Deuteronomy 28:36

“The Lord shall bring thee, and thy king, &c.--This shows how widespread would be the national calamity; and at the same time how hopeless, when he who should have been their defender shared the captive fate of his subjects. there shalt thou serve other gods, wood and stone--The Hebrew exiles, with some honorable exceptions, were seduced or compelled into idolatry in the Assyrian and Babylonish captivities (Jer 44:17-19). Thus, the sin to which they had too often betrayed a perverse fondness, a deep-rooted propensity, became their punishment and their misery.”

“Thy king - The calamity shall be both universal, which even thy king shall not be able to avoid, much less the subjects, who have far less advantage and opportunity for escape; and irrecoverable, because he who should protect or rescue them is lost with them, Lam 4:10. Wood and stone - So what formerly was their choice and delight now becomes their plague and misery. And this doubtless was the condition of many Israelites under the Assyrian and Balylonish captivities. Deuteronomy 28:43”

“28:36 exile you: This prediction had two major fulfillments in Old Testament times—the Assyrian exile of Samaria in 722 BC and the Babylonian conquest and exile of Jerusalem in 586 BC.”

“bring thee: Kg2 17:4-6, Kg2 24:12-15, Kg2 25:6, Kg2 25:7, Kg2 25:11; Ch2 33:11, Ch2 36:6, Ch2 36:17, Ch2 36:20; Isa 39:7; Jer 22:11, Jer 22:12, Jer 22:24-27, Jer 24:8-10, Jer 39:5-7, Jer 52:8-11; Lam 4:20; Eze 12:12, Eze 12:13 there shalt thou: The Israelites, who were carried captive by the Assyrians, and many of the Jews in Chaldea, were finally incorporated with the nations among whom they lived, and were given up to their idolatry. It is probable, however, that this refers to Jews being compelled, in Popish countries, to conceal their religion, and profess that of the Romish church Deu 28:64, Deu 4:28; Jer 16:13; Eze 20:32, Eze 20:33, Eze 20:39 Deuteronomy 28:37”