Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
The powerlessness of the idols to save Babylon from its doom is a fitting introduction to the last stanza (Habakkuk 2:19), which, as the former four, begins with "Woe."
teacher of lies—its priests and prophets uttering lying oracles, as if from it.
make dumb idols—Though men can "make" idols, they cannot make them speak.
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Habakkuk 2:18:
Isaiah 44:9
Jeremiah 2:8
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