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John Gill's Exposition on Leviticus 26:36
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John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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And upon them that are left [alive] of you, etc.] In the land of Judea, or rather scattered about among the nations, suggesting that these would be comparatively few: I will send a faintness into their hearts in the lands of their enemies; or “a softness” f917; so that they should be effeminate, pusillanimous, and cowardly, have nothing of a manly spirit and courage in them; but be mean spirited and faint hearted, as the Jews are noted to be at this day, as Bishop Patrick observes; who also adds, “it being scarce ever heard, that a Jew listed himself for a soldier, or engaged in the defence of his country where he lives:” and the sound of a shaken leaf shall chase them; either the sound of a leaf that falls from the tree, as the Targum of Jonathan, or which the wind beats one against another, as Jarchi, which makes some little noise; even this should terrify them, taking it to be the noise of some enemy near at hand, just ready to fall on them; such poor faint hearted creatures should they be; and they shall flee as fleeing from the sword; as if there were an army of soldiers with their swords drawn pursuing them: and they shall fall when none pursueth; fall upon the ground, and into a fit, and drop down as if dead, as if they had been really wounded with a sword and slain, (see <202801>Proverbs 28:1).
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