42. And shall cast them into a furnace of fire —rather, "the furnace of fire": there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth —What terrific strength of language—the "casting" or "flinging" expressive of indignation, abhorrence, contempt (compare Psalms 9:17 ; Daniel 12:2 ): "the furnace of fire" denoting the fierceness of the torment: the "wailing" signifying the anguish this causes; while the "gnashing of teeth" is a graphic way of expressing the despair in which its remedilessness issues (see Daniel 12:2- : )! return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verse-43" class="com-number"
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