Verse 12
spake. See note on Deuteronomy 2:1 .
saw. Figure of speech Zeugma. App-6 .: by which one verb 'saw" is used with two objects and suits only the first. A second verb "heard" must be supplied: compare Exodus 3:16 . 2Ki 11:12 . 1 Timothy 4:3 . It is for the purpose of calling attention to the emphasis thus put on the verb "saw"; an idol being that which is seen .
similitude = appearance of form, or likeness.
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