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You will have plenty to eat, and be satisfied, And will praise the name of Yahweh, your God, Who has dealt wondrously with you; And my people will never again be put to shame.
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Blessing Demands Praise
Commentators agree that God's restoration of physical abundance is meant to do more than just fill stomachs; it's designed to lead to heartfelt praise. Scholars like Calvin see this gratitude not as an optional extra, but as primary evidence of true repentance. When God blesses us, our praise acknowledges His hand and confirms our reconciled relationship with Him.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
And you shall eat in plenty and be satisfied - It is a punishment from God when people eat and are not satisfied (); it is man’s si…
16th Century
Protestant
He now concludes what he has until now said of God’s blessing. As the Jews were starving while God was offended, so he promises that when reconcile…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And you shall eat in plentyF14; Or, "in eating eat"; most surely eat, and in great abundance; which Hebraism n…
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