Deuteronomy 25:12-19

12 then you shall cut off her hand; 1you shall not show pity.
13 "2You shall not have in your bag differing weights, a large and a small.
14 "You shall not have in your house differing measures, a large and a small.
15 "You shall have a full and just weight; you shall have a full and just measure, 3that your days may be prolonged in the land which the LORD your God gives you.
16 "For 4everyone who does these things, everyone who acts unjustly is an abomination to the LORD your God.
17 "5Remember what Amalek did to you along the way when you came out from Egypt,
18 how he met you along the way and attacked among you all the stragglers at your rear when you were faint and weary; and he 6did not fear God.
19 "Therefore it shall come about when the LORD your God has given you 7rest from all your surrounding enemies, in the land which the LORD your God gives you as an inheritance to possess, you shall blot out the memory of Amalek from under heaven; you must not forget.

Deuteronomy 25:12-19 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO DEUTERONOMY 25

Several laws are contained in this chapter, as concerning beating such whose crimes required it, De 25:1-3; of not muzzling the ox in treading out the corn, De 25:4; of marrying a deceased brother's wife, when there was no issue, and of the disgrace of such that refused it, De 25:5-10; of the punishment of an immodest woman, De 25:11,12; and against bad weights and measures, De 25:13-16; and for the utter destruction of Amalek, De 25:17-19.

Cross References 7

  • 1. Deuteronomy 7:2; Deuteronomy 19:13
  • 2. Leviticus 19:35-37; Proverbs 11:1; Proverbs 20:23; Ezekiel 45:10; Micah 6:11
  • 3. Exodus 20:12
  • 4. Proverbs 11:1
  • 5. Exodus 17:8-16
  • 6. Psalms 36:1; Romans 3:18
  • 7. Deuteronomy 12:9

Footnotes 8

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