4. cast into . . . fire--
(Joh 15:6).
both the ends--the north kingdom having been already overturned by
Assyria under Tiglath-pileser; the south being pressed on by Egypt
(2Ki 23:29-35).
midst of it is burned--rather, "is on flame"; namely, Jerusalem,
which had now caught the flame by the attack of Nebuchadnezzar.
Is it meet for any work--"it," that is, the scorched part still
remaining.
JFB.
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