Mat 24:40 | Clarke | e4.org | Verse 40. - 41. Then shall two men- two women- one shall be taken, and the other left. ] The meaning seems to be, that so general should these calamities be, that no two persons , wheresoever found, or about whatsoever employed, should be both able to effect their escape; and that captivity and the sword should have a complete triumph over this unhappy people. Two women shall be grinding ] Women alone are still employed in grinding the corn in the east; and it is only when despatch is required, or the uppermost millstone is heavy, that a second woman is added. See Wakefield, and Harmer, Obs. vol. i. 253. That they were formerly thus employed, see , and the note there. See also .

‏ Matthew 24:40

Verse 40. - 41. Then shall two men-two women-one shall be taken, and the other left.] The meaning seems to be, that so general should these calamities be, that no two persons, wheresoever found, or about whatsoever employed, should be both able to effect their escape; and that captivity and the sword should have a complete triumph over this unhappy people.

Two women shall be grinding] Women alone are still employed in grinding the corn in the east; and it is only when despatch is required, or the uppermost millstone is heavy, that a second woman is added. See Wakefield, and Harmer, Obs. vol. i. 253. That they were formerly thus employed, see Ex 11:5, and the note there. See also Isa 47:2.