Deu 19:14, 27:17, Job 24:2, Pro 22:28, 23:10 | JFB | STEP | 14. Thou shalt not remove thy neighbour's landmark, which they of old have set in thine inheritance —The state of Palestine in regard to enclosures is very much the same now as it has always been. Though gardens and vineyards are surrounded by dry-stone walls or hedges of prickly pear, the boundaries of arable fields are marked by nothing but by a little trench, a small cairn, or a single erect stone, placed at certain intervals. It is manifest that a dishonest person could easily fill the gutter with earth, or remove these stones a few feet without much risk of detection and so enlarge his own field by a stealthy encroachment on his neighbor's. This law, then, was made to prevent such trespasses. . TWO WITNESSES REQUIRED.

Deuteronomy 19:14

14. Thou shalt not remove thy neighbour's landmark, which they of old have set in thine inheritance—The state of Palestine in regard to enclosures is very much the same now as it has always been. Though gardens and vineyards are surrounded by dry-stone walls or hedges of prickly pear, the boundaries of arable fields are marked by nothing but by a little trench, a small cairn, or a single erect stone, placed at certain intervals. It is manifest that a dishonest person could easily fill the gutter with earth, or remove these stones a few feet without much risk of detection and so enlarge his own field by a stealthy encroachment on his neighbor's. This law, then, was made to prevent such trespasses.

De 19:15. TWO WITNESSES REQUIRED.

Deuteronomy 27:17

Job 24:2

2-24. Instances of the wicked doing the worst deeds with seeming impunity (Job 24:2-24).

Some—the wicked.

landmarks—boundaries between different pastures (De 19:14; Pr 22:28).

Proverbs 22:28

28. (Compare Pr 23:10). Do not entrench on others (De 19:14; 27:17).

Proverbs 23:10

10, 11. (Compare Pr 22:22, 23).