Holy Scripture

Isaiah 44:17

A church father on this verse
“(Verse 6 and following) This is what the Lord, the king of Israel and his redeemer, the Lord of hosts, says: I am the first and I am the last, and there is no God besides me. Who is like me? Let him call and declare, and lay out the order for me, since I established the ancient people: what is coming and what will hap…”
Jerome, 5th c. — Commentary on Isaiah

Source: Septuagint

Original

17And the rest he makes a graven god, and worships, and prays, saying, Deliver me; for thou art my God.

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15that it might be for men to burn: and having taken part of it he warms himself; yea, they burn part of it, and bake loaves thereon; and of the rest they make for themselves gods, and they worship them.

16Half thereof he burns in the fire, and with half of it he bakes loaves on the coals; and having roasted flesh on it he eats, and is satisfied, and having warmed himself he says, I am comfortable, for I have warmed myself, and have seen the fire.

— Isaiah 44:17 —

18They have no understanding to perceive; for they have been blinded so that they should not see with their eyes, nor perceive with their heart.

19And one has not considered in his mind, nor known in his understanding, that he has burned up half of it in the fire, and baked loaves on the coals thereof and has roasted and eaten flesh, and of the rest of it he has made an abomination, and they worship it.

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