Jamieson, Fausset and Brown on Isaiah 40:19
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Isaiah40:19
19. graven--rather, an image in general; for it is incongruous to say "melteth" (that is, casts out of metal) a graven image (that is, one of carved wood); so Jr 10:14, "molten image."
spreadeth it over--(See on Is 30:22).
chains--an ornament lavishly worn by rich Orientals (Is 3:18, 19), and so transferred to their idols. Egyptian relics show that idols were suspended in houses by chains.
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