5. iniquity — wrong done to them ( Isaiah 5:4 ; Micah 6:3 ; compare Deuteronomy 32:4 ). walked after vanity —contrasted with " walkest after me in the wilderness" ( Jeremiah 2:2 ): then I was their guide in the barren desert; now they take idols as their guides. vanity . . . vain —An idol is not only vain (impotent and empty), but vanity itself. Its worshippers acquire its character, becoming vain as it is ( Deuteronomy 7:26 ; Psalms 115:8 ). A people's character never rises above that of its gods, which are its "better nature" [BACON] ( 2 Kings 17:15 ; Jonah 2:8 ). return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verse-6" class="com-number"
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