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When I look, there is no man: even among them there is no counselor who, when I ask of them, can answer a word.
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The Silence of False Gods
All the commentators agree that this verse depicts a divine courtroom scene where God challenges the pagan idols and their priests. When asked to provide counsel or predict the future, they are utterly silent. This inability to speak or act demonstrates their complete powerlessness and exposes them as frauds.
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Isaiah
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18th Century
Presbyterian
For I beheld — I looked upon the pagan world, among all the pretended prophets, and the priests of pagan idolatry.
An…
19th Century
Anglican
For I beheld, and there was no man — that is, no one who had foretold the future. Jehovah, speaking through the prophet, looks round in va…
16th Century
Protestant
I looked, and there was none. After having spoken of himself, the Lord returns to idols, for these are continued contrasts by which a comp…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
For I beheld, and there was no man Among all the Pagan priests and prophets, that could foretell things to come; or could…
Nothing more is needed to show the folly of sin than to consider the reasons given in its defense. There is nothing in idols worthy of regard. They…
13th Century
Catholic
Let the islands keep silence before me. Here the prophet begins to strengthen the people for a firm expectation based on the lov…
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