Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Deuteronomy 32:23-25
Deuteronomy 32:23-25. I will spend mine arrows upon them Even empty my quiver, and send upon them all my plagues, which, like arrows shot by a skilful and strong hand, shall speedily reach, and certainly hit and mortally wound them. The judgments of God are often compared to arrows, Job 6:4; Psalms 38:2; Psalms 91:5. They shall be burnt with hunger Here these arrows or plagues are enumerated; the first of them is famine, with which they are therefore said to be burnt; because it burns... read more
Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Deuteronomy 32:1-42
Song of MosesIf Deuteronomy 32:1-3 be regarded as the introduction, and Deuteronomy 32:43 as the conclusion, the main contents of the song may be grouped under three heads, namely,(1) Deuteronomy 32:4-18, the faithfulness of God, the faithlessness of Israel;(2) Deuteronomy 32:19-33, the chastisement and the need of its infliction by God;(3) Deuteronomy 32:34-42, God’s compassion upon the low and humbled state of His people.The Song differs signally in diction and idiom from the preceding... read more