“Thou shalt not seek their peace nor their prosperity all thy days for ever.”
You shall not seek their peace or their prosperity all your days — the prohibition extends beyond the lifetime of the Exodus generation into perpetuity. 'Peace' (shalom) and 'prosperity' connote covenantal relationship; Israel must maintain distance from those who opposed her at the crucial moment of liberation.
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