And he shall not look to the altars, the work of his hands, neither shall respect that which his fingers have made, either the groves, or the images.
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Gill's Exposition
And he shall not took to the altars, the work of his hands,.... That is, to altars erected to the worship of idols, which are both the works of men's hands, so as to serve at them, and sacrifice upon…
Barnes' Notes
And he shall not look to the altars - That is, the altars of the gods which the Syrians worshipped, and the altars of the false gods which had been erected in the land of Israel or Samaria by its…
Mercy is here reserved, in a parenthesis, in the midst of judgment, for a remnant that should escape the common ruin of the kingdom of the ten tribes. Though the Assyrians took all the care they could…
Cambridge Bible
the work of his hands… that which his fingers have made phrases used of idols in ch. Isa 2:8; Isa 2:20; Isa 31:7.
the altars … either the groves or the images These words overburden the rhythm of the…
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