Isa 44:20 | JFB | STEP | 20. feedeth on ashes-- figuratively, for the idolater delights in what is vain ( ; ). "Feedeth on wind." There is an allusion, perhaps, also, to the god being made of a tree, the half of which was reduced to ashes by fire ( ); the idol, it is implied, was no better, and could, and ought, to have been reduced to ashes like the other half. deceived heart-- The heart and will first go astray, then the intellect and life ( ; ). lie in ... right hand-- Is not my handiwork (the idol) a self-deceit?

‏ Isaiah 44:20

20. feedeth on ashes--figuratively, for the idolater delights in what is vain (Pr 15:14; Ho 12:1). "Feedeth on wind." There is an allusion, perhaps, also, to the god being made of a tree, the half of which was reduced to ashes by fire (Is 44:15-17); the idol, it is implied, was no better, and could, and ought, to have been reduced to ashes like the other half.

deceived heart--The heart and will first go astray, then the intellect and life (Ro 1:28; Ep 4:18).

lie in ... right hand--Is not my handiwork (the idol) a self-deceit?