King James Version

Isaiah 45:16

They shall be ashamed, and also confounded, all of them: they shall go to confusion together that are makers of idols.

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בּ֥וֹשׁוּboshvbe confoundedבּוּשׁverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “be confounded”, a completed actionH954properly, to pale, i.e. by implication to be ashamed; also (by implication) to be disappointed or delayed(be, make, bring to, cause, put to, with, a-) shamed(-d), be (put to) confounded(-fusion), become dry, delay, be long.וְגַֽםvegamand alsoגַּםconjunction, particle, affirmation — “and also”H1571properly, assemblage; used only adverbially also, even, yea, though; often repeated as correl. both...andagain, alike, also, (so much) as (soon), both (so)...and, but, either...or, even, for all, (in) likewise (manner), moreover, nay...neither, one, then(-refore), though, what, with, yea.נִכְלְמ֖וּnikhlemvblushכָּלַםverb, niphal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “blush”, a completed actionH3637properly, to wound; but only figuratively, to taunt or insultbe (make) ashamed, blush, be confounded, be put to confusion, hurt, reproach, (do, put to) shame.כֻּלָּ֑םkulamallכֹּלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “all”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).יַחְדָּו֙yachdavalikeיַחַדadverb — “alike”H3162properly, a unit, i.e. (adverb) unitedlyalike, at all (once), both, likewise, only, (al-) together, withal.הָלְכ֣וּhalekhvwalkהָלַךְverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “walk”, a completed actionH1980to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)(all) along, apace, behave (self), come, (on) continually, be conversant, depart, [phrase] be eased, enter, exercise (self), [phrase] follow, forth, forward, get, go (about, abroad, along, away, forward, on, out, up and down), [phrase] gre…בַכְּלִמָּ֔הvaklimahin confusionכְּלִמָּהpreposition, with the article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “in confusion”, the ordinary formH3639disgraceconfusion, dishonour, reproach, shame.חָרָשֵׁ֖יcharasheartificerחָרָשׁnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “artificer”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2796a fabricator or any materialartificer, ([phrase]) carpenter, craftsman, engraver, maker, [phrase] mason, skilful, ([phrase]) smith, worker, workman, such as wrought.צִירִֽיםtsirimbeautyצִירnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “beauty”, the ordinary formH6736a form (of beauty; as if pressed out, i.e. carved); hence, an (idolatrous) imagebeauty, idol.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

They shall be ashamed, yea, confounded, all of them; they shall go in confusion together that are makers of idols.

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American Standard Version (1901)

They shall be put to shame, yea, confounded, all of them; they shall go into confusion together that are makers of idols.

Young’s Literal Translation

They have been ashamed, And they have even blushed — all of them, Together gone in confusion have those carving images.

World English Bible

They will be disappointed, yes, confounded, all of them. Those who are makers of idols will go into confusion together.

Darby Translation

They shall be ashamed, and also confounded, all of them; they shall go away in confusion together, the makers of idols.

Douay-Rheims

They are all confounded and ashamed: the forgers of errors are gone together into confusion.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

They shall be ashamed, yea, confounded, all of them; they shall go in confusion together that are makers of idols.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

All that are opposed to him shall be ashamed and confounded, and shall walk in shame: ye isles, keep a feast to me.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Αἰσχυνθήσονται καὶ ἐντραπήσονται πάντες οἱ ἀντικείμενοι αὐτῷ, καὶ πορεύσονται ἐν αἰσχύνῃ· ἐγκαινίζεσθε πρὸς μὲ νῆσοι.