Ver. 5 Only if thou carefully hearken to the voice of the Lord thy God, &c.] In his word, and by his prophets; this being the case, there would be no more poor among them, or however they would be so blessed of God, that they would be capable of releasing the debts of the poor, without hurting themselves and their families:
to observe to do all these commandments which I command thee this day; a phrase often used to put them in mind of the commands of God, and the necessity of keeping them, their temporal happiness depending thereon.
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You may demand that a foreigner pay, but don't collect payment on the debt another Israelite still owes you.
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In any case, there shouldn't be any poor people among you, because the LORD your God will certainly bless you in the land he is giving you as your own possession.
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He will bless you only if you listen carefully to the LORD your God and faithfully obey all these commands I'm giving you today.
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The LORD your God will bless you, as he promised. You will make loans to many nations, but you will not have to borrow from any of them. You will rule many nations, but no nation will ever rule you.
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This is what you must do whenever there are poor Israelites in one of your cities in the land that the LORD your God is giving you.