John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 2:9
And the mean man boweth down, and the great man humbleth himself ,.... Both high and low, rich and poor, bow down unto, humble themselves before, and worship idols made by the hands of men: the words for the "mean man" and "the great man" are אדם and איש , "Adam" and "Ish"; and which are also interpreted by Jarchi of little or mean men, and of princes and mighty ones: therefore forgive them not ; their sins of soothsaying, covetousness, and idolatry; and such that worship the beast... read more
John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 2:8
Their land also is full of idols ,.... Of the Virgin Mary, and of saints departed, whose images are set up to be worshipped in all their churches, and had in private houses: and they worship the work of their own hands, that which their own fingers have made ; namely, idols of gold, silver, brass, wood, and stone, Revelation 9:20 . read more