Isaiah 44:19-21

Good News Translation

¹⁹The maker of idols hasn't the wit or the sense to say, “Some of the wood I burned up. I baked some bread on the coals, and I roasted meat and ate it. And the rest of the wood I made into an idol. Here I am bowing down to a block of wood!”

²⁰It makes as much sense^[a] as eating ashes. His foolish ideas have so misled him that he is beyond help. He won't admit to himself that the idol he holds in his hand is not a god at all.

The Lord, the Creator and Savior

²¹The Lord says,

“Israel, remember this;
remember that you are my servant.
I created you to be my servant,
and I will never forget you.

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Footnotes

Isaiah 44:20 It makes as much sense; or It will do him as much good.

Isaiah 44:19-21

New International Version

¹⁹No one stops to think,
    no one has the knowledge or understanding^(A) to say,
“Half of it I used for fuel;^(B)
    I even baked bread over its coals,
    I roasted meat and I ate.
Shall I make a detestable^(C) thing from what is left?
    Shall I bow down to a block of wood?”^(D)
²⁰Such a person feeds on ashes;^(E) a deluded^(F) heart misleads him;
    he cannot save himself, or say,
    “Is not this thing in my right hand a lie?^(G)”