Behold, ye are of nothing, and your work of nought: an abomination is he that chooseth you.
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Gill's Exposition
Behold, ye are of nothing,.... Not as to the matter of them, for they were made of gold, silver, brass, &c. but as to the divinity of them: there was none in them, they were of no worth and value;…
Barnes' Notes
Behold, ye are of nothing - Margin, ‘Worse than nothing.’ This refers to idols; and the idea is, that they were utterly vain and powerless; they were as unable to render aid to their worshippers as…
The Lord, by the prophet, here repeats the challenge to idolaters to make out the pretentions of their idols: "Produce your cause (Isa 41:21) and make your best of it; bring forth the strongest…
Cambridge Bible
The silence of the idols settles the controversy.
of nothing … of nought See on ch. Isa 40:17. The word "épha-here is probably a copyist's error for "épheṣ.
he that chooseth you your worshipper.
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