He has not seen iniquity in Jacob. Neither has he seen perverseness in Israel. The LORD his God is with him. The shout of a king is among them.
ExplanationCommentary
Verse 21. Image-god, (simulachrum) “a statue.” Chal. “falsehood.” Hebrew may also signify “perversity, or punishment.” As long as Israel refrains from idol-worship, and from other transgressions, as they do at present, God will be so far from punishing them, that he will fight their battles, as their king; ( Bible.) and at the sound of the silver trumpets will grant them victory. Calmet. 10:9. Menochius.—The sound. Hebrew “the shout of a king among them,” encouraging his people by his presence and by his words. Bible.—“I behold those who do not serve idols in the house of Jacob … the word of the Lord their God is helping them, and the majesty of their king is among them.” Chaldee. Menochius.