20. the rest of the men--that is, the ungodly.
yet--So A, Vulgate, Syriac, and Coptic. B and
Aleph read, "did not even repent of," namely, so as to
give up "the works," &c. Like Pharaoh hardening his heart against
repentance notwithstanding the plagues.
of their hands--
(De 31:29).
Especially the idols made by their hands. Compare
Re 13:14, 15,
"the image of the beast"
Re 19:20.
that they should not--So B reads. But A, C, and Aleph
read "that they shall not": implying a prophecy of certainty
that it shall be so.
devils--Greek, "demons" which lurk beneath the idols
which idolaters worship.
JFB.
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