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that the land not vomit you out also, when you defile it, as it vomited out the nation that was before you.
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Verse 28. Vomited. Moses speaks of what would shortly happen, as if it had already come to pass, which is familiar with the prophets. Calmet.—He represents the earth as sick and disgusted with the crimes of its inhabitants, in the same manner as the Book of Wisdom (verse 23,) says, the water of the sea shall rage (or foam, excandescet) against them. The strong expression used by Moses, shews to what a length the Chanaanites had carried their abominations; so that God, justly irritated, orders them all to be exterminated.
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