Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
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 (II Kings 21:7).
images—literally, "images to the sun," that is, to Baal, who answers to the sun, as Astarte to the hosts of heaven (II Kings 23:5; Job 31:26).
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Isaiah 17:8:
Numbers 23:1
Isaiah 17:1
Isaiah 27:9
Ezekiel 6:4
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