Isaiah 44:16 — KJV with Strong's Concordance

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¹⁶He burneth part thereof in the fire; with part thereof he eateth flesh; he roasteth roast, and is satisfied: yea, he warmeth himself, and saith, Aha, I am warm, I have seen the fire:

Isaiah 44:16 —

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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)

(vv. 9-20)

Often before, God, by the prophet, had mentioned the folly and strange sottishness of idolaters; but here he enlarges upon that head, and very fully and particularly exposes them to contempt and ridicule. This discourse is intended, 1. To arm the people of Israel against the strong temptation they would be in to worship idols when they were captives in Babylon, in compliance with the custom of the…

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset, David Brown’s Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (1871)

(vv. 16)

16. part ... part--not distinct parts, but the same part of the wood (compare Is 44:17). eateth--that is, cooks so as to eat (Is 44:19). I have seen--I feel its power.