Isaiah 2:7 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Bible Comments

Their land also is full of silver, &c.— In the original, this consists of a stanza of four verses, in which the construction of the two members is alternate; their land is full of silver, answering to their land is full of horses; as, neither is there any end of their treasures, does to neither is there any end of their chariots. The express orders of Moses against multiplying horses were intended to prevent the Israelites from having any commerce with Egypt, remarkable for its horses, and the source of idolatry: We therefore find, that when Solomon had opened a trade for horses, his kingdom likewise was therefore notorious for idolatry; in allusion to which, the prophet here, after saying, there is no end of their chariots, adds, their land also is full of idols. See Deuteronomy 17:16.

Isaiah 2:7

7 Their land also is full of silver and gold, neither is there any end of their treasures; their land is also full of horses, neither is there any end of their chariots: