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Deu 28:56 — The tender and delicate woman among you, which would not adventure to set the sole of her foot upon the ground for delicateness and tenderness, her eye shall be evil toward the husband of her bosom, and toward her son, and toward her daughter,

Phrase of Scripture		Correlating Passages

and delicate		Isa 3:16; Lam 4:3-6
her eye shall be evil		See on Deu 28:54.

Correlating Passages

and delicate

	Isa 3:16	Moreover the LORD saith, Because the daughters of Zion are haughty, and walk with stretched forth necks and wanton eyes, walking and mincing [as] they go, and making a tinkling with their feet:
	Lam 4:3	Even the sea monsters draw out the breast, they give suck to their young ones: the daughter of my people [is become] cruel, like the ostriches in the wilderness.
	Lam 4:4	The tongue of the sucking child cleaveth to the roof of his mouth for thirst: the young children ask bread, [and] no man breaketh [it] unto them.
	Lam 4:5	They that did feed delicately are desolate in the streets: they that were brought up in scarlet embrace dunghills.
	Lam 4:6	For the punishment of the iniquity of the daughter of my people is greater than the punishment of the sin of Sodom, that was overthrown as in a moment, and no hands stayed on her.

her eye shall be evil

Deu 28:54

[So that] the man [that is] tender among you, and very delicate, his eye shall be evil toward his brother, and toward the wife of his bosom, and toward the remnant of his children which he shall leave:

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Scott, Thomas. "Deuteronomy 28:56," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
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