Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Deuteronomy 28:52
And he shall besiege thee in all thy gates, until thy high and fenced walls come down, wherein thou trustedst, throughout all thy land: and he shall besiege thee in all thy gates throughout all thy land, which the LORD thy God hath given thee.
52. in all thy gates ] Deu 12:17; come down, Deu 20:20; wherein thou trustedst, so Jer 5:17.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
Verse 52. He – Nebuchadnezzar first, (2Kg 25:1-2, c.,) and Titus next shall besiege thee – beset thee round on every side, and cast a trench around thee: viz., lines of circumvallation, as our Lord predicted; (see Mt 24:1, c., and Lu 21:5, &c.) in all thy gates throughout all thy land – all thy fenced cities, which points out that their subjugation should be complete, as both Jerusalem and all their fortified places should be taken. This was done literally by Nebuchadnezzar and the Romans.
Fuente: Adam Clarke’s Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible
52. he shall besiege thee . . .until thy high and fenced walls come downAll the fortifiedplaces to which the people betook themselves for safety were burnt ordemolished, and the walls of Jerusalem itself razed to the ground.
Fuente: Jamieson, Fausset and Brown’s Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
And he shall besiege thee in all thy gates,…. That is, in all their cities and walled towns, which had gates and bars for security:
until thy high and fenced walls come down, wherein thou trustedst,
throughout all thy land; the Jews had several cities well fenced and strongly fortified, besides Jerusalem, which was fortified both by art and nature, and in which they greatly put their trust and confidence; but these were broken down, particularly by the battering rams of the Romans:
and he shall besiege thee in all thy gates, throughout all thy land,
which the Lord thy God hath given thee; this is repeated for the certainty of it, and that it might be taken notice of, and abate their trust and confidence in their outward strength. Now all this was fulfilled, partly in the siege of Samaria by the king of Assyria, who went through all the land of the ten tribes, 2Ki 17:5; and in Sennacherib’s taking the fenced cities of Judah, 2Ki 18:13; and in the siege of Jerusalem, and breaking down the walls of it by Nebuchadnezzar, 2Ki 25:10; and, last of all, in the siege of Jerusalem, and battering down the walls of it, by the Romans; at which time also all their strong and fenced cities throughout the land were taken and demolished.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
52. And he shall besiege thee in thy gates. He overthrows every ground of false confidence. The number of their towns inspired them with courage, because they never would have supposed that their enemies would undergo so much fatigue as not to cease from fighting till they were all taken. He therefore includes all their towns, in reliance upon whose multitude they despised hostile aggression. He adds, that in vain they trust in their high and fortified walls, which will be either overthrown by military engines, or shall voluntarily surrender from the length of their besiegal; for the passage may be explained in both ways, either that the enemies shall overthrow and lay prostrate all their fortresses, or that by their perseverance they shall pass over the walls however high. It seems to me that the length of the siege as well as their valiant fighting is indicated. The repetition which follows magnifies the evil, viz., that they shall be thus sorely pressed in their own land given them by God; for the very associations of the place only increased the indignity.
Fuente: Calvin’s Complete Commentary
(52) And he shall besiege thee in all thy gates.The siege of the last two fenced cities by Nebuchadnezzars army is mentioned in Jer. 34:7. The siege and capture of Jotapata by the Romans, in spite of all the efforts of the Jews to defend it, is specially recorded by Josephus.
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
Ver. 52. And he shall besiege thee in all thy gates For the literal completion of this prophesy, see 2Ki 18:9; 2Ki 10:13. Nebuchadnezzar and his captains took and spoiled Jerusalem, burnt the city and temple, and brake down the walls round about. 2Ki 25:10. In like manner the Romans, as Josephus remarks, demolished several fortified places before they besieged and destroyed Jerusalem. The Jews may very well be said to have trusted in their high and fenced walls; for they seldom ventured a battle in the open field. They confided in the strength and situation of Jerusalem, as the Jebusites, the former inhabitants of the place, had done before. 2Sa 5:6-7 insomuch that in Jer 21:13 they are represented saying, Who shall come down against us? or who shall enter into our habitation? Jerusalem, indeed, was a very strong place, wonderfully fortified both by nature and art, according to the accounts given both by Tacitus and Josephus; and yet it was many times taken; namely, by Shishak king of Egypt, by Nebuchadnezzar, by Antiochus, by Pompey, by Sosius, and Herod, before its final destruction by Titus, Tacit. lib. 5: & Joseph. Bell. Jud. lib. 5: cap. 4, 5 lib. 6: cap. ult.Bishop Newton.
Fuente: Commentary on the Holy Bible by Thomas Coke
Deu 28:52 And he shall besiege thee in all thy gates, until thy high and fenced walls come down, wherein thou trustedst, throughout all thy land: and he shall besiege thee in all thy gates throughout all thy land, which the LORD thy God hath given thee.
Ver. 52. In all thy gates. ] See this fulfilled in 2Ki 17:5 ; 2Ki 25:1-2 .
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
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(See Scofield “Psa 2:12”).
Fuente: Scofield Reference Bible Notes
Lev 26:25, 2Ki 17:1-6, 2Ki 18:13, 2Ki 24:10, 2Ki 24:11, 2Ki 25:1-4, Isa 1:7, Isa 62:8, Jer 21:4-7, Jer 37:8, Jer 39:1-3, Jer 52:4-7, Eze 4:1-8, Dan 9:26, Zec 12:2, Zec 14:2, Mat 22:7, Mat 24:15, Mat 24:16, Luk 19:43, Luk 19:44, Luk 21:20-24
Reciprocal: 2Sa 24:13 – flee 1Ki 8:37 – in the land famine 1Ki 20:1 – besieged 2Ki 6:24 – gathered 2Ki 25:3 – the famine 1Ch 21:12 – to be destroyed 2Ch 6:28 – their enemies Jer 7:14 – wherein Jer 13:19 – shut Jer 34:7 – fought against Jer 37:21 – until Jer 52:6 – the famine Lam 1:11 – seek Lam 4:3 – the daughter Hos 11:6 – the sword Hab 1:9 – for
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Deu 28:52. He shall besiege thee in all thy gates Thus did Shalmaneser, Sennacherib, and Nebuchadnezzar. See 2Ki 18:9-10; 2Ki 18:13, and 2Ki 25:10. But this prediction was especially fulfilled by the Romans, to whom the best fortified places in Judea were forced to yield, as may be seen in Josephuss History of the Jewish war, which is the best commentary on this part of the prophecy. And the Jews might well be said to trust in their high and fenced walls; for they seldom ventured to fight in the open field. In particular, they confided in the strength and situation of Jerusalem, as the Jebusites, the former inhabitants of the place, had done before them, 2Sa 5:6-7.