Deuteronomy 7:21

Deuteronomy 7:21 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Thou shalt not be affrighted at them: for the Lord thy God is among you, a mighty God and terrible.
• New International Version (NIV)Do not be terrified by them, for the Lord your God, who is among you, is a great and awesome God.
• English Standard Version (ESV)You shall not be in dread of them, for the Lord your God is in your midst, a great and awesome God.
• New King James Version (NKJV)You shall not be terrified of them; for the Lord your God, the great and awesome God, is among you.

Context of Deuteronomy 7:21

19You saw how he punished them. You saw how he used his strength and power to do great miracles. The Lord your God did all those things to rescue you from Egypt. He will use the same power against all the people that make you afraid. 20Also, the Lord your God will send great fear among these people. Even those people who hide from you will soon die. When you fight against them, do not let them frighten you. The Lord your God is there to help you. He is a great and powerful God. 22He will chase out the people of those nations, one at a time. He will not let you destroy them all immediately. If you did that, wild animals would become so many that they would be a danger to you. 23But the Lord your God will put your enemies under your power. He will cause them to become completely confused, so that you can destroy them.

Deuteronomy 7:21 word by word

לֹ֥א תַעֲרֹ֖ץ מִפְּנֵיהֶ֑ם כִּֽי־יְהוָ֤ה אֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙ בְּקִרְבֶּ֔ךָ אֵ֥ל גָּד֖וֹל וְנוֹרָֽא׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Thou shalt not be affrightedעָרַץ‛ârats · to trembleH6206
• atפָּנֶהpânîym · face ofH6440
• them: for the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• thy Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• amongקֶ֫רֶבqereb · entrails: amongH7130
• you, a mightyגָּדוֹלgâdôl gâdôl · great: largeH1419
• Godאֵל'êl · GodH410
• and terribleיָרֵאyârê' · to fear: revereH3372

Cross-references for Deuteronomy 7:21

• Numbers 9:20Sometimes the cloud stayed over God's Tent for a few days. Then they remained in their camp. When the Lord showed them that they should travel, they started to travel.
• Numbers 14:9But do not refuse to obey the Lord. Do not be afraid of the people in that land. They are ready for us to fight against them and win! They have no place to hide! The Lord is with us to help us. So do not be afraid of them.’
• Numbers 16:3They all came to Moses and Aaron and they said, ‘All the Israelites are special. The Lord has chosen all of us and he is with us all. So you should not say that you are better than the rest of the Lord's people.’
• Numbers 23:21I do not see that any trouble will come to the Israelites. The Lord their God is with them, to help them. They call him their king.
• Joshua 3:10The God who lives for ever is with you. He will certainly chase the Canaanites, Hittites, Hivites, Perizzites, Girgashites, Amorites and Jebusites out from this land. Then you will have their land. The Lord will show you that he will certainly do this.
• 2 Chronicles 32:8He has only the strength of human soldiers to help him. But we have the Lord our God to help us and to fight our battles!’ After King Hezekiah of Judah said that to his men, they felt brave and strong.
• Psalms 46:5God is in that city. Nothing can ever destroy it. When dawn comes, God will be there to help it.
• Isaiah 8:9You foreign nations must listen to this! Join together to fight. Shout as you go to battle. But you will never win! You people from countries that are far away, get ready for war. But you will be completely destroyed!
• Zechariah 2:10‘Sing and be happy, you people in Jerusalem. This is because I will come. And I will live among you,’ says the Lord.
• 1 Corinthians 14:25The visitor's secret thoughts will become clear. As a result, he will bend down to the ground and he will worship God. He will say, ‘God is really here among you!’
• Deuteronomy 10:17For the Lord your God rules all other gods. He is the Lord over all other lords. He is great and powerful. We should respect him and obey him. He is fair to everyone. He will not accept any bribes!
• Deuteronomy 25:8Then the town's leaders must call the man to come to them. They must talk to him. Perhaps he will continue to say, ‘I do not want to marry her!’
• 1 Samuel 4:8This is terrible! Nobody can save us from those powerful gods. Those gods punished the Egyptians with many bad diseases in the desert.
• Nehemiah 1:5I prayed, ‘Lord, God of heaven, you are great and powerful. You always continue to love your people, as you have promised to do. You are kind to those people who love you and obey your commands.
• Nehemiah 4:14I went round the city and I looked at everything. I said to the leaders, the officers and the people, ‘Do not be afraid of our enemies. Remember that our Lord God is great and powerful. Fight on behalf of your brothers, your sons, your daughters and your wives. Fight to keep your homes safe.’
• Nehemiah 9:32So we pray to you, our God. You are great and powerful. You continue to love your people as you have promised in your covenant with us. Please see how much trouble has come to us! Our kings, our leaders, our priests, our prophets and our ancestors and your people all belong to you. We have all had many great troubles since the time that the kings of Assyria attacked us.

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 7:21

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 12-26Verses 12-26 We are in danger of having fellowship with the works of darkness if we take pleasure in fellowship with those who do such works. Whatever brings us into a snare, brings us under a curse. Let us be constant to our duty, and we cannot question the constancy of God's mercy. Diseases are God's servants; they go where he sends them, and do what he bids them. It is therefore good for the health of our bodies, thoroughly to mortify the sin of our…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 21awesome (literally one to be feared): This kind of fear does not mean terror, as if God were cruel or unfair. Instead, it refers to reverential fear. This means deep respect and awe before a loving God. His greatness and majesty are so powerful that they fill people with wonder and holy fear.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 11-2611-26. Thou shalt therefore keep the commandments, and the statutes, and the judgments, which I command thee this day--In the covenant into which God entered with Israel, He promised to bestow upon them a variety of blessings so long as they continued obedient to Him as their heavenly King. He pledged His veracity that His infinite perfections would be exerted for this purpose, as well as for delivering them from every evil to which, as a people, they…Read the comment

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• God
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Idolatry
• Redeem
• Terrible
• Great; Greatness
• Terrible, Terror

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings