He hews down cedars for himself—In the previous verses, the prophet had described the formation of an axe with which the work was to be done…

He heweth him down cedars. —The manufacture is traced further back, possibly by way of protest against the belief current…

The carpenter stretches out his rule; he marks it out with a line; he fits it with planes, and he marks it out with the compass, and makes it a…

He shall cut down for himself: The Prophet expresses not only the zeal and furious eagerness of idolaters, but also their rebellion and ob…

He hews him down cedars, and takes the cypress and the oak ,
&c.] To make gods of, trees both pleasant and durable, …

Image-making is described to expose the folly of idolaters. Though a man had used part of a log for fuel, he fell down before an image made of the …

1. And now hear, O Jacob. Here, third, he strengthens them by explaining the worthle ne of idols, lest they should believe that the…