King James Version
What Does Isaiah 41:29 Mean?
“Behold, they are all vanity; their works are nothing: their molten images are wind and confusion.”
Context
27
The first shall say to Zion, Behold, behold them: and I will give to Jerusalem one that bringeth good tidings.
28
For I beheld, and there was no man; even among them, and there was no counsellor, that, when I asked of them, could answer a word. answer: Heb. return
29
Behold, they are all vanity; their works are nothing: their molten images are wind and confusion.
Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(29) **They are all . . . their works . . .**—The first pronoun refers to the idols themselves, the second to the idolaters who make them. In “confusion” we have the familiar *tohu.*
**Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers
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Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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