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They are vanity, a work of delusion: in the time of their visitation they shall perish.
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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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18th Century
Presbyterian
A transcript of Jeremiah 10:12-16.
19th Century
Anglican
He has made the earth by his power... —The five verses are a reproduction of Jeremiah 10:12-16, fitted in here to enhance…
16th Century
Protestant
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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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
They [are] vanity, the work of errors: in the time of their visitation they shall perish.] (See Gill on Jeremiah…
The particulars of this prophecy are dispersed and interwoven, and the same themes are left and then returned to. Babylon is abundant in treasures,…
