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John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 32:22

For a fire is kindled in mine anger ,.... Here begins the account of temporal and corporeal judgments inflicted on the Jews for their disbelief and rejection of the Messiah, their contempt of his Gospel, and ill treatment of his followers; and this here respects the destruction of the land of Judea in general, and the burning of the city and temple of Jerusalem in particular, as the effect of the wrath and anger of God like fire kindled against them: and shall burn unto the lowest hell ;... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 32:23

I will heap mischief upon them ,.... One calamity upon another, which are after particularly mentioned: I will spewed mine arrows upon them ; God is here represented as an enemy to the Jews, as having bent his bow against them like an enemy, Lamentations 2:4 ; and as having a quiver, and that full of arrows, and as determined to draw out and spend everyone of them, in taking vengeance upon them; which arrows are his four sore judgments mentioned Ezekiel 14:21 ; and expressed in ... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 32:24

They shall be burnt with hunger ,.... This is the arrow of famine, Ezekiel 5:16 ; the force of which is such that it makes the skin black as if burnt, Lamentations 5:10 ; Onkelos paraphrases it,"inflated or swelled with famine,'which is a phrase Josephus F2 απο της ενδειας πεφυσημενοι , de Bello Jud. l. 5. c. 23. sect. 4. makes use of in describing the famine at the siege of Jerusalem. Jarchi observes, that one of their writers F3 R. Moses Hadarsan. interprets the words... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 32:25

The sword without ,.... Either without the city, the sword of the Roman army besieging it, which destroyed all that came out or attempted to go in; or in the streets of the city, the sword of the seditious, which destroyed multitudes among themselves: and terror within ; within the city, on account of the sword of the Romans, and the close siege they made of it; and on account of the famine and pestilence which raged in it, and the cruelty of the seditious persons among themselves; all... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 32:26

I said ,.... Or could have said, or might have said; that is, determined and resolved, as it was in his power, and in right and justice might have done what follows: I would scatter them into corners ; which does not fitly express the sense of the word used, and besides this was what was done; it is notorious that the Jews were and are scattered into the several corners of the world, and there is no corner where they are not; whereas the phrase is expressive of something that could and... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 32:15

Jeshurun - ישרון the upright. This appellative is here put for Israel, and as it comes from ישר yashar , he was right, straight, may be intended to show that the people who once not only promised fair, but were really upright, walking in the paths of righteousness, should, in the time signified by the prophet, not only revolt from God, but actually fight against him; like a full fed horse, who not only will not bear the harness, but breaks away from his master, and endeavors to kick... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 32:17

They sacrificed unto devils - The original word שדים shedim has been variously understood. The Syriac, Chaldee, Targums of Jerusalem and Jonathan, and the Samaritan, retain the original word: the Vulgate, Septuagint, Arabic, Persic, Coptic, and Anglo-Saxon, have devils or demons. The Septuagint has εθυσαν δαιμονιοις , they sacrificed to demons: the Vulgate copies the Septuagint: the Arabic has sheeateen , the plural of Sheetan , Satan, by which the rebellious angels appear to be... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 32:18

Of the Rock that begat thee - צור tsur , the first cause, the fountain of thy being. See the note on Deuteronomy 32:4 . read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 32:19

When the Lord saw it, etc. - More literally, And the Lord saw it, and through indignation he reprobated his sons and his daughters. That is, When the Lord shall see such conduct, he shall be justly incensed, and so reject and deliver up to captivity his sons and daughters. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 32:20

Children in whom is no faith - בם אמן לא lo emon bam , "There is no steadfastness in them," they can never be depended on. They are fickle, because they are faithless. read more

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