow before God in adoration.
Where else “yishtachu” appears- and praysיִתְפַּלֵּלyitpalel
pray
To talk with God, often asking for others.
Where else “yitpalel” appears- and saysיֹאמַרyomar
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomar” appears- “Deliver meהַצִּילֵhatsile
rescue
To take someone out of danger or out of his enemy's hands.
Where else “hatsile” appears
The context
16Half of it he burns in the fire; over half of it he eats meat; he roasts a roast and is satisfied; also he warms himself and says, “Aha, I am warm, I have seen the blaze!”
17 · This verse (above)
18They do not know, nor understand, for he has smeared over their eyes, so that they cannot see, their hearts, so that they cannot have insight.