Deuteronomy 27:17
‘Cursed is he who removes his neighbor’s landmark.’ All the people shall say, ‘Amen.’
World English Bible Classic
In The King James Version
Cursed be he that removeth his neighbour’s landmark. And all the people shall say, Amen.
In Context
16‘Cursed is he who dishonors his father or his mother.’ All the people shall say, ‘Amen.’
18‘Cursed is he who leads the blind astray on the road.’ All the people shall say, ‘Amen.’
Cross References
Deuteronomy 19:14You shall not remove your neighbor’s landmark, which they of old time have set, in your inheritance which you shall inherit, in the land that the LORD your God gives you to possess.
Proverbs 22:28Don’t move the ancient boundary stone which your fathers have set up.
Hosea 5:10The princes of Judah are like those who remove a landmark. I will pour out my wrath on them like water.
Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 27:12-26
The Curses from Ebal. ( b. c. 1451.) 11 And Moses charged the people the same day, saying, 12 These shall stand upon mount Gerizim to bless the people, when ye are come over Jordan; Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and Joseph, and Benjamin: 13 And these shall stand upon mount Ebal to curse; Reuben, Gad, and Asher, and Zebulun, Dan, and Naphtali. 14 And the Levites shall speak, and say unto all the men of Israel with a loud voice, 15 Cursed be the man that maketh any graven or molten image, an abomination… Read the whole commentary →