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Yahweh will strike you in the knees, and in the legs, with a sore boil, whereof you can not be healed, from the sole of your foot to the crown of your head.
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A Sign of Divine Judgment
Commentators like John Calvin distinguish this affliction from common diseases. While all humanity is subject to illness, this specific plague is presented as an incurable judgment sent directly by God. It serves as a visible sign of divine vengeance for transgressing the Law, not merely a random sickness.
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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 sore botch. — A boil, as in Deuteronomy 28:27.
In the knees. — Compare Ezekiel 7:17; Ezekiel 21:7, All knee…
16th Century
Protestant
The Lord shall smite thee in the knees. Since death is common to the whole human race, they must also, by necessity, all be subject to dis…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
The Lord shall smite thee in the knees, and in the legs, with a sore botch, that cannot be healed
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…
