Bible Commentary

So that he will not give to any of them of the flesh of his children whom he shall eat: because he hath nothing left him in the siege, and in the straitness, wherewith thine enemies shall distress thee in all thy gates. So that he will not give to any of them of the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Deuteronomy 28:55”

[So that] the man [that is] tender among you, and very delicate, his eye shall be evil toward his brother, and toward the wife of his bosom, and toward the remnant of his children which he shall leave: 54. The man that is the most tender among you, and the very most delicate ] or … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Deuteronomy 28:54”

And thou shalt eat the fruit of thine own body, the flesh of thy sons and of thy daughters, which the LORD thy God hath given thee, in the siege, and in the straitness, wherewith thine enemies shall distress thee: 53. And thou shalt eat, etc.] Cp. Lev 26:29, Eze 5:10, and for instances of … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Deuteronomy 28:53”

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, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Deuteronomy 28:52”

And he shall eat the fruit of thy cattle, and the fruit of thy land, until thou be destroyed: which [also] shall not leave thee [either] corn, wine, or oil, [or] the increase of thy kine, or flocks of thy sheep, until he have destroyed thee. 51. See Deu 28:4 ; Deu 28:18 ; Deu … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Deuteronomy 28:51”

A nation of fierce countenance, which shall not regard the person of the old, nor show favor to the young: 50. fierce countenance ] Lit. strong, hard or inflexible. So Dan 8:23 of Antiochus Epiphanes. Cp. Eze 2:4; Eze 3:7. On regard the person see on Deu 1:17. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Deuteronomy 28:50”

The LORD shall bring a nation against thee from far, from the end of the earth, [as swift] as the eagle flieth; a nation whose tongue thou shalt not understand; 49. from far, etc.] Isa 5:26 of Assyrians, Jer 5:15 of Babylonians (though perhaps originally of Scythians). as the vulture swoopeth ] See on Deu … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Deuteronomy 28:49”

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. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Deuteronomy 28:48”

Because thou servedst not the LORD thy God with joyfulness, and with gladness of heart, for the abundance of all [things]; 47. This should be a new sentence opening a new paragraph. Because thou hast not served the Lord thy God ] or worshipped. with joyfulness, and with gladness of heart ] Characteristic of the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Deuteronomy 28:47”

And they shall be upon thee for a sign and for a wonder, and upon thy seed forever. They shall be, i.e. these curses now mentioned. For a wonder, i.e. signal and wonderful to all that hear of them. Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole And they shall be upon thee … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Deuteronomy 28:46”