Isa 44:9 | JFB | STEP | 9. ( , ; ). delectable things-- the idols in which they take such pride and delight. not profit-- ( ). they are their own witnesses-- contrasted with, "Ye are My witnesses" ( ). "They," that is, both the makers and the idols, are witnesses against themselves, for the idols palpably see and know nothing ( ). that they may be ashamed-- the consequence deducible from the whole previous argument, not merely from the words immediately preceding, as in ; . I say all this to show that they are doomed to perish with shame, which is their only fitting end.

‏ Isaiah 44:9

delectable things--the idols in which they take such pride and delight.

not profit--(Ha 2:18).

they are their own witnesses--contrasted with, "Ye are My witnesses" (Is 44:8). "They," that is, both the makers and the idols, are witnesses against themselves, for the idols palpably see and know nothing (Psa 115:4-8).

that they may be ashamed--the consequence deducible from the whole previous argument, not merely from the words immediately preceding, as in Is 28:13; 36:12. I say all this to show that they are doomed to perish with shame, which is their only fitting end.