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Commentary Index | Return to PrayerRequest.comAdam Clarke Commentary - Isaiah 44:17 - 44:17
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He falleth down unto it - There were four forms of adoration used among the Hebrews:
1. השתחוה Hishtachavah, The prostration of the whole body.
2. קדד Kadad, The bowing of the head.
3. כרע Cara, The bending of the upper part of the body down to the knees.
4. ברך Barach, Bowing the knee, or kneeling. See on Isa 49:23 (note).