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Deuteronomy 28:31 Cross-References
Explore 2 cross-references for Deuteronomy 28:31 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Deuteronomy chapter 28 verse 31 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Thine ox shall be slain before thine eyes, and thou shalt not eat thereof: thine ass shall be violently taken away from before thy face, and shall not be restored to thee: thy sheep shall be given unto thine enemies, and thou shalt have none to rescue them. shall not: Heb. shall not return to thee”
Deuteronomy 28:31 (KJV)
Commentary on Deuteronomy 28:31
Thine ox shall be slain before thine eyes, and thou shalt not eat thereof. Ancient Israel's agricultural economy depended on oxen for plowing and threshing—watching your ox slaughtered without benefiting demonstrates absolute powerlessness. Shachat (שָׁחַט, slain) indicates ritual or violent slaughter, here by enemies who confiscate livestock as spoils of war.Thine ass shall be violently taken away uses gazal (גָּזַל, seized by violence), emphasizing robbery with impunity. Thy sheep shall be given unto thine enemies means total economic devastation—livestock represented wealth, inheritance, an...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Deuteronomy 28:31
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“And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the LORD: and the LORD delivered them into the hand of Midian seven years.”