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 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