Every man is stupid and without knowledge; every goldsmith is put to shame by his idols; for his images are false, and there is no breath in them.

Commentaries

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

In his knowledge - Rather, without knowledge; i.e., on comparing his powerless idols with the awe-inspiring grandeur of a tropical …

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Brutish in his knowledge. —Literally, from knowing, i.e., too brutish to know, or, as some take it, brutish …

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

Every man is brutish in his knowledge:

Every idolater proves that he knows no more than a brute beast when he worships a stock or a …

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

Some offer overly refined explanations for the beginning of this verse—that their own subtlety or wisdom, which they claim for themselves, makes me…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Every man is brutish in his knowledge
Or science of making an idol, whether it be of wood, or of gold, or silver, or…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

The prophet shows the glory of Israel's God, and exposes the foolishness of idolaters. Charms and other attempts to obtain supernatural help, or to…

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century

Here, he infers the destruction of false worship.

  1. He speaks of the shame of idolatry regarding its foolishness: the idol maker

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