They say unto him, He will miserably destroy those wicked men, and will let out his vineyard unto other husbandmen, which shall render him the fruits in their seasons.
Ver. 41. They say unto him, he will miserably, a &c.] Here they unwittingly read their own destiny, as David likewise did his, 2 Samuel 12:5,6. The wicked are presently self-condemned, Titus 3:11, and shall at last day stand speechless, Matthew 22:12, out of the conviction of their own consciences.
a κακους κακως απολεσει αυτους. Videtur paronomasia haec in proverbium abiisse.