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The fruit of your ground, and all your labors, shall a nation which you don`t know eat up; and you shall be only oppressed and crushed always;
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A Prophecy Fulfilled
Commentators like Charles Ellicott and John Gill highlight that this specific curse was later echoed by the prophet Jeremiah (Jeremiah 5:15–17) and historically fulfilled during the Babylonian captivity. An unknown, foreign nation consumed the fruits of Israel's labor, just as Moses foretold.
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Deuteronomy
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The curses correspond in form and number (Deuteronomy 28:15–19) to the blessings (Deuteronomy 28:3–6), and the special ways…
19th Century
Anglican
A nation which you do not know. —Compare Jeremiah 5:15-17, “A nation whose language you do not know ... shall eat up …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
The fruit of your land, and all your labour, shall a nation which you know not eat up…
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