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Idols Are Deceptive Lies
Commentators emphasize that idols are not merely empty but are actively deceptive. John Calvin describes them as a 'work of delusion' or 'imposture' because they fundamentally misrepresent God's true nature. By confining the infinite, living Spirit to a lifeless, physical object, idols turn truth into falsehood and become snares for the human soul.
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Jeremiah
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Albert Barnes
On Jeremiah 51:15–19
18th Century
Theologian
A transcript of Jeremiah 10:12-16.
Charles Ellicott
On Jeremiah 51:15–19
19th Century
Bishop
He has made the earth by his power... —The five verses are a reproduction of Jeremiah 10:12-16, fitted in here to enhance…
John Calvin
On Jeremiah 51:18
16th Century
Theologian
As he had called idols a lie, so now in the same sense he declares that they were vanity, because they were nothing real, but vain pomps, …
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John Gill
On Jeremiah 51:18
17th Century
Pastor
They [are] vanity, the work of errors: in the time of their
visitation they shall perish.] (See Gill on Jeremiah…
Matthew Henry
On Jeremiah 51:1–58
17th Century
Minister
The particulars of this prophecy are dispersed and interwoven, and the same themes are left and then returned to. Babylon is abundant in treasures,…