And they shall no more offer their sacrifices unto devils, after whom they have gone a whoring. This shall be a statute for ever unto them throughout their generations.
Ver. 7. Unto devils.] a As they had done in Egypt. Ezekiel 23:8 Deu 32:17 And as both Pagans and Papagans do. 1Co 10:20 Rev 9:20 The Americans in Canada worship the devil; who, when he is offended with them, flings dust in their eyes. At Calecutta, the chief city of Malabar, they worship Satan with flowers on his altars, and sacrifices of cocks. The Brahmins, or priests, wash his image, sitting in a fiery throne with three crowns and four horns, with sweet water every morning. The king of Calecutta eats no meat till it be first offered by his priests to this idol. When a man lies a dying, they show him the picture of the devil, that he may be the better acquainted with him in the other world. The word here rendered devils signifieth rough ones, satyrs. Isa 34:14 Satan is a rough, rugged, harsh spirit: and such also are his imps, as Esau, Ismael, &c.
a Synesius saith, the devil is ειδωλοχαρης, an idol lover.