And he hath poured out upon him the indignation of his fury, and a strong battle, and hath burnt him round about, and he knew not: and set him on fire, and he understood not.
Ibn Ezra
Upon him. Comp. Gen. 49:22. עליו upon him, after the plural לא שמעו ,לא אבו they would not, they were not obedient, and צעדה she runs after בנות branches. (Gen. 49:22.) Comp. c. ii. Note 18. Upon every one of our forefathers. חמה חמת אפו=חמה אפו The fury, the fury of His anger, Comp. האהלה אהל שרה == האהלה שרה into the tent, the tent of Sarah (Gen. 24:67). ותלהטהו And it burned him. Comp. להט flame (Gen. 3:24).—They will confess that their forefathers were blind with regard to their hearts, and had no understanding.
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