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He feeds on ashes; a deceived heart has turned him aside; and he can`t deliver his soul, nor say, Is there not a lie in my right hand?
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The Emptiness of 'Feeding on Ashes'
Commentators explain that "feeding on ashes" is a powerful metaphor for idolatry and sin. Just as ashes offer no physical nourishment, anything we worship besides the true God—be it a physical object, wealth, or worldly pleasure—is spiritually empty. It promises satisfaction but ultimately leaves the soul starved and unfulfilled, like a person trying to live on a diet of ash.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
He feedeth on ashes - There have been various interpretations of this. Jerome renders it, ‘A part of it is ashes;’ the Chaldee, ‘Be…
19th Century
Anglican
He feedeth on ashes. —The verb passes readily through the meanings “feeding,” “pasturing,” “following after,” and the las…
Baptist
A deceived heart hath turned him aside, that he cannot deliver his soul, nor say, Is there not a lie in my right hand?
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16th Century
Protestant
He feedeth on ashes. This verse also confirms the preceding statement. To “feed on ashes” is the same thing as “to be fed with ashes,” jus…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
He feedeth of ashes That is, the idolater delights in his idol, pleases himself with, seeks comfort and satisfaction from it, …
Image-making is described to expose the folly of idolaters. Though a man had used part of a log for fuel, he fell down before an image made of the …
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13th Century
Catholic
And now hear, O Jacob. Here, third, he strengthens them by explaining the worthlessness of idols, lest they should believe that …
