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The portion of Jacob – that is, Yahweh. He is not like gods made by a carpenter and goldsmith.
Of all things – literally, of t…
Charles Ellicott
CharlesEllicott
The portion of Jacob. — As in Psalms 16:5; Psalms 119:57, God is described as the “portion,” i.e., as the trea…
Charles Spurgeon
CharlesSpurgeon
What a blessed name that is for God: The portion of Jacob!
And the other side of the truth is equally blessed: Israel is the rod…
John Calvin
JohnCalvin
We have said before that superstitions cannot be rejected from the heart and boldly, unless the true God is known. For the heathens, even when they…
John Gill
JohnGill
The portion of Jacob is not like them Like those idols, vain, and the work of errors, or shall perish; even the true God,…
Matthew Henry
MatthewHenry
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
ThomasAquinas
Here, he infers the destruction of false worship.
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He speaks of the shame of idolatry regarding its foolishness: the idol maker
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Albert Barnes
AlbertBarnes