Deuteronomy 29:16 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Bible Comments

Deuteronomy 29:16 (For ye know how we have dwelt in the land of Egypt; and how we came through the nations which ye passed by;

Ver. 16. How we have dwelt.] And how hard is it to pass through Ethiopia, how much more to dwell there, and not to be discoloured! Sin is catching, and by the senses, those five ports of the soul, that old serpent oft winds himself into the heart. Ye have seen their abominations; oh that you would say, Satis est vidisse, &c. Now therefore, lest there should be, &c., Deuteronomy 29:18 .

Deuteronomy 29:16

16 (For ye know how we have dwelt in the land of Egypt; and how we came through the nations which ye passed by;