Saturday, December 12, 2009

Fugitive

4:12 When thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield unto thee her strength; a fugitive and a vagabond shalt thou be in the earth.

More tough farming.  And: fugitive and vagabond.

I can't say I understand either of those two.  To me, a fugitive is someone who is running from punishment, not as punishment.  And vagabond means either that you choose to keep moving around (and choice isn't a punishment); or that you can't find a job (or food) where you are, so you keep moving around.  Not being able to get enough food farming might be what's going on.  But I don't see how moving around is going to help if you're cursed by God.

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