Behold, they are all vanity; their works are nothing: their molten images are wind and confusion.
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Gill's Exposition
Behold, they are all vanity,.... Both the idols and the worshippers of them; in vain they claim the title of deity, to which they have no right; and in vain do men worship them, since they receive no…
Barnes' Notes
Behold, they are all vanity - They are unable to predict future events; they are unable to defend their friends, or to injure their enemies. This is the conclusion of the trial or debate (notes, Isa…
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 last word of the argument.
all of them (R.V.)] idols and worshippers together.
their works are the images of the gods, "the work of men's hands" (parallel to "molten images" below).
confusion…
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