Deuteronomy 2:25

Deuteronomy 2:25 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)This day will I begin to put the dread of thee and the fear of thee upon the nations that are under the whole heaven, who shall hear report of thee, and shall tremble, and be in anguish because of thee.
• New International Version (NIV)This very day I will begin to put the terror and fear of you on all the nations under heaven. They will hear reports of you and will tremble and be in anguish because of you.”
• New King James Version (NKJV)This day I will begin to put the dread and fear of you upon the nations under the whole heaven, who shall hear the report of you, and shall tremble and be in anguish because of you.’
• New Living Translation (NLT)Beginning today I will make people throughout the earth terrified because of you. When they hear reports about you, they will tremble with dread and fear.’”

Context of Deuteronomy 2:25

23As for the Avvim, who lived in villages as far as Gaza, the Caphtorim, who came from Caphtor, destroyed them and settled in their place.) 24'Rise up, set out on your journey and go over the Valley of the Arnon. Behold, I have given into your hand Sihon the Amorite, king of Heshbon, and his land. Begin to take possession, and contend with him in battle. This day I will begin to put the dread and fear of you on the peoples who are under the whole heaven, who shall hear the report of you and shall tremble and be in anguish because of you.' 26"So I sent messengers from the wilderness of Kedemoth to Sihon the king of Heshbon, with words of peace, saying, 27'Let me pass through your land. I will go only by the road; I will turn aside neither to the right nor to the left.

Deuteronomy 2:25 word by word

הַיּ֣וֹם הַזֶּ֗ה אָחֵל֙ תֵּ֤ת פַּחְדְּךָ֙ וְיִרְאָ֣תְךָ֔ עַל־פְּנֵי֙ הָֽעַמִּ֔ים תַּ֖חַת כָּל־הַשָּׁמָ֑יִם אֲשֶׁ֤ר יִשְׁמְעוּן֙ שִׁמְעֲךָ֔ וְרָגְז֥וּ וְחָל֖וּ מִפָּנֶֽיךָ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• This dayיוֹםyôm · day: todayH3117
• will I beginחָלַלchâlal · to profane/begin: beginH2490
• to putנָתַןnâthan · to give: putH5414
• the dreadפַּ֫חַדpachad · dreadH6343
• of thee and the fearיִרְאָהyir'âh · fearH3374
• of thee upon the nationsעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• of thee upon the nationsפָּנֶהpânîym · faceH6440
• under the whole heavenשָׁמַיִםshâmayim shâmeh · heavenH8064
• who shall hearשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
• reportשֵׁ֫מַעshêma‛ · reportH8088
• of thee, and shall trembleרָגַזrâgaz · to trembleH7264
• and be in anguishחוּלchûl chîyl · to twist: writh in painH2342
• because of theeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440

Cross-references for Deuteronomy 2:25

• Deuteronomy 11:25No one shall be able to stand against you. The Lord your God will lay the fear of you and the dread of you on all the land that you shall tread, as he promised you.
• Deuteronomy 28:10And all the peoples of the earth shall see that you are called by the name of the Lord, and they shall be afraid of you.
• Exodus 15:14The peoples have heard; they tremble; pangs have seized the inhabitants of Philistia.
• Exodus 23:27I will send my terror before you and will throw into confusion all the people against whom you shall come, and I will make all your enemies turn their backs to you.
• Joshua 2:9and said to the men, "I know that the Lord has given you the land, and that the fear of you has fallen upon us, and that all the inhabitants of the land melt away before you.
• Joshua 9:24They answered Joshua, "Because it was told to your servants for a certainty that the Lord your God had commanded his servant Moses to give you all the land and to destroy all the inhabitants of the land from before you—so we feared greatly for our lives because of you and did this thing.
• 2 Kings 7:6For the Lord had made the army of the Syrians hear the sound of chariots and of horses, the sound of a great army, so that they said to one another, "Behold, the king of Israel has hired against us the kings of the Hittites and the kings of Egypt to come against us."
• Psalms 105:38Egypt was glad when they departed, for dread of them had fallen upon it.
• Jeremiah 33:9And this city shall be to me a name of joy, a praise and a glory before all the nations of the earth who shall hear of all the good that I do for them. They shall fear and tremble because of all the good and all the prosperity I provide for it.
• Revelation 3:9Behold, I will make those of the synagogue of Satan who say that they are Jews and are not, but lie—behold, I will make them come and bow down before your feet, and they will learn that I have loved you.

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 2:25

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 24-37Verses 24-37 God tried his people, by forbidding them to meddle with the rich countries of Moab and Ammon. He gives them possession of the country of the Amorites. If we keep from what God forbids, we shall not lose by our obedience. The earth is the Lord's and the fulness thereof; and he gives it to whom he pleases; but when there is no express direction, none can plead his grant for such proceedings. Though God assured the Israelites that the land…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2-25Numbers 21:10–20 covers the same time period.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 19-3719-37. when thou comest nigh over against the children of Ammon, distress them not, nor meddle with them--The Ammonites, being kindred to the Moabites, were, from regard to the memory of their common ancestor, to remain undisturbed by the Israelites. The territory of this people had been directly north from that of Moab. It extended as far as the Jabbok, having been taken by them from a number of small Canaanitish tribes, namely, the Zamzummins, a…Read the comment

Topics related to Deuteronomy 2:25

• Israel
• Sihon

In the dictionaries

• Contend
• Distress
• Exodus
• Geber
• Sihon
• Spies
• Deluge of Noah
• Deuteronomy
• Papyrus
• terror, terrorize, terrify, dread, panic

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 2

• 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