27. tower . . . fortress — ( :- ), rather, "an assayer (and) explorer." By a metaphor from metallurgy in :- , Jehovah, in conclusion, confirms the prophet in his office, and the latter sums up the description of the reprobate people on whom he had to work. The Hebrew for "assayer" ( English Version, "tower") is from a root "to try" metals. "Explorer" ( English Version, "fortress") is from an Arabic root, "keen-sighted"; or a Hebrew root, "cutting," that is, separating the metal from the dross [EWALD]. GESENIUS translates as English Version, "fortress," which does not accord with the previous "assayer." return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verse-28" class="com-number"
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