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以賽亞書 41:24

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24 看 哪 , 你 們 屬 乎 虛 無 ; 你 們 的 作 為 也 屬 乎 虛 空 。 那 選 擇 你 們 的 是 可 憎 惡 的 。

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以賽亞書 41:24 Meaning and Commentary

Isaiah 41:24

Behold, ye are of nothing
Not as to the matter of them, for they were made of gold, silver, brass but as to the divinity of them: there was none in them, they were of no worth and value; they could do nothing, either good or evil, either help their friends, or hurt their enemies; yea, they were less than nothing; for the words may be rendered by way of comparison, "behold, ye are less than nothing"; {a}. (See Gill on Isaiah 40:17); and your work of nought;
the workmanship bestowed on them, in casting or carving them, was all to no purpose, and answered no end; or the work they did, or pretended to do, their feigned oracles, and false predictions: or, "worse than nothing": some render it, "worse than a viper" F2; a word like this is used for one, ( Isaiah 49:5 ) and so denotes the poisonous and pernicious effects of idolatry: an abomination is he that chooseth you;
as the object of his worship; he is not only abominable, but an abomination itself to God, and to all men of sense and religion; for the choice he makes of an idol to be his god shows him to be a man void of common sense and reason, and destitute of all true religion and godliness, and must be a stupid sottish creature. The Targum is,

``an abomination is that which ye have chosen for yourselves, or in which ye delight;''
meaning their idols. This is the final issue of the controversy, and the judgment passed both upon the idols and their worshippers.
FOOTNOTES:

F1 (Nyam Mta) "vos minus quam nihil [estis]", Junius & Tremellius, Piscator.
F2 (epam) "pejus [opere] viperae", Junius & Tremellius; "pejus [est opere] basilisci", Piscator.
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以賽亞書 41:24 In-Context

22 可 以 聲 明 , 指 示 我 們 將 來 必 遇 的 事 , 說 明 先 前 的 是 甚 麼 事 , 好 叫 我 們 思 索 , 得 知 事 的 結 局 , 或 者 把 將 來 的 事 指 示 我 們 。
23 要 說 明 後 來 的 事 , 好 叫 我 們 知 道 你 們 是   神 。 你 們 或 降 福 , 或 降 禍 , 使 我 們 驚 奇 , 一 同 觀 看 。
24 看 哪 , 你 們 屬 乎 虛 無 ; 你 們 的 作 為 也 屬 乎 虛 空 。 那 選 擇 你 們 的 是 可 憎 惡 的 。
25 我 從 北 方 興 起 一 人 ; 他 是 求 告 我 名 的 , 從 日 出 之 地 而 來 。 他 必 臨 到 掌 權 的 , 好 像 臨 到 灰 泥 , 彷 彿 窯 匠 踹 泥 一 樣 。
26 誰 從 起 初 指 明 這 事 , 使 我 們 知 道 呢 ? 誰 從 先 前 說 明 , 使 我 們 說 他 不 錯 呢 ? 誰 也 沒 有 指 明 , 誰 也 沒 有 說 明 。 誰 也 沒 有 聽 見 你 們 的 話 。
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