Deuteronomy 28:15-68

Deuteronomy 28:15-Judith : . The curses to follow disobedience. These answer generally to the blessings of Deuteronomy 28:1-Joshua :, only that the order Deuteronomy 28:5; Deuteronomy 28:4 is presumed and Deuteronomy 28:1 b and Deuteronomy 28:2 b are ignored.

Deuteronomy 28:21 . pestilence: a general term; so Jeremiah 14:12.

Deuteronomy 28:22 . See Deuteronomy 28:7 *.— fiery heat: i.e. a violent fever.— sword: read (with Targ., Vulg., same Heb. consonants), “ drought.”

Deuteronomy 28:23 . thy heaven . . . brass: so that no rain can come through.— the earth . . . iron: so that nothing can grow out of it.

Deuteronomy 28:25 . seven: see Deuteronomy 28:7 *.

Deuteronomy 28:26 . See 1 Samuel 17:44, 2 Samuel 21:10.— fray: frighten.

Deuteronomy 28:27 . boil, etc.: see Exodus 9:9 *.

Deuteronomy 28:28 . They will suffer in mind as well as in body: see Zechariah 12:4.

Deuteronomy 28:34 . for . . . see: i.e. through what thou shalt see.

Deuteronomy 28:35 . Cf. Deuteronomy 28:27, as a dittograph of which it should probably be omitted.

Deuteronomy 28:36 . thy king: i.e. probably Jehoiachin, who in 597 B.C. was taken as captive to Babylon (see 2 Kings 24:8 f.).— other gods: see Deuteronomy 3:24 *.

Deuteronomy 28:41 . repetition of Deuteronomy 28:32: omit.

Deuteronomy 28:43 . stranger: better, “ sojourner” ( Deuteronomy 1:16 *).

Deuteronomy 28:49 . a nation, etc.: i.e. the Chaldeans (see Jeremiah 5:15, Habakkuk 1:6-Ruth :).

Deuteronomy 28:58 . this law . . . written: implying that the Deuteronomic law (if here meant) existed already in writing (see Deuteronomy 5:6, Deuteronomy 29:20 f., Deuteronomy 30:10). This contradicts Deuteronomy 31:9: perhaps a section of D is meant: it may be the genuine parts of the present chapter.— name: i.e. the person named; see Leviticus 24:11 and Psalms 79:9 (Cent.B).