Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Deuteronomy 28:54 Cross-References
Explore 11 cross-references for Deuteronomy 28:54 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Deuteronomy chapter 28 verse 54 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“So that the man that is tender among you, and very delicate, his eye shall be evil toward his brother, and toward the wife of his bosom, and toward the remnant of his children which he shall leave:”
Deuteronomy 28:54 (KJV)
Commentary on Deuteronomy 28:54
The man that is tender among you, and very delicate—Hebrew rāḵ and ʿānōḡ (רַךְ וְעָנֹג) describe a refined, upper-class man unaccustomed to hardship. His eye shall be evil (תֵּרַע עֵינוֹ, tēraʿ ʿênô) is an idiom meaning 'he will look grudgingly/greedily'—he will refuse to share even human flesh with his brother... the wife of his bosom... his children.Siege conditions would so degrade humanity that the most refined gentleman would become a selfish cannibal, hoarding his own children's flesh. This describes moral collapse: family bonds dissolve, love dies, and survival instinct overrides all hu...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Deuteronomy 28:54
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“saying”
“because I am good?'”
“the son of your mother”
“that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? yes”
“and don't crave his delicacies:”
“who”
“except one little ewe lamb”
“be careful of the words of your mouth!”
“and doesn't know that poverty waits for him.”