John Trapp Complete Commentary - Isaiah 44:12
Isa 44:12 The smith with the tongs both worketh in the coals, and fashioneth it with hammers, and worketh it with the strength of his arms: yea, he is hungry, and his strength faileth: he drinketh no water, and is faint. Ver. 12. The smith with the tongs, &c. ] He lively setteth forth the weakness of the workmen, that thereby may be understood the weakness of the idols, since they cannot help in the least those that take such pains about them. All these things must be taken as spoken with... read more
The Biblical Illustrator - Isaiah 44:9-20
Isaiah 44:9-20They that make a graven imageThe vanity of graven imagesSubstituting homely prose for glowing poetry we may, after a fashion, reduce the prophet’s thought to propositions like the following--1.Neither the idol nor its god knows anything, while Jehovah knows all. 2. Neither the idol nor its god can do aught, while Jehovah is almighty. 3. Neither the idol nor its god is aught, while Jehovah is the living God, God of the entire universe, and a God of love,--in a word, the perfect... read more