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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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

A sore botch. — A boil, as in Deuteronomy 28:27.

In the knees. — Compare Ezekiel 7:17; Ezekiel 21:7, All knee…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

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…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

The Lord shall smite thee in the knees, and in the legs, with
a sore botch, that cannot be healed

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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