Bible Commentary

Moreover all these curses shall come upon thee, and shall pursue thee, and overtake thee, till thou be destroyed; because thou hearkenedst not unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to keep his commandments and his statutes which he commanded thee: 45, 46. Return to the keynote of the section (cp. Deu 28:15), and … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Deuteronomy 28:45”

He shall lend to thee, and thou shalt not lend to him: he shall be the head, and thou shalt be the tail. He shall lend to thee, and thou shall not lend to him,…. The stranger, or one of another nation, shall be in a capacity of lending to the Jew, when the Jew … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Deuteronomy 28:44”

The stranger that [is] within thee shall get up above thee very high; and thou shalt come down very low. 43, 44. The antithesis to 12 b, 13 a ( q.v.). Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges Within thee, i.e. within thy gates; who formerly honoured and served thee, and were some of … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Deuteronomy 28:43”

All thy trees and fruit of thy land shall the locust consume. 42. locust ] Heb. e laal, from the rustling of its wings. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges All thy trees and fruit of thy land shall the locust consume. Which is a creature that not only consumes grass, and herbs, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Deuteronomy 28:42”

Thou shalt beget sons and daughters, but thou shalt not enjoy them; for they shall go into captivity. Thou shalt beget sons and daughters, but thou shall not enjoy them,…. Or, “they shall not be thine” q; being taken from them, and given to others, see De 28:32; and for the following reason: for they … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Deuteronomy 28:41”

Thou shalt have olive trees throughout all thy coasts, but thou shalt not anoint [thyself] with the oil; for thine olive shall cast [his fruit]. Thou shalt have olive trees throughout thy coasts,…. In the several parts of the land of Canaan, which is therefore called a land of olive oil, De 8:8; but thou … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Deuteronomy 28:40”

Thou shalt plant vineyards, and dress [them], but shalt neither drink [of] the wine, nor gather [the grapes]; for the worms shall eat them. Thou shalt plant vineyards, and dress [them],…. Plant them and prune them, in expectation of much fruit from them: but shall neither drink [of] the wine nor gather [the grapes]; so … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Deuteronomy 28:39”

Thou shalt carry much seed out into the field, and shalt gather [but] little in; for the locust shall consume it. 38. Here the Discourse returns to Israel’s misfortunes on their own land, and the connection seems to be with Deu 28:15-24 (or 25), to which Deu 28:38-44 are more or less parallel. Fuente: The … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Deuteronomy 28:38”

And thou shalt become an astonishment, a proverb, and a byword, among all nations whither the LORD shall lead thee. 37. a proverb ] Rather, a taunt. byword ] Only here, Jer 24:9, 1Ki 9:7, 2Ch 7:20; lit. the object of biting remarks. shall lead thee away ] So in Deu 4:27. Fuente: The Cambridge … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Deuteronomy 28:37”

The LORD shall bring thee, and thy king which thou shalt set over thee, unto a nation which neither thou nor thy fathers have known; and there shalt thou serve other gods, wood and stone. 36. The Lord bring thee ] The Heb. vb. is a jussive. thy king ] The first Jewish king to … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Deuteronomy 28:36”