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- Leviticus
- Chapter 26
- Verse 38
And ye shall perish among the heathen, and the land of your enemies shall eat you up.
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Gill's Exposition
And they that are left of you shall pine away in their iniquity in your enemies' lands,.... Such as were not taken off by any public calamity, as the sword or pestilence should gradually diminish and…
As “the book of the covenant” Exo. 20:22–23:33 concludes with promises and warnings Exo 23:20-33, so does this collection of laws contained in the Book of Leviticus. But the former passage relates to…
Adam Clarke
The land of your enemies shall eat you up - Does this refer to the total loss of the ten tribes? These are so completely swallowed up in some enemies' land, that nothing concerning their existence or…
After God had set the blessing before them (the life and good which would make them a happy people if they would be obedient), he here sets the curse before them, the death and evil which would make…
The penalties that shall ensue, if Israel prove disobedient(Cp. Deu 28:15 ff.)
They are arranged in five groups, viz. (a) Lev 26:16-18, (b) Lev 26:19-20, (c) Lev 26:21; Lev 26:32, (d) Lev 26:23-26,…
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