You shall betroth a wife, and another man shall lie with her: you shall build a house, and you shall not dwell therein: you shall plant a vineyard, and shall not use the fruit of it.

Commentaries

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

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

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

You shall betroth a wife, and another man. He here denounces that all they possessed would be ransacked and plundered by their enemies. He…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

You shall betroth a wife, and another man shall lie with
her
Espouse a woman in order …

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

If we do not keep God's commandments, we not only fall short of the blessing promised, but we also lay ourselves under the curse, which includes al…

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