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Deuteronomy 29:22Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers

And the following generation shall say, and the children that shall be born hereafter, and the strangers that shall come from afar, seeing the plagues of that land and the evils wherewith the Lord hath afflicted it,

Douay-Rheims

גָּפְרִ֣ית וָמֶלַח֮ שְׂרֵפָ֣ה כָל־אַרְצָהּ֒ לֹ֤א תִזָּרַע֙ וְלֹ֣א תַצְמִ֔חַ וְלֹֽא־יַעֲלֶ֥ה בָ֖הּ כָּל־עֵ֑שֶׂב כְּֽמַהְפֵּכַ֞ת סְדֹ֤ם וַעֲמֹרָה֙ אַדְמָ֣ה וצביים וּצְבוֹיִ֔ם אֲשֶׁר֙ הָפַ֣ךְ יְהוָ֔ה בְּאַפּ֖וֹ וּבַחֲמָתֽוֹ׃

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Ignatij (Briantchaninow)

19th centuryChurch Father

The land was afflicted by God's anger. It was the Promised Land, described in Scripture as flowing with milk and honey, rich in abundance. Within its confines, millions thrived, not only enjoying sumptuous meals but also exporting their excess crops to surrounding nations (3 Kings 5:9; Acts 12:20). However, over time, the fertility of the Promised Land diminished, and where once millions resided, only tens of thousands now barely survive. This is the consistent account of every traveler to Palestine.

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