John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 28:28
The Lord shall smite thee with madness ,.... At the calamities befallen them, and through the force of diseases on them: and blindness ; not of body, but of mind; with judicial blindness and hardness of heart: and astonishment of heart ; at the miserable condition they and their families should be in. read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Deuteronomy 28:15-44
Having viewed the bright side of the cloud, which is towards the obedient, we have now presented to us the dark side, which is towards the disobedient. If we do not keep God's commandments, we not only come short of the blessing promised, but we lay ourselves under the curse, which is as comprehensive of all misery as the blessing is of all happiness. Observe, I. The equity of this curse. It is not a curse causeless, nor for some light cause; God seeks not occasion against us, nor is he apt to... read more