Isaiah 44:11

Behold, all his fellows shall be ashamed: and the workmen, they are of men: let them all be gathered together, let them stand up; yet they shall fear, and they shall be ashamed together.

Cross-reference

Isaiah 1:29 Parallel

Isaiah 1:29 speaks of being 'ashamed' of idolatrous oaks and gardens, matching the shame of idolaters in Isaiah 44:11.

Isaiah 42:17 says those who trust in carved idols will be 'utterly put to shame' — the same fate as in Isaiah 44:11.

Isaiah 45:16 declares all idol-makers will be 'put to shame and disgraced together' — a near identical promise to Isaiah 44:11.

Isaiah 41:5-7 describes idol makers encouraging each other, contrasting with their eventual shame in Isaiah 44:11.

1 Samuel 5:3–7 Historical context

In 1 Samuel 5:3-7, the Philistine god Dagon falls and is humiliated before the ark, illustrating the shame of idols prophesied here.

1 Kings 18:19-29 shows Baal's prophets shamed when their god fails to answer, paralleling the humiliation of idolatrous craftsmen.

Psalm 97:7 Parallel

Psalm 97:7 says all worshipers of images are 'put to shame' — a direct poetic parallel to Isaiah 44:11's theme.

Jeremiah 2:27 shows people calling a tree 'father' — the idolatry that leads to shame, paralleling the craftsmen's humiliation.

Jeremiah 10:14 explicitly states goldsmiths are put to shame by their idols, directly mirroring the shame of craftsmen in Isaiah 44:11.

Jeremiah 51:17 repeats the same phrase about goldsmiths being shamed by idols, reinforcing the theme of idolatry's futility.

In Acts 19:24-34, silversmiths who make idols of Artemis face opposition from Paul's gospel, echoing Isaiah's exposure of human idol-craft.

In Jeremiah 2:26, Israel is shamed like a thief for idolatry, echoing the shame of idol makers in Isaiah 44:11.