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You shall be left few in number, whereas you were as the stars of the sky for multitude; because you didn`t listen to the voice of Yahweh your God.
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Reversal of a Core Promise
Commentators emphasize that this curse is a direct and painful reversal of God's foundational promise to Abraham to make his descendants as numerous as the stars. John Calvin explains this stark contrast was meant to show that their once-great population could only be diminished by the intense wrath of God, making the judgment deeply personal and significant.
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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…
16th Century
Protestant
And you shall be left few in number. Since it had been promised to Abraham that his seed should be like the stars of heaven in multitude, …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And you shall be left few in number There were but very few left in the land of Judea by Nebuchadnezzar's general wh…
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