Your ox shall be slain before your eyes, and you shall not eat of it: your donkey shall be violently taken away from before your face, and shall not be restored to you: your sheep shall be given to your enemies, and you shall have none to save you.

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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 …

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

You shall have none to rescue. — Here and in Deuteronomy 28:29 the Hebrew literally is, You shall have no Saviour.

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Thine ox [shall be] slain before thine eyes, and thou shalt
not eat thereof
Shall be …

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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