a nation of fierce facial expressions, that shall not regard the person of the old, nor show favor to the young,

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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

Which shall not regard the person of the old, nor show favour to the young. — Compare 2 Chronicles 36:17,

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

A nation of fierce countenance
Or, "strong of face" F25 ; which aptly describes the old Romans, who are a…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

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…

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