Deu 28:15-18, 30-41, Jer 14:2-8, Joe 1:10-13, 16-18, Amo 4:6-10 | TSK | STEP | if thou wilt. all these curses.The same variety of expression is used in these terrible curses, as in the preceding blessings, to intimate every kind of prosperity or adversity, personal, relative, and public. Consulting the marginal references will generally lead to the best exposition of the terms employed; and will frequently point out the fulfilment of the promises and threatenings.

Deuteronomy 28:15-18

if thou wilt.

Le 26:14-46; La 2:17; Da 9:11-13; Mal 2:2; Ro 2:8,9

all these curses.The same variety of expression is used in these terrible curses, as in the preceding blessings, to intimate every kind of prosperity or adversity, personal, relative, and public. Consulting the marginal references will generally lead to the best exposition of the terms employed; and will frequently point out the fulfilment of the promises and threatenings.

2; 27:15-26; 29:20; Isa 3:11; Ga 3:10

in the city.

3-14; Pr 3:33; Isa 24:6-12; 43:28; Jer 9:11; 26:6; 44:22; La 1:1

La 2:11-22; 4:1-13; Mal 2:2; 4:6

in the field.

55; Ge 3:17,18; 4:11,12; 5:29; 8:21,22; 1Ki 17:1,5,12

Jer 14:2-5,18; La 5:10; Joe 1:4,8-18; 2:3; Am 4:6-9; Hag 1:9-11

Hag 2:16,17; Mal 3:9-12

5; Ps 69:22; Pr 1:32; Hag 1:6; Zec 5:3,4; Mal 2:2; Lu 16:25

the fruit of thy body.

4; 5:9; Job 18:16-19; Ps 109:9-15; La 2:11,12,20; Ho 9:11-14

Mal 2:3; Lu 23:29,30

thy land.

16; Le 26:19,20,26; Hab 3:17

Deuteronomy 28:30-41

betroth.

20:6,7; Job 31:10; Jer 8:10; Ho 4:2

build.

Job 3:18; Isa 5:9,10; 65:21,22; Jer 12:13; La 5:2; Am 5:11

Mic 6:15; Zep 1:13

gather. Heb. profane, or, use it as common meat.

20:6; *marg:

ox.

Jud 6:1; Job 1:14,15

be restored to thee. Heb. return to thee.

sons.In several countries, particularly in Spain and Portugal, the children of the Jews have been taken from them, by order of the government, to be educated in the Popish faith.

18,41; Nu 21:29; 2Ch 29:9; Ne 5:2-5; Jer 15:7-9; 16:2-4; Eze 24:25

Joe 3:6; Am 5:27; Mic 4:10

fail.

65; Job 11:20; 17:5; Ps 69:3; 119:82,123; Isa 38:14; La 2:11; 4:17

La 5:17

The fruit.

30,51; Le 26:16; Ne 9:36,37; Isa 1:7; Jer 5:17; 8:16

thou shalt be.

29; Jer 4:17

28,68; Isa 33:14; Jer 25:15,16; Re 16:10,11

botch.

27; Job 2:6,7; Isa 1:6; 3:17,24

bring thee.

2Ki 17:4-6; 24:12-15; 25:6,7,11; 2Ch 33:11; 36:6,17,20; Isa 39:7

Jer 22:11,12,24-27; 24:8-10; 39:5-7; 52:8-11; La 4:20; Eze 12:12,13

there shalt thou.The Israelites, who were carried captive by the Assyrians, and many of the Jews in Chaldea, were finally incorporated with the nations among whom they lived, and were given up to their idolatry. It is probable, however, that this refers to Jews being compelled, in Popish countries, to conceal their religion, and profess that of the Romish church.

64; 4:28; Jer 16:13; Eze 20:32,33,39

become.

28; 29:22-28; 1Ki 9:7,8; 2Ch 7:20; Ps 44:13,14; Jer 24:9; 25:9

Joe 2:17; *marg:

Zec 8:13

a proverb.The name of Jew has long been a proverbial mark of detestation and contempt among all the nations whither they have been dispersed, and is so to this day, whether among Christians, Mohmammedans, or Pagans.

shalt carry.

Isa 5:10; Mic 6:15; Hag 1:6

for the locust.

Ex 10:14,15; Joe 1:4; 2:3,25; Am 4:9; 7:1,2

for the worms.

Joe 1:4-7; 2:2-4; Jon 4:7

anoint thyself.

Ps 23:5; 104:15; Mic 6:15

thou shalt not enjoy them. Heb. they shall not be thine.for.

32; 2Ki 24:14; La 1:5

Jeremiah 14:2-8

mourneth.

4:28; 12:4; Isa 3:26; Ho 4:3; Joe 1:10

the gates.

Isa 24:4,7; 33:9

they.

8:21; La 2:9; 4:8,9; 5:10; Joe 2:6

the cry.

11:11; 18:22; Ex 2:24; 1Sa 5:12; 9:16; Job 34:28; Isa 5:7; 15:5

Zec 7:13

their nobles.

1Ki 18:5,6

pits.

2:13; 1Ki 17:7; 2Ki 18:31; Joe 1:20; Am 4:8

they were.

2:26,27; 20:11; Ps 40:14; 109:29; Isa 45:16,17

covered.

4; 2Sa 15:30; 19:4; Es 6:12

the ground.

Le 26:19,20; De 28:23,24; 29:23; Joe 1:19,20

the plowmen.

Joe 1:11,17

Job 39:1-4; Ps 29:9

the wild.

2:24; Job 39:5,6

they.They sucked in the air, for want of water, to cool their internal heat.

their.

1Sa 14:29; La 4:17; 5:17; Joe 1:18

though.

Isa 59:12; Ho 5:5; 7:10

do.

20,21; De 32:27; Jos 7:9; Ps 25:11; 115:1; Eze 20:9,14,22

Da 9:9,18,19; Eph 1:6,12

for our.

2:19; 3:6; 5:6; Ezr 9:6,7,15; Ne 9:33,34; Da 9:5-16

the hope.

17:13; 50:7; Joe 3:16; Ac 28:20; 1Ti 1:1

saviour.

Isa 43:3,11; 45:15,21

in time.

Ps 9:9; 37:39,40; 46:1; 50:15; 91:15; 138:7; 2Co 1:4,5

why.

Ps 10:1

a wayfaring.

Jud 19:17

Joel 1:10-13

field.

17-20; Le 26:20; Isa 24:3,4; Jer 12:4,11; 14:2-6; Ho 4:3

the new.

5,12; Isa 24:11; Jer 48:33; Ho 9:2; Hag 1:11

dried up. or, ashamed.

ashamed.

Jer 14:3,4; Ro 5:5

because.

Isa 17:11; Jer 9:12

The vine.Dr. Shaw observes, that in Barbary, in the month of June the locusts are no sooner hatched than they collect themselves into compact bodies, each a "furlong or more square; and marching directly after they are come to life, make their way towards the sea and let nothing escape them, eating up everything that is green or juicy; not only the lesser vegetables, but the vine likewise, the fig-tree, the pomegranate, the palm, and the apple tree, even all the trees of the field."

10; Hab 3:17,18

the pomegranate.

Nu 13:23; Ps 92:12; So 2:3; 4:13; 7:7-9

joy.

16; Ps 4:7; Isa 9:3; 16:10; 24:11; Jer 48:3; Ho 9:1,2

Gird.

8,9; 2:17; Jer 4:8; 9:10; Eze 7:18

ye ministers.

1Co 9:13; Heb 7:13,14

lie.

2Sa 12:16; 1Ki 21:27; Jon 3:5-8

ye ministers.