Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Isaiah 17:8

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8. groves —A symbolical tree is often found in Assyrian inscriptions, representing the hosts of heaven ("Saba"), answering to Ashteroth or Astarte, the queen of heaven, as Baal or Bel is the king. Hence the expression, "image of the grove," is explained ( :- ). images —literally, "images to the sun," that is, to Baal, who answers to the sun, as Astarte to the hosts of heaven ( 2 Kings 23:5 ; Job 31:26 ). return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verse-9" class="com-number"

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