For I beheld — I looked upon the pagan world, among all the pretended prophets, and the priests of pagan idolatry.

An…

For I beheld, and there was no man — that is, no one who had foretold the future. Jehovah, speaking through the prophet, looks round in va…

I looked, and there was none. After having spoken of himself, the Lord returns to idols, for these are continued contrasts by which a comp…

For I beheld, and there was no man Among all the Pagan priests and prophets, that could foretell things to come; or could…

Nothing more is needed to show the folly of sin than to consider the reasons given in its defense. There is nothing in idols worthy of regard. They…

1. Let the islands keep silence before me. Here the prophet begins to strengthen the people for a firm expectation based on the lov…