Isaiah 46 · Verse 8

Isaiah 46:8

Remember this, and shew yourselves men: bring it again to mind, O ye transgressors.
Isaiah 46:8, King James Version

Isaiah 46:8 in other translations

BSBRemember this and be brave; take it to heart, you transgressors!
WEB“Remember this, and show yourselves men. Bring it to mind again, you transgressors.
ASVRemember this, and show yourselves men; bring it again to mind, O ye transgressors.
YLTRemember this, and shew yourselves men, Turn it back, O transgressors, to the heart.
DARBYRemember this, and shew yourselves men; call it to mind, ye transgressors.
BBEKeep this in mind and be shamed; let it come back to your memory, you sinners.
WebsterRemember this, and show yourselves men: bring it again to mind, O ye transgressors.

What does Isaiah 46:8 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
8. show yourselves men--Renounce the childishness of idolatry as shown in what precedes (1Co 14:20; 16:13; Ep 4:14). In order to be manly we must be godly; for man was made "in the image of God," and only rises to his true dignity when joined to God; virtue is derived from the Latin vir, "a man." bring ... to mind--rather, "lay it to heart." transgressors--addressed to the idolaters among the Jews.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 8 Show yourselves men - התאששו hithoshashu. This word is rather of doubtful derivation and signification. It occurs only in this place: and some of the ancient interpreters seem to have had something different in their copies. The Vulgate read התבששו hithbosheshu, take shame to yourselves; the Syriac התבוננו hithbonenu, consider with yourselves; the Septuagint στεναξετε· perhaps התאבלו hithabbelu, groan or mourn, within yourselves. Several MSS. read התאוששו hithosheshu, but without any help to the sense.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Isaiah 46:5-13

Here the folly of those who made idols, and then prayed to them, is exposed. How does the profuseness of idolaters shame the niggardliness of many who call themselves God's servants, but are for a religion which costs them nothing! The service of sin always costs a great deal. God puts it to them what senseless, helpless things idols are. Let, then, the Jews show themselves men, avoiding such abominations. Many…

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Isaiah 46:8 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

זִכְרוּ\־zikh.ru-rememberH2142
זֹ֖אתzotthisH2063
וְהִתְאֹשָׁ֑שׁוּve.hit.'o.Sha.shuand pluck up courageH377
הָשִׁ֥יבוּha.Shi.vubring [it] backH7725
פוֹשְׁעִ֖יםfo.she.'ImO rebelsH6586
עַל\־'al-onH5921
לֵֽב\׃LevheartH3820

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Isaiah 46:8

  • 1 Corinthians 14:20

    Brethren, be not children in understanding: howbeit in malice be ye children, but in understanding be men.

  • Luke 15:17

    And when he came to himself, he said, How many hired servants of my father’s have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger!

  • Haggai 1:7

    Thus saith the Lord of hosts; Consider your ways.

  • Isaiah 47:7

    And thou saidst, I shall be a lady for ever: so that thou didst not lay these things to thy heart, neither didst remember the latter end of it.

  • Haggai 1:5

    Now therefore thus saith the Lord of hosts; Consider your ways.

  • Psalms 115:8

    They that make them are like unto them; so is every one that trusteth in them.

  • Psalms 135:18

    They that make them are like unto them: so is every one that trusteth in them.

  • Deuteronomy 32:29

    O that they were wise, that they understood this, that they would consider their latter end!

  • Ezekiel 18:28

    Because he considereth, and turneth away from all his transgressions that he hath committed, he shall surely live, he shall not die.

  • Isaiah 44:18-21

    They have not known nor understood: for he hath shut their eyes, that they cannot see; and their hearts, that they cannot understand. And none considereth in his heart, neither is there knowledge nor understanding to say, I have burned part of it in the fire; yea, also I have baked bread upon the coals thereof; I have roasted flesh, and eaten it: and shall I make the residue thereof an abomination? shall I fall down to the stock of a tree? He feedeth on ashes: a deceived heart hath turned him aside, that he cannot deliver his soul, nor say, Is there not a lie in my right hand? Remember these, O Jacob and Israel; for thou art my servant: I have formed thee; thou art my servant: O Israel, thou shalt not be forgotten of me.

  • Jeremiah 10:8

    But they are altogether brutish and foolish: the stock is a doctrine of vanities.

  • Ephesians 5:14

    Wherefore he saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Remember.
44:18-21; De 32:29; Ps 115:8; 135:18; Jer 10:8; 1Co 14:20
bring.
47:7; Eze 18:28; Hag 1:5,7; Lu 15:17; Eph 5:14

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Context

  • Isaiah 46:7

    They bear him upon the shoulder, they carry him, and set him in his place, and he standeth; from his place shall he not remove: yea, one shall cry unto him, yet can he not answer, nor save him out of his trouble.

  • Isaiah 46:8

    Remember this, and shew yourselves men: bring it again to mind, O ye transgressors.

  • Isaiah 46:9

    Remember the former things of old: for I am God, and there is none else; I am God, and there is none like me,

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Isaiah 46:8 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Acordaos de esto, y tened vergüenza; tornad en vosotros, prevaricadores.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Souvenez-vous de cela, et montrez-vous hommes; rappelez-le à votre esprit, transgresseurs.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Gedenket dessen und werdet fest, nehmet es zu Herzen, ihr Abtrünnigen!
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Mementote istud, et confundamini; redite, prævaricatores, ad cor.