the fowles of the heaven] A kind of amplification, very frequent amongst the Prophets. See Jeremiah 4:25. &Jeremiah 12:4. Hosea 4:3. Not that God was angry with these dumb creatures, but because man was so wicked for whose cause they were created, God maketh them to take part of the punishment with him. stumbling-blocks] Or, idols. The idols, and all the objects and instruments of idolatry, by which men were induced to sinne, even to their own ruine. See Deuteronomy 7:25. Ezekiel 14:3. 7 Habakkuk 2:18.