Isaiah 44:14
He heweth him down cedars, and taketh the cypress and the oak, which he strengtheneth for himself among the trees of the forest: he planteth an ash, and the rain doth nourish it.
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Gill's Exposition
He heweth him down cedars, and taketh the cypress and the oak,.... To make gods of, trees both pleasant and durable, but all unfruitful:
which he strengtheneth for himself among the trees of the…
Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Barnes' Notes
He heweth him down cedars - In the previous verses, the prophet had described the formation of an axe with which the work was to be done Isa 44:12, and the laying out, and carving of the idol Isa…
Often before, God, by the prophet, had mentioned the folly and strange sottishness of idolaters; but here he enlarges upon that head, and very fully and particularly exposes them to contempt and…
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