austere. Greek austeros. dry, then hard and harsh. Only here, and Luke 19:22.
man. Greek. anthropos. App-123.
thou takest up. &c. Typical injustice of those times.
Related Commentaries of Luke 19:21
Luke 19:21
21 For I feared thee, because thou art an austere man: thou takest up that thou layedst not down, and reapest that thou didst not sow.