Jamieson, Fausset and Brown on Isaiah 44:20
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Isaiah44:20
20. feedeth on ashes--figuratively, for the idolater delights in what is vain (Pr 15:14; Ho 12:1). "Feedeth on wind." There is an allusion, perhaps, also, to the god being made of a tree, the half of which was reduced to ashes by fire (Is 44:15-17); the idol, it is implied, was no better, and could, and ought, to have been reduced to ashes like the other half.
deceived heart--The heart and will first go astray, then the intellect and life (Ro 1:28; Ep 4:18).
lie in ... right hand--Is not my handiwork (the idol) a self-deceit?
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