Listen to me - From this view of the captive gods, the address is now turned to the Jews. The utter vanity of the idols had been set before …

Listen to me. —The prophet’s choice of words is exceptionally emphatic. The false gods are carried away as a burden. The true God …

Hear me. Here the Prophet beautifully points out the vast difference between the true God and idols. Having previously said that the Babyl…

Hearken unto me, O house of Jacob
The Jews, the descendants of Jacob: and all the remnant of the house o…

The pagans insulted the Jews, as if their idols Bel and Nebo were too strong for Jehovah. But their worshippers cannot help them; both the idols an…

1. Bel is broken. Here the prophet foretells the destruction of the enemies holding the people captive, namely, the Babylonians, co…