Bible Commentary

The LORD shall cause thee to be smitten before thine enemies: thou shalt go out one way against them, and flee seven ways before them: and shalt be removed into all the kingdoms of the earth. 25. See on Deu 28:7 ; Deu 28:20 a. tossed to and fro ] Rather, for a trembling or … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Deuteronomy 28:25”

The LORD shall make the rain of thy land powder and dust: from heaven shall it come down upon thee, until thou be destroyed. 24. The Sirocco ( Sheriyeh), as the present writer has more than once encountered it in Judaea, brings up a fog of dust as dense and fine as a sea-mist, but … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Deuteronomy 28:24”

And thy heaven that [is] over thy head shall be brass, and the earth that is under thee [shall be] iron. 23. Cp. Lev 26:19: heaven as iron, earth as brass. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges Verse 23. Thy heaven – shall be brass, and the earth – iron.] The atmosphere should … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Deuteronomy 28:23”

The LORD shall smite thee with a consumption, and with a fever, and with an inflammation, and with an extreme burning, and with the sword, and with blasting, and with mildew; and they shall pursue thee until thou perish. 22. Seven Plagues, four on men, and three on their crops. On the former see Lev … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Deuteronomy 28:22”

The LORD shall make the pestilence cleave unto thee, until he have consumed thee from off the land, whither thou goest to possess it. 21. pestilence ] Heb. deber, a general word (originally = death); in J, Exo 5:3; Exo 9:15, Hos 13:14, Amo 4:10. See Baldensperger, PEFQ, 1906, 97 ff. LXX here . whither … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Deuteronomy 28:21”

The LORD shall send upon thee cursing, vexation, and rebuke, in all that thou settest thine hand unto for to do, until thou be destroyed, and until thou perish quickly; because of the wickedness of thy doings, whereby thou hast forsaken me. Verse 20. Cursing] This shall be thy state; vexation – grief, trouble, and … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Deuteronomy 28:20”

Cursed [shalt] thou [be] when thou comest in, and cursed [shalt] thou [be] when thou goest out. Cursed [shalt] thou [be] when thou comest in, and cursed [shalt] thou [be] when thou goest out. [See comments on De 28:6]. [See comments on De 28:16]. Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible 19. Cursed shalt … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Deuteronomy 28:19”

Cursed [shall be] the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy land, the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep. Cursed [shall be] the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy land, the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep. [See comments on De 28:4]. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Deuteronomy 28:18”

Cursed [shall be] thy basket and thy store. Cursed [shall be] thy basket and thy store. [See comments on De 28:5]. [See comments on De 28:16]. Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible Deu 28:17 Cursed [shall be] thy basket and thy store. Ver. 17. See Trapp on “ Deu 28:15 “ Fuente: John … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Deuteronomy 28:17”

Cursed [shalt] thou [be] in the city, and cursed [shalt] thou [be] in the field. Cursed [shalt] thou [be] in the city, and cursed [shalt] thou [be] in the field. In De 28:16 the curses are delivered out in form, as the reverse of the blessings in De 28:3; and by observing what the blessings … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Deuteronomy 28:16”