that sacrificeth in the gardens Cf. ch. Isaiah 66:17, and see on Isaiah 1:29.

burneth incense upon altars of brick Strictly on the bricks (R.V.), or tiles. We have no key to the meaning of the expression. Some think the "tiles" denote the roofs of the houses, where sacrifices were sometimes offered to false gods (see 2 Kings 23:12; Jeremiah 19:13; Zephaniah 1:5); others (like A.V.) suppose that altars made of bricks are referred to. Why the custom should be specially Babylonian (Del.) does not appear. The word for "burn incense" may mean simply "burn sacrifice"; see on ch. Isaiah 1:13.

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