The pieces thereof - Or, that belong to it; that is, the pieces which are designed for the caldron, and belong to it as the inhabitants belo…

The pieces of it. —Literally, its pieces, the pieces which pertain to the cauldron, the Jews, whose centre and capital is…

Gather the pieces of it into it fire being made, and the pot set on, and water poured into it, the next thing is, to put …

The pot on the fire represented Jerusalem besieged by the Chaldeans: people of all ranks and stations were within the walls, prepared as prey for t…