Matthew Poole and continuators on Ezekiel 22:20

20 As they gather silver, and brass, and iron, and lead, and tin into the midst of the furnace, to blow the fire upon it, to melt it ; so will I gather you in mine anger , and in my fury, and I will leave you there, and melt you.

Founders, who melt down Mettals to prove them.

If these different kinds of Mettals be to be gathered into one, and the same Furnace, it speaks the involving all promiscuously in the same Afflictions, if it be meant as each distinct Mettal is tryed by the fire in the Furnace, but by fire proportion'd to the stubbornness of the Mettal, then it bespeaks the future Affliction shall be such, as shall melt down the hardest of the degenerate [illegible: 1 span]

To raise the fierceness of the fire.

[illegible: 1 word] it be m[illegible: 1 letter]lted.

See [illegible: 1 letter]er. 19. let. m.

In great▪ [illegible: 1 letter]ut just [illegible: 1 word] cal[illegible: 2 letters]d [illegible: 1 letter]ury too [illegible: 1 letter]ere▪ and elsewhere; such were the [illegible: 1 word] of this people, that they had kindled a fire against them, which should surely consume them.

Or I will [illegible: 1 letter]it down, and r[illegible: 1 letter]st me, as the [illegible: 1 letter]ounder, when he hath taken pains to gather in the Mettal, heap up the wood▪ kindled the fire▪ and blo[illegible: 1 letter]n it to i[illegible: 1 letter]s [illegible: 1 letter]ull height, rests himself observing how the Mettal m[illegible: 1 letter]lts down: God will so rest himself, after the manner of man 'tis spoken; the like phrase chap. 5.13. and chap. 16.4[illegible: 1 letter].

He will take care the fire go not out, t[illegible: 1 letter]ll you are melted, either to the purging away, or consuming you with your dr[illegible: 1 letter]ss.

Marginal references: Heb. according to the gathering.; Or, rest.