And they shall be upon thee for a sign and for a wonder, and upon thy seed for ever.
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Gill's Exposition
A nation of fierce countenance,.... Or, "strong of face" (y); which aptly describes the old Romans, who are always represented as such; and whereas it is said of the Chaldeans, that they were a nation…
The curses correspond in form and number Deu 28:15-19 to the blessings Deu 28:3-6, and the special modes in which these threats should be executed are described in five groups of denunciations Deut.…
One would have thought that enough had been said to possess them with a dread of that wrath of God which is revealed from heaven against the ungodliness and unrighteousness of men. But to show how…
Return to the keynote of the section (cp. Deu 28:28), and obvious conclusion to the curses which may originally have closed here.
for a sign and for a wonder See on Deu 4:34.
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