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Wind and Confusion
Commentators unanimously describe idols as utterly worthless. They are called 'vanity,' 'wind' (lacking substance), and 'confusion.' Scholars like Calvin and Gill connect the word 'confusion' to the Hebrew 'tohu,' the formless chaos from Genesis 1:2, highlighting that idolatry brings spiritual disorder, not enlightenment.
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Albert Barnes
On Isaiah 41:29
18th Century
Theologian
Behold, they are all vanity - They are unable to predict future events; they are unable to defend their friends or to injure their enemies. …
Charles Ellicott
On Isaiah 41:29
19th Century
Bishop
They are all ... their works ... —The first pronoun refers to the idols themselves, the second to the idolaters who make them. In “confusi…
John Calvin
On Isaiah 41:29
16th Century
Theologian
Behold, they are all vanity. After speaking of idols, he makes the same statement about their worshippers, as it is also said:
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John Gill
On Isaiah 41:29
17th Century
Pastor
Behold, they are all vanity Both the idols and the worshippers of them; in vain they claim the title of deity, to which t…
Matthew Henry
On Isaiah 41:21–29
17th Century
Minister
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…