Yea, they shall not be planted - The kings and rulers are meant—especially those who oppose God in the execution of His purposes. T…

They shall not be planted ... —Better, Hardly are they planted, hardly are they sown. Such are empires before the eternit…

Chooses a tree that will not rot; he seeks for himself a cunning workman to prepare a graven image, that will not be moved. Have you not known?…

It is as if they had not been planted. Though the particle אף (aph) signifies also, in this passage it may be more appro…

Yea, they shall not be planted As trees are, like the cedars in Lebanon, though they may seem to be such; but be like the…

Whatever we esteem or love, fear or hope in, more than God, that creature we make equal with God, though we do not make images or worship them. Eve…

1. Be comforted, be comforted. This is the second principal part of this book, in which the prophet primarily intends to comfort th…