John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 28:43
The stranger that is within thee shall get up above thee very high ,.... In wealth and riches, in power and authority, in honour and dignity. This Manasseh Ben Israel F18 De Termino Vitae, l. 3. sect. 3. p. 128. interprets of the Samaritans, whom the king of Assyria drove out of Samaria, and the neighbouring places; but the design of the expression is to show how mean and abject they should be in another country; that even one who had been a stranger or proselyte of the gate, when in... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Deuteronomy 28:15-44
Having viewed the bright side of the cloud, which is towards the obedient, we have now presented to us the dark side, which is towards the disobedient. If we do not keep God's commandments, we not only come short of the blessing promised, but we lay ourselves under the curse, which is as comprehensive of all misery as the blessing is of all happiness. Observe, I. The equity of this curse. It is not a curse causeless, nor for some light cause; God seeks not occasion against us, nor is he apt to... read more