The curses correspond in form and number (Deuteronomy 28:15–19) to the ble ings (Deuteronomy 28:3–6), and the special ways …

A sore botch. — A boil, as in Deuteronomy 28:27.

In the knees. — Compare Ezekiel 7:17; Ezekiel 21:7, All knee…

The Lord shall smite thee in the knees. Since death is common to the whole human race, they must also, by necessity, all be subject to dis…

The Lord shall smite thee in the knees, and in the legs, with
a sore botch, that cannot be healed