Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Deuteronomy 28:50
Ver. 50. A nation of fierce countenance, which shall not regard, &c.— Such were the Chaldeans. The sacred historian, 2Ch 36:17 expressly declares, that, for the wickedness of the Jews, God brought upon them the king of the Chaldees, who slew their young men—and had no compassion upon young man or maiden, old man, or him that stooped for age; but gave them all into his hand. Such also were the Romans; for when Vespasian entered Gedara, as Josephus informs us, "he slew all, man by man, the... read more
Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Deuteronomy 28:49
Ver. 49. The Lord shall bring a nation against thee from far—swift as the eagle—whose tongue thou shalt not understand— "The Chaldeans might be said to come from far, in comparison with the Moabites, Philistines, and other neighbours, who used to infest Judea. Much the same description is given of the Chaldeans by Jer 5:15 who, in like manner, compares them to eagles. Lamentations 4:19. But this description cannot be applied to any nation with such propriety, as to the Romans. They were truly... read more