God’s Word Translation
Deuteronomy 7:20
20The Lord your God will spread panic among them until they all die. There will be no one left—not even those who were hiding from you.
Deuteronomy 7:20 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Moreover the Lord thy God will send the hornet among them, until they that are left, and hide themselves from thee, be destroyed.
- New International Version (NIV)Moreover, the Lord your God will send the hornet among them until even the survivors who hide from you have perished.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Moreover, the Lord your God will send hornets among them, until those who are left and hide themselves from you are destroyed.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Moreover the Lord your God will send the hornet among them until those who are left, who hide themselves from you, are destroyed.
Context of Deuteronomy 7:20
18Don’t be afraid of them. Remember what the Lord your God did to Pharaoh and all of Egypt. 19You saw with your own eyes the terrible plagues, the miraculous signs, and the amazing things the Lord did. He used his mighty hand and powerful arm to bring you out. He will do the same thing to all the people you’re afraid of. The Lord your God will spread panic among them until they all die. There will be no one left—not even those who were hiding from you. 21Don’t be afraid of them, because the Lord your God is with you. He is a great and awe-inspiring God. 22Little by little he will force these nations out of your way. You won’t be able to wipe them out quickly. Otherwise, you would be overrun with wild animals.
Read all of Deuteronomy 7Deuteronomy 7:20 word by word
וְגַם֙ אֶת־הַצִּרְעָ֔ה יְשַׁלַּ֛ח יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ בָּ֑ם עַד־אֲבֹ֗ד הַנִּשְׁאָרִ֛ים וְהַנִּסְתָּרִ֖ים מִפָּנֶֽיךָ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Moreover the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- thy Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
- will sendשָׁלַחshâlach · to send: departH7971
- the hornetצִרְעָהtsir‛âh · hornetH6880
- among them, until they that are leftשָׁאַרshâ'ar · to remainH7604
- and hideסָתַרsâthar · to hideH5641
- themselves fromפָּנֶהpânîym · face ofH6440
- thee, be destroyedאָבַד'âbad · to perishH6
Cross-references for Deuteronomy 7:20
Commentaries on Deuteronomy 7:20
- 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. 20the hornet: Whether God sent stinging insects or another source of fear, he would expel the remaining Canaanites from the land (Exodus 23:28; Joshua 24:12).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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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
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