Isaiah 44:14
“He heweth him down cedars, and taketh the cypress and the oak, which he strengtheneth for himself among the trees of the forest: he planteth an ash, and the rain doth nourish it.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
He heweth him down cedars, and taketh the cypress and the oak,.... To make gods of, trees both pleasant and durable, but…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
He heweth him down cedars - In the previous verses, the prophet had described the formation of an axe with which the…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Isaiah 44:9-20
Often before, God, by the prophet, had mentioned the folly and strange sottishness of idolaters; but here he enlarges…
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