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The Agony of Helplessness
Commentators describe this verse as one of the most heartbreaking in the chapter. It paints a vivid picture of parents watching their children being taken away, powerless to intervene. This curse highlights the profound personal and familial devastation that results from covenant unfaithfulness, leading to a state of constant, unfulfilled longing and utter despair.
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Deuteronomy
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Albert Barnes
On Deuteronomy 28:15–68
18th Century
Theologian
The curses correspond in form and number (Deuteronomy 28:15–19) to the blessings (Deuteronomy 28:3–6), and the special ways…
Charles Ellicott
On Deuteronomy 28:32
19th Century
Bishop
Your sons and your daughters. —The language of this verse is perhaps the most pathetic piece of description in the whole chapter. …
John Gill
On Deuteronomy 28:32
17th Century
Pastor
Your sons and your daughters [shall be] given unto another
people
This also was not tru…
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Matthew Henry
On Deuteronomy 28:15–44
17th Century
Minister
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…