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therefore shall you serve your enemies whom Yahweh shall send against you, in hunger, and in thirst, and in nakedness, and in want of all things: and he shall put a yoke of iron on your neck, until he have destroyed you.
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A Choice of Masters
Commentators explain a stark principle: because Israel refused to joyfully serve God, who provided everything, they would be forced to serve their enemies in utter destitution. Matthew Henry puts it simply: "If they would not serve God with cheerfulness, they would be compelled to serve their enemies." This verse is a solemn reminder that everyone serves a master; the choice is between a gracious God and a harsh world.
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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…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Therefore shall thou serve thine enemies, which the Lord shall send against thee Sinc…
If God inflicts vengeance, what miseries His curse can bring upon humankind, even in this present world! Yet these are but the beginning of sorrows…
