THEOSISEphraem the Syrian
Their sword shall be severed from before, meaning their offspring will be annihilated by their foes. There is fear within their dwellings. Their oppressors will inflict upon them the same dread that Cain experienced.
Deuteronomy 32:25Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers
Without, the sword shall lay them waste, and terror within, both the young man and the virgin, the sucking child with the man in years.
מִחוּץ֙ תְּשַׁכֶּל־חֶ֔רֶב וּמֵחֲדָרִ֖ים אֵימָ֑ה גַּם־בָּחוּר֙ גַּם־בְּתוּלָ֔ה יוֹנֵ֖ק עִם־אִ֥ישׁ שֵׂיבָֽה׃
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Palaea Historica
From the tent of meeting, the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 'Because of their rebellion, the Lord has brought upon them sword and fire.'
Cross references
Passages read together with this verse.
- Ezek 7:15The sword without: and the pestilence, and the famine within: he that is in the field shall die by the sword: and they that are in the city, shall be devoured by the pestilence, and the famine.
- Lam 1:20Res. Behold, O Lord, for I am in distress, my bowels are troubled: my heart is turned within me, for I am full of bitterness: abroad the sword destroyeth and at home there is death alike.
- Lam 4:4Daleth. The tongue of the sucking child hath stuck to the roof of his mouth for thirst: the little ones have asked for bread, and there was none to break it unto them.
- 2 Chr 36:17For he brought upon them the king of the Chaldeans, and he slew their young men with the sword in the house of his sanctuary, he had no compassion on young man, or maiden, old man or even him that stooped for age, but he delivered them all into his hands.
- Isa 30:16But have said: No, but we will flee to horses: therefore shall you flee. And we will mount upon swift ones: therefore shall they be swifter that shall pursue after you.
- Lev 26:36And as to them that shall remain of you I will send fear in their hearts in the countries of their enemies. The sound of a flying leaf shall terrify them: and they shall flee as it were from the sword. They shall fall, when no man pursueth them.
- Lev 26:37And they shall every one fall upon their brethren as fleeing from wars: none of you shall dare to resist your enemies.
- Jer 9:21For death is come up through our windows, it is entered into our houses to destroy the children from without, the young men from the streets.