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My people ask counsel at - (literally, “on”) their stocks. They ask habitually; and that, in dependence “on their stocks.” The word “wood” i…
Charles Ellicott
CharlesEllicott
19th Century
Anglican
19th Century
Their stocks.—Blocks of wood fashioned into idols (Hebrew, his wood, the collective singular being maintained).
John Calvin
JohnCalvin
16th Century
Protestant
16th Century
The Prophet here calls the Israelites the people of God, not to honor them, but rather to increase their sin; for their treachery was the more hein…
John Gill
JohnGill
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century
My people ask counsel at their stocks
Or "at his wood" {a}, or stick; his wooden image, as the Targum; their wooden …
Matthew Henry
MatthewHenry
17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century
The people consulted images and not the Divine Word. This would lead to disorder and sin. Thus people prepare scourges for themselves, and vice is …
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Albert Barnes
AlbertBarnes