Bible Commentary

The LORD shall smite thee in the knees, and in the legs, with a sore botch that cannot be healed, from the sole of thy foot unto the top of thy head. Verse 35. With a sore botch] shechin, an inflammatory swelling, a burning boil. See De 28:27. Fuente: Adam Clarke’s Commentary and Critical Notes … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Deuteronomy 28:35”

So that thou shalt be mad for the sight of thine eyes which thou shalt see. 34. Cp. Deu 28:28; mad, rather driven mad. 35 breaks the connection between Deu 28:34 ; Deu 28:36, and is more in place after 27, q.v. on boil. Here sore boil on knees and legs points to the ‘joint-leprosy,’ … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Deuteronomy 28:34”

The fruit of thy land, and all thy labors, shall a nation which thou knowest not eat up; and thou shalt be only oppressed and crushed always: 33. thou knowest not ] So of the land of the invading nation, Jer 14:18; Jer 15:14; Jer 17:4; Jer 22:28. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Deuteronomy 28:33”

Thy sons and thy daughters [shall be] given unto another people, and thine eyes shall look, and fail [with longing] for them all the day long: and [there shall be] no might in thine hand. 32. Judah suffered from a large deportation of her people by Sennacherib in 701. On any of the conflicting estimates … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Deuteronomy 28:32”

Thine ox [shall be] slain before thine eyes, and thou shalt not eat thereof: thine ass [shall be] violently taken away from before thy face, and shall not be restored to thee: thy sheep [shall be] given unto thine enemies, and thou shalt have none to rescue [them]. Thine ox [shall be] slain before thine … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Deuteronomy 28:31”

Thou shalt betroth a wife, and another man shall lie with her: thou shalt build a house, and thou shalt not dwell therein: thou shalt plant a vineyard, and shalt not gather the grapes thereof. 30. Cp. Deu 20:5-7. The Heb. text employs a more violent term. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Deuteronomy 28:30”

And thou shalt grope at noonday, as the blind gropeth in darkness, and thou shalt not prosper in thy ways: and thou shalt be only oppressed and spoiled evermore, and no man shall save [thee]. 29. The mental weakness and even infatuation which possess nations and individuals physically debilitated lead to their oppression by stronger … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Deuteronomy 28:29”

The LORD shall smite thee with madness, and blindness, and astonishment of heart: 28. Cp. Zec 12:4; astonishment, better, dismay. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges Verse 28. The Lord shall smite thee with madness] shiggaon, distraction, so that thou shalt not know what to do. And blindness] ivvaron, blindness, both physical and … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Deuteronomy 28:28”

The LORD will smite thee with the botch of Egypt, and with the emerods, and with the scab, and with the itch, whereof thou canst not be healed. 27. the boil of Egypt ] Cp. P, Exo 9:9 with Driver’s note. One of the skin-diseases common in Egypt. Boil, Heb. sh e n; Eg. sn, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Deuteronomy 28:27”

And thy carcass shall be meat unto all fowls of the air, and unto the beasts of the earth, and no man shall frighten [them] away. 26. Jer 7:33; cp. Jer 16:4, Jer 19:7, Jer 34:20. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges And thy carcass shall be meat unto all fowls of the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Deuteronomy 28:26”