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 make a foreigner pay what is owed to you, but you must not collect what another Israelite owes you.
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But there should be no poor people among you, because the Lord your God will richly bless you in the land he is giving you as your own.
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He will bless you if you obey the Lord your God completely, but you must be careful to obey all the commands I am giving you today.
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The Lord your God will bless you as he promised, and you will lend to other nations, but you will not need to borrow from them. You will rule over many nations, but none will rule over you.
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If there are poor among you, in one of the towns of the land the Lord your God is giving you, do not be selfish or greedy toward them.