Deuteronomy 28:54 meaning and explanation

The most gentle and refined man among you will begrudge his brother, the wife he embraces, and the rest of his children who have survived,

Deuteronomy 28:54, Berean Standard Bible

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Moses speaks to Israel on the plains of Moab, setting before the people the blessings of covenant obedience and the curses of covenant breaking. Verses 53 to 57 describe a siege so severe that the most delicate and pampered man in the nation turns selfish and hard, refusing to share the flesh of his own children with his brother, the wife he embraces, and his surviving children.

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