Isaiah 17:8
“And he shall not look to the altars, the work of his hands, neither shall respect that which his fingers have made, either the groves, or the images.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And he shall not took to the altars, the work of his hands,.... That is, to altars erected to the worship of idols,…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
And he shall not look to the altars - That is, the altars of the gods which the Syrians worshipped, and the altars of…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Isaiah 17:6-8
Mercy is here reserved, in a parenthesis, in the midst of judgment, for a remnant that should escape the common ruin of…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
the work of his hands… that which his fingers have made phrases used of idols in ch. Isa 2:8; Isa 2:20; Isa 31:7.
the…
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