Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Deuteronomy 28:48
Therefore shalt thou serve thine enemies which the LORD shall send against thee, in hunger, and in thirst, and in nakedness, and in want of all [things]: and he shall put a yoke of iron upon thy neck, until he have destroyed thee.
48. a yoke of iron ] Jer 28:14.
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Verse 48. Therefore shalt thou serve thine enemies] Because they would not serve GOD, therefore they became slaves to men.
Fuente: Adam Clarke’s Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible
A yoke of iron, which thou canst neither well bear, nor break. See Jer 28:13,14.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
Therefore shall thou serve thine enemies, which the Lord shall send against thee,…. Since they would not serve the Lord their God, who was so good a master to them, and supplied them with all good things, and with plenty of them, they should serve other lords, their enemies, whom God would raise up and send against them; not only, the Assyrians, Chaldeans, and Babylonians, but the Romans, after described, whom they should find hard masters, and from whom they; should have very severe usage, and should be
in hunger and in thirst, and in nakedness, and in want of all [good things]; being destitute of food, and drink and raiment, and the common necessaries of life, and so in famishing and starving circumstances:
and he shall put a yoke of iron upon thy neck; bring them into a state of subjection to their enemies, which would be intolerable to them, and from which they would not be able to free themselves, any more than to break an iron yoke; which, as it agrees with the Babylonish captivity, and their subjection in that state, see Jer 28:13; so more especially with their bondage under the Romans, who are the legs of iron in Nebuchadnezzar’s image, and the fourth beast with great iron teeth in Daniel’s vision, Da 2:33, and this yoke was to continue
until he have destroyed thee; the Jews were under the Roman yoke, Roman governors being set over them, and Judea made a Roman province many years before the destruction of their nation, city, and temple, by them.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
Deu 28:48 Therefore shalt thou serve thine enemies which the LORD shall send against thee, in hunger, and in thirst, and in nakedness, and in want of all [things]: and he shall put a yoke of iron upon thy neck, until he have destroyed thee.
Ver. 48. In want of all things. ] The want whereof shall teach thee the worth of them. Blessings are fairest on the back side. a
a Bona a tergo formosissima.
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
yoke of iron. Put by Figure of speech for a heavy yoke or a grievous bondage.
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serve: 2Ch 12:8, Neh 9:35-37, Jer 5:19, Jer 17:4, Eze 17:3, Eze 17:7, Eze 17:12
in hunger: Jer 44:17, Jer 44:18, Jer 44:22, Jer 44:27, Lam 5:2-6, Eze 4:16, Eze 4:17
a yoke: Isa 47:6, Jer 27:12, Jer 27:13, Jer 28:13, Jer 28:14, Mat 11:29
Reciprocal: Lev 26:38 – General Jdg 3:14 – served Jdg 4:3 – mightily Jdg 6:2 – the hand Jdg 14:4 – had dominion Jdg 15:11 – Philistines 1Sa 4:9 – as they have 1Ki 8:33 – smitten down 1Ki 20:4 – I am thine 2Ki 15:37 – to send 2Ki 21:14 – deliver 2Ch 6:24 – put to the worse 2Ch 24:24 – delivered 2Ch 36:20 – they were servants Neh 5:4 – the king’s tribute Neh 9:36 – General Neh 9:37 – dominion Psa 59:15 – for meat Psa 106:41 – and they Pro 13:25 – the belly Ecc 3:13 – General Ecc 4:1 – and considered Isa 1:7 – strangers Isa 14:3 – General Isa 32:11 – strip Jer 2:25 – Withhold Lam 1:14 – yoke Lam 5:4 – have Lam 5:5 – Our necks are under persecution Eze 12:18 – General Eze 16:27 – and have Eze 19:13 – she is Eze 39:26 – when they 1Ti 6:1 – servants
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Deu 28:48. He shall put a yoke of iron about thy neck That is, cruel thraldom, and rigorous oppression, Jer 27:11-12. This is highly just, that they who refuse the reasonable service of God should be made slaves to their enemies; and, instead of the easy yoke of God, should be put under a yoke of iron. See 2Ch 12:8.