Thou hast also taken thy fair jewels of my gold and of my silver, which I had given thee, and madest to thyself images of men, and didst commit whoredom with them,
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Gill's Exposition
And tookest thy broidered garments, and coveredst them,.... The images of men, the idols they worshipped; see Jer 10:4; so the Papists at this day cover their idols, the images of the Virgin Mary, and…
Barnes' Notes
Possibly an allusion to the custom of bearing about shrines. Compare Amo 5:26; Act 7:43.
Adam Clarke
And madest to thyself images of men - צלמי זכר tsalmey zachar, male images. Priapi are here meant, which were carried about in the ceremonies of Osiris, Bacchus, and Adonis; and were something like…
In these verses we have an account of the great wickedness of the people of Israel, especially in worshipping idols, notwithstanding the great favours that God had conferred upon them, by which, one…
Cambridge Bible
Cf. Hos 2:8, I multiplied unto her silver and gold, which they used for Baal.
images of men Jerusalem being an unfaithful wife the idols are "men." The images were of gods; and this prophet probably…
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