Of grievous deaths. —Literally, deaths from diseases, including, perhaps, famine , as contrasted with the more immediate …

This is a new discourse, which still is not unlike many others, except in this particular, that the Prophet was not to marry a wife nor beget c…

They shall die of grievous deaths Such as the sword, famine, and pestilence. The Targum particularly adds famine. It may …

The prophet must conduct himself as one who expected to see his country ruined very shortly. Anticipating sad times, he is to abstain from marriage…

1. Here, the Lord forbids the prophet from associating with the condemned people.