Deuteronomy 27:17
Cursed, be he that moveth back the boundary of his neighbour. And all the people shall say—Amen.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
Cursed be he that removeth his neighbour’s landmark. And all the people shall say, Amen.
In Context
18Cursed, be he that causeth the blind to wander in the way. And all the people shall say—Amen.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 19:14Thou shalt not move back the boundary of thy neighbour, by which they set bounds at first,—in thine inheritance which thou shall receive in the land which Yahweh thy God is giving thee to possess.
Proverbs 22:28Do not move back the ancient boundary, which thy father’s made.
Hosea 5:10The rulers of Judah have become as they who remove a land-mark. Upon them, will I pour out, like water, my wrath.
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 →