Isaiah 45:20

Isaiah 45:20 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.

New International Version (NIV)

20“Gather together and come;

assemble, you fugitives from the nations.

Ignorant are those who carry about idols of wood,

who pray to gods that cannot save.

20¶“Gather yourselves and come;

Come together, you survivors of the nations!

They have no knowledge,

Who carry around 45:20 Lit the wood of their carved imagetheir wooden idol

And pray to a god who cannot save.

20“Gather yourselves and come;

Draw near together, you fugitives of the nations;

They have no knowledge,

Who carry about their wooden idol

And pray to a god who cannot save.

20¶“Assemble yourselves and come;

Come together, you survivors of the nations!

They are ignorant,

Who carry around their wooden idols [in religious processions or into battle]

And keep on praying to a god that cannot save them.

20Come, gather together, and draw near,

you fugitives from the nations.

Ignorant are those who carry idols of wood

and pray to a god that cannot save.

20“Come together, you people of the nations

who escaped from Babylon.

Gather together and come into court.

Only people who do not know anything

would carry around gods that are made out of wood.

They pray to false gods that can’t save them.