Isaiah 44:19

“And none considereth in his heart, &c.] Or, “and he does not return it to his heart”f860; he does not come to himself again, or return to his right mind, but lives and dies under the infatuation; never once revolving it in his mind, pondering within himself what he has done, or is doing, whether right or wrong: neither is there knowledge nor understanding to say; within himself, and reason the matter in his own mind, and thus express himself: I have burnt part of it in the fire; to warm myself with: yea, also I have baked bread upon the coals thereof; both heated the oven, and baked bread with it; and also upon the live coals have laid kneaded dough, and baked a cake on them: and I have…”

“considereth--literally, "layeth it to heart," (Isa 42:25; Jer 12:11). abomination--the scriptural term for an idol, not merely abominable, but the essence of what is so, in the eyes of a jealous God (Kg1 11:5, Kg1 11:7).”

“And none considereth in his heart - Margin, ‘Setteth to.’ He does not place the subject near his heart or mind; he does not think of it. A similar phrase occurs in Isaiah 46:8 : ‘Bring it again to mind.’ It is a phrase drawn from the act of placing an object near us, in order to examine it closely; and we express the same idea by the phrase ‘looking at a thing,’ or ‘looking at it closely.’ The sense is, they had not attentively and carefully thought on the folly of what they were doing - a sentiment which is as true of all sinners as it was of stupid idolaters. An abomination - A name that is often given to an idol 2 Kings 11:5, 2Ki 11:7; 2 Kings 23:13. The meaning is, that an idol was…”

“considereth in his heart: Heb. setteth to his heart, Isa 46:8; Exo 7:23; Deu 32:46; Eze 40:4; Hag 1:5 \*marg. Hos 7:2 an abomination: Deu 27:15; Kg1 11:5, Kg1 11:7; Kg2 23:13 the stock of a tree: Heb. that which comes of a tree Isaiah 44:20”