40. he--Nebuzara-dan, the captain of Nebuchadnezzar.
as . . . eagle--not to bear them "on eagles' wings"
(Ex 19:4;
De 32:11, 12),
as God does His people, but to pounce on them as a prey
(Jer 49:22;
De 28:49;
Hab 1:8).
JFB.
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