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Blessed shall you be in the city, and blessed shall you be in the field.
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A Comprehensive Blessing
Commentators explain that this blessing is comprehensive, covering every sphere of life. "In the city" refers to prosperity in commerce, health, and community, while "in the field" signifies success in agriculture and all rural work. This demonstrates God's concern for all aspects of His people's daily lives.
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Deuteronomy
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18th Century
Presbyterian
A comparison of this chapter with (Exodus 23:20–23) and (Leviticus 26:0) will show how Moses here resumes and amplifies the…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Blessed [shall] you [be] in the city Not only in the city of Jerusalem, where the temple would be built, and there b…
This chapter is a very large exposition of two words, the blessing and the curse. They are real things and have real effects.
The blessings …
