Deuteronomy 7:23

Deuteronomy 7:23 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But the Lord thy God shall deliver them unto thee, and shall destroy them with a mighty destruction, until they be destroyed.
• New International Version (NIV)But the Lord your God will deliver them over to you, throwing them into great confusion until they are destroyed.
• New King James Version (NKJV)But the Lord your God will deliver them over to you, and will inflict defeat upon them until they are destroyed.
• New Living Translation (NLT)But the Lord your God will hand them over to you. He will throw them into complete confusion until they are destroyed.

Context of Deuteronomy 7:23

21You shall not be in dread of them, for the Lord your God is in your midst, a great and awesome God. 22The Lord your God will clear away these nations before you little by little. You may not make an end of them at once, lest the wild beasts grow too numerous for you. But the Lord your God will give them over to you and throw them into great confusion, until they are destroyed. 24And he will give their kings into your hand, and you shall make their name perish from under heaven. No one shall be able to stand against you until you have destroyed them. 25The carved images of their gods you shall burn with fire. You shall not covet the silver or the gold that is on them or take it for yourselves, lest you be ensnared by it, for it is an abomination to the Lord your God.

Deuteronomy 7:23 word by word

וּנְתָנָ֛ם יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ לְפָנֶ֑יךָ וְהָמָם֙ מְהוּמָ֣ה גְדֹלָ֔ה עַ֖ד הִשָּׁמְדָֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• But the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• thy Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• shall deliverנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• them unto theeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• and shall destroyהוּםhûm · to make noiseH1949
• them with a mightyגָּדוֹלgâdôl gâdôl · great: largeH1419
• destructionמְהוּמָהmehûmâh · tumultH4103
• until they be destroyedשָׁמַדshâmad · to destroyH8045

Cross-references for Deuteronomy 7:23

• Deuteronomy 7:2and when the Lord your God gives them over to you, and you defeat them, then you must devote them to complete destruction. You shall make no covenant with them and show no mercy to them.
• Deuteronomy 9:3Know therefore today that he who goes over before you as a consuming fire is the Lord your God. He will destroy them and subdue them before you. So you shall drive them out and make them perish quickly, as the Lord has promised you.
• Deuteronomy 2:15For indeed the hand of the Lord was against them, to destroy them from the camp, until they had perished.
• Deuteronomy 8:20Like the nations that the Lord makes to perish before you, so shall you perish, because you would not obey the voice of the Lord your God.
• Isaiah 13:6Wail, for the day of the Lord is near; as destruction from the Almighty it will come!
• Jeremiah 17:18Let those be put to shame who persecute me, but let me not be put to shame; let them be dismayed, but let me not be dismayed; bring upon them the day of disaster; destroy them with double destruction!
• Joel 1:15Alas for the day! For the day of the Lord is near, and as destruction from the Almighty it comes.
• 2 Thessalonians 1:9They will suffer the punishment of eternal destruction, away from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of his might,

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 7:23

• 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. 1-26Before Israel could occupy the promised land, they had to remove the people already living there (compare Genesis 13:14–17; 15:18–21). The land belonged to the Lord, and only God could decide who should live there.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
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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