Isaiah 17:8 KJV

And he shall not look to the altars, the work of his hands, neither shall respect that which his fingers have made, either the groves, or the images.

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Cross References

  • Isaiah 30:22 Ye shall defile also the covering of thy graven images of silver, and the ornament of thy molten images of gold: thou shalt cast them away as a menstruous cloth; thou shalt say unto it, Get thee hence.
  • Isaiah 27:9 By this therefore shall the iniquity of Jacob be purged; and this is all the fruit to take away his sin; when he maketh all the stones of the altar as chalkstones that are beaten in sunder, the groves and images shall not stand up.
  • Isaiah 2:8 Their land also is full of idols; they worship the work of their own hands, that which their own fingers have made:
  • Micah 5:13–14 Thy graven images also will I cut off, and thy standing images out of the midst of thee; and thou shalt no more worship the work of thine hands. …
  • Exodus 34:13 But ye shall destroy their altars, break their images, and cut down their groves:

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  • And he shall not look וְלֹא wĕlōʾ Negative · with and יִשְׁעֶה yišʿê שָׁעָה Verb · qal imperfect, third person masculine singular
  • to the altars אֶל ʾel Preposition הַמִּזְבְּחוֹת hammizbĕḥôt מִזְבֵּחַ Noun · masculine plural · with the
  • the work מַעֲשֵׂה maʿăśê מַעֲשֶׂה Noun · masculine singular construct
  • of his hands יָדָיו yādāyw יָד Noun · masculine or feminine dual construct · with suffix: third person masculine singular
  • neither shall respect לֹא lōʾ Negative יִרְאֶה yirʾê רָאָה Verb · qal imperfect, third person masculine singular
  • which his fingers וַאֲשֶׁר waʾăšer Relative · with and אֶצְבְּעֹתָיו ʾeṣbĕʿōtāyw אֶצְבַּע Noun · feminine plural construct · with suffix: third person masculine singular
  • have made עָשׂוּ ʿāśû עָשָׂה Verb · qal perfect, third person common plural
  • either the groves וְהָאֲשֵׁרִים wĕhāʾăšērîm אֲשֵׁרָה Proper name · with and, the
  • or the images וְהָחַמָּנִים wĕhāḥammānîm חַמָּן Noun · masculine plural · with and, the

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