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so that he will not give to any of them of the flesh of his children whom he shall eat, because he has nothing left him, in the siege and in the distress with which your enemy shall distress you in all your gates.

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The Depths of Depravity

Commentators explain that the horror of this verse is twofold: not only the act of cannibalism during a desperate siege but the extreme selfishness of refusing to share even this horrific meal with one's own starving family. This illustrates how God's judgment for sin can lead to the complete breakdown of natural affection and basic human compassion.

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Deuteronomy

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

On Deuteronomy 28:15–68

18th Century

Theologian

The curses correspond in form and number (Deuteronomy 28:15–19) to the blessings (Deuteronomy 28:3–6), and the special ways…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

On Deuteronomy 28:55

19th Century

Bishop

So that he will not give to any of them. A complication of horrors is here described. They shall eat some of their childr…

John Gill

John Gill

On Deuteronomy 28:55

17th Century

Pastor

So that he will not give to any of them of the flesh of his
children whom he shall eat

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Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

On Deuteronomy 28:45–68

17th Century

Minister

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…