Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
holy mountain—Moriah, on which the temple was.
troop—rather "Gad," the Babylonian god of fortune, the planet Jupiter, answering to Baal or Bel; the Arabs called it "the Greater Good Fortune"; and the planet Venus answering to Meni, "the Lesser Good Fortune" [GESENIUS, KIMCHI, etc.]. Tables were laid out for their idols with all kinds of viands, and a cup containing a mixture of wine and honey, in Egypt especially, on the last day of the year [JEROME].
drink offering—rather, "mixed drink."
number—rather, "Meni"; as goddess of fortune she was thought to number the fates of men. VITRINGA understands Gad to be the sun; Meni the moon, or Ashtaroth or Astarte (I Kings 11:33).
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Isaiah 65:11:
Isaiah 46:1
Isaiah 64:12
Isaiah 65:12
Jeremiah 7:18
Jeremiah 19:4
1 Corinthians 10:21
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