Isaiah 40:20
“He that is so impoverished that he hath no oblation chooseth a tree that will not rot; he seeketh unto him a cunning workman to prepare a graven image, that shall not be moved.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
He that is so impoverished that he hath no oblation,.... Who is so poor that he cannot bring an offering to his God, yet…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
He that is so impoverished - So poor. So it is generally supposed that the word used here is to be understood, though…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Isaiah 40:18-26
The prophet here reproves those, 1. Who represented God by creatures, and so changed his truth into a lie and his glory…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
He that is so … oblation R.V. He that is too impoverished for such an oblation (lit. impoverished with respect to an…
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