fool. See note on Luke 11:40.
this night. this very night.
thy soul. thy life. App-110.
shall be required. they demand. Only here and Luke 6:30. Tr.. WI read "is required". But both are impersonal, referring to some unknown invisible agencies which carry out God's judgments or Satan's will. Compare Psalms 49:15.Job 4:19; Job 18:18; Job 19:26; Job 34:20. In. good sense compare Isaiah 60:11.
which, &c. In the Greek this clause is emph., standing before the question "then whose", &c.
provided. prepared.