Berean BlueApp preview

Adam Clarke on Deuteronomy 4:20

Commentary and Critical Notes. Browse this work.

Deuteronomy4:20

Out of the iron furnace - From this mention of the word iron furnace there can be little doubt that the Israelites were employed in Egypt in the most laborious works of metallurgy. Digging, smelting, and forging of iron in so hot a climate must have been oppressive work indeed.

Adam Clarke, Commentary and Critical Notes, Deuteronomy 4:20. Public domain.

Permanent link. Source edition.

Read Deuteronomy 4. Compare commentaries on this chapter.

Source and publication rights

Public domain. Public Domain. Source edition.

Berean Blue opens December 1, 2026. Explore this passage in the app preview.