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The Folly of a Wooden God
Commentators unanimously point out the verse's simple, powerful logic: the worship of idols is 'brutish and foolish' because the idol itself is merely a piece of wood. As scholars rephrase the verse, 'the instruction of idols is a piece of wood.' The very object of worship condemns the practice as absurd, as one cannot get divine wisdom from an inanimate log.
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Jeremiah
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Albert Barnes
On Jeremiah 10:8
18th Century
Theologian
Brutish — (Jeremiah 10:21) and foolish. Theirs was the brutishness of men in a savage state, little better than mere animals: th…
Charles Ellicott
On Jeremiah 10:8
19th Century
Bishop
Altogether. —Literally, in one, probably in the sense in one word, in one fact, namely, what follows in the next…
John Calvin
On Jeremiah 10:8
16th Century
Theologian
The Prophet shows here, in one sentence, that the wisest in the whole world could be proved guilty of the greatest madness, or of a twofold folly, …
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John Gill
On Jeremiah 10:8
17th Century
Pastor
But they are altogether brutish and foolish
In comparison of the Lord, there is no knowledge and wisdom in them, thi…
Matthew Henry
On Jeremiah 10:1–16
17th Century
Minister
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…