Charles Spurgeon Commentary


Charles Spurgeon Commentary
"And their land is full of silver and gold, neither is there any end of their treasures; their land also is full of horses, neither is there any end of their chariots. Their land also is full of idols; they worship the work of their own hands, that which their own fingers have made. And the mean man is bowed down, and the great man is brought low: therefore forgive them not." — Isaiah 2:7-9 (ASV)
Their land also is full of silver and gold, neither is there any end of their treasures; their land is also full of horses, neither is there any end of their chariots: Their land also is full of idols; they worship the work of their own hands, that which their own fingers have made: And the mean man boweth down, and the great man humbleth himself: therefore forgive them not.
The poor men worshipped these idols, and the rich did the same.
All over the country the people were bowing before some symbol or other, instead of worshipping the unseen God in spirit and in truth.
Therefore the prophet foretold that something terrible would happen to them: