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Isaiah 44:20

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20Such a person feeds on ashes;o a deludedp heart misleads him;

he cannot save himself, or say,

“Is not this thing in my right hand a lie?q”

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Cross references

  1. oPs 102:9
  2. pSee Job 15:31; Ro 1:21–23, 28; 2 Th 2:11; 2 Ti 3:13
  3. qSee Dt 4:28; Isa 59:3, 4, 13; Jer 9:3; 10:14; 51:17; Hos 10:5; 13:2; Ro 1:25

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

He feeds on ashes; a deluded heart has led him astray, and he cannot deliver himself or say, “Is there not a lie in my right hand?”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

He feeds on ashes.

His deceived mind has led him astray,

and he cannot rescue himself,

or say, “Isn’t there a lie in my right hand?”

NLTNew Living Translation

The poor, deluded fool feeds on ashes.

He trusts something that can’t help him at all.

Yet he cannot bring himself to ask,

“Is this idol that I’m holding in my hand a lie?”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

He feeds on ashes; a deceived mind misleads him.

And he cannot save himself, and he cannot say,

“Is this not an illusion in my right hand?”

KJV 1900King James Version

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?