New International Version (NIV)
20Such a person feeds on ashes; a deluded heart misleads him;
he cannot save himself, or say,
“Is not this thing in my right hand a lie?”
Isaiah 44:20
Isaiah 44:20 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.
New American Standard Bible - NASB (NASB2020)
20He 44:20 Or is a companion of ashesfeeds on ashes; a deceived heart has misled him. And he cannot save 44:20 Lit his soulhimself, nor say, “Is there not a lie in my right hand?”
New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
20He feeds on ashes; a deceived heart has turned him aside. And he cannot deliver himself, nor say, “Is there not a lie in my right hand?”
Amplified Bible (AMP)
20That kind of man (the idolater) feeds on ashes [and is satisfied with ashes]! A deceived mind has led him astray, so that he cannot save himself, or ask, “Is this thing [that I am holding] in my right hand not a lie?”
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
20He feeds on ashes.
His deluded heart has led him astray,
and he cannot deliver himself or say,
“Is not this thing in my right hand a lie?”
New International Reader’s Version (NIrV)
20That’s as foolish as eating ashes!
The mind of someone like that
has led him astray.
He can’t save himself.
He can’t bring himself to say,
“This thing I’m holding in my right hand
isn’t really a god at all.”