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No One is Spared
Commentators explain that God's judgment is comprehensive and inescapable. The 'sword without' refers to external enemies, while 'terror within' describes internal suffering like famine and fear. The verse explicitly lists every age group—from infants to the elderly—to show that when judgment for persistent sin comes, it affects everyone without distinction.
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Deuteronomy
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Albert Barnes
On Deuteronomy 32:1–42
18th Century
Theologian
Song of Moses
If (Deuteronomy 32:1–3) is regarded as the introduction, and (Deuteronomy 32:43) as the conclus…
Charles Ellicott
On Deuteronomy 32:24–25
19th Century
Bishop
Consumed with hunger, and devoured with pestilence, and bitter destruction—
Or, possibly, “Regaled with hunger, and fe…
Charles Spurgeon
On Deuteronomy 32:22–25
19th Century
Preacher
For a fire is kindled in mine anger, and shall burn unto the lowest hell, and shall consume the earth with her increase, and set on fire the fo…
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John Gill
On Deuteronomy 32:25
17th Century
Pastor
The sword without
Either without the city, the sword of the Roman army besieging it, which destroyed all that came o…
Matthew Henry
On Deuteronomy 32:19–25
17th Century
Minister
The revolt of Israel was described in the foregoing verses, and here follow the judgments of Divine justice concerning them. We deceive ourselves i…