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John Trapp Complete Commentary

Isaiah 44:17

And the residue thereof he maketh a god, [even] his graven image: he falleth down unto it, and worshippeth [it], and prayeth unto it, and saith, Deliver me; for thou [art] my god.

Ver. 17. He falleth down unto it, and worshippeth it.] Do not Papists even the same, whatever they pretend in defence of their idolatry? See Revelation 9:20. See Trapp on " Rev 9:20 " So loath they are to have their asses' ears to be seen.

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  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

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  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

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  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

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  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

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  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

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  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    וּ שְׁאֵ֣רִיתֹ֔ו לְ אֵ֥ל עָשָׂ֖ה לְ פִסְלֹ֑ו

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  • The Biblical Illustrator

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