Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
thou shalt not eat of it . . . thou shalt surely die—no reason assigned for the prohibition, but death was to be the punishment of disobedience. A positive command like this was not only the simplest and easiest, but the only trial to which their fidelity could be exposed.
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Genesis 2:17:
Genesis 3:2
Isaiah 25:8
Isaiah 53:9
Daniel 9:27
Hosea 13:1
Hebrews 2:14
Revelation 2:23
Revelation 22:2
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