Deuteronomy 28:15-68

The curses to follow disobedience. These answer generally to the blessings of Deuteronomy 28:1, 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).

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).