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Deuteronomy 11:2

Deuteronomy 11:2
And know ye this day: for I speak not with your children which have not known, and which have not seen the chastisement of the LORD your God, his greatness, his mighty hand, and his stretched out arm,

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

And know you this day,.... Take notice of, and diligently attend unto, what is now about to be delivered:

for I speak not unto your children which have not known, and which have not seen, the…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

And know ... - Render it: And own ye this day (for I have not to do with your children which have not known and which have not seen) the chastisement of the Lord, his greatness, etc. The…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Deuteronomy 11:1-7

Because God has made thee as the stars of heaven for multitude (so the preceding chapter concludes), therefore thou shalt love the Lord thy God (so this begins). Those whom God has built up into…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

Deuteronomy 11:2-9

A Pl. section recalling God's discipline of the very generation which is being addressed. The change from Sg. to Pl. has been explained on the logical ground that the speaker is no longer regarding…