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.
• English Standard Version (ESV)But the Lord your God will give them over to you and throw 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.

Context of Deuteronomy 7:23

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. The Lord your God will hand these people over to you and will throw them into a great panic until they’re destroyed. 24He will hand their kings over to you, and no one on earth will even remember their names. No one will be able to stop you. You will destroy them all. 25Burn their idols. Don’t ever long for the silver and gold on these idols or take any of it for yourselves. It might be a trap for you. Besides, these idols are disgusting 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 7:2When the Lord your God gives them to you and you defeat them, destroy every one of them because they have been claimed by the Lord. Don’t make any treaties with them or show them any mercy.
• Deuteronomy 9:3Realize today that the Lord your God is the one who is going ahead of you like a raging fire. He will wipe them out and will use you to crush their power. You will take possession of their land and will quickly destroy them as the Lord promised you.
• Deuteronomy 2:15In fact, it was the Lord himself who got rid of all of them until none were left in the camp.
• Deuteronomy 8:20The Lord is going to destroy other nations as you enter the land. You will be destroyed like them if you don’t obey the Lord your God.
• Isaiah 13:6Cry loudly, for the day of the Lord is near. It will come like destruction from the Almighty.
• Jeremiah 17:18Put my persecutors to shame, but do not let me be put to shame. Terrify them, but do not let me be terrified. Bring the day of disaster on them, and destroy them completely.
• Joel 1:15This will be a terrible day! The day of the Lord is near, and it will come like destruction from the Almighty.
• 2 Thessalonians 1:9They will pay the penalty by being destroyed forever, by being separated from the Lord’s presence and from his glorious power.

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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In the dictionaries

• God
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Canaanites
• Idolatry
• Redeem
• Terrible

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