King James Version
Exodus 23:27
27I will send my fear before thee, and will destroy all the people to whom thou shalt come, and I will make all thine enemies turn their backs unto thee.1
Exodus 23:27 in other versions
- New International Version (NIV)“I will send my terror ahead of you and throw into confusion every nation you encounter. I will make all your enemies turn their backs and run.
- English Standard Version (ESV)I 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.
- New King James Version (NKJV)“I will send My fear before you, I will cause confusion among all the people to whom you come, and will make all your enemies turn their backs to you.
- New Living Translation (NLT)“I will send my terror ahead of you and create panic among all the people whose lands you invade. I will make all your enemies turn and run.
Context of Exodus 23:27
25And ye shall serve the Lord your God, and he shall bless thy bread, and thy water; and I will take sickness away from the midst of thee. 26There shall nothing cast their young, nor be barren, in thy land: the number of thy days I will fulfil. I will send my fear before thee, and will destroy all the people to whom thou shalt come, and I will make all thine enemies turn their backs unto thee. 28And I will send hornets before thee, which shall drive out the Hivite, the Canaanite, and the Hittite, from before thee. 29I will not drive them out from before thee in one year; lest the land become desolate, and the beast of the field multiply against thee.
Read all of Exodus 23Exodus 23:27 word by word
אֶת־אֵֽימָתִי֙ אֲשַׁלַּ֣ח לְפָנֶ֔יךָ וְהַמֹּתִי֙ אֶת־כָּל־הָעָ֔ם אֲשֶׁ֥ר תָּבֹ֖א בָּהֶ֑ם וְנָתַתִּ֧י אֶת־כָּל־אֹיְבֶ֛יךָ אֵלֶ֖יךָ עֹֽרֶף׃Read the interlinear
- I will sendשָׁלַחshâlach · to send: departH7971
- my fearאֵימָה'êymâh 'êmâh · terrorH367
- beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
- thee, and will destroyהָמַםhâmam · to confuseH2000
- all the peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
- to whom thou shalt comeבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
- and I will makeנָתַןnâthan · to give: makeH5414
- all thine enemiesאֹיֵב'ôyêb 'ôyêb · enemyH341
- turn their backsעֹ֫רֶף‛ôreph · neckH6203
Cross-references for Exodus 23:27
- Exodus 15:14The people shall hear, and be afraid: sorrow shall take hold on the inhabitants of Palestina.
- Genesis 35:5And they journeyed: and the terror of God was upon the cities that were round about them, and they did not pursue after the sons of Jacob.
- Deuteronomy 2:25This 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.
- Deuteronomy 11:23Then will the Lord drive out all these nations from before you, and ye shall possess greater nations and mightier than yourselves.
- Joshua 2:9And she said unto the men, I know that the Lord hath given you the land, and that your terror is fallen upon us, and that all the inhabitants of the land faint because of you.
- 1 Samuel 14:15And there was trembling in the host, in the field, and among all the people: the garrison, and the spoilers, they also trembled, and the earth quaked: so it was a very great trembling.
- 2 Kings 7:6For the Lord had made the host of the Syrians to hear a noise of chariots, and a noise of horses, even the noise of a great host: and they said one to another, Lo, the king of Israel hath hired against us the kings of the Hittites, and the kings of the Egyptians, to come upon us.
- 2 Chronicles 14:14And they smote all the cities round about Gerar; for the fear of the Lord came upon them: and they spoiled all the cities; for there was exceeding much spoil in them.
- Deuteronomy 7:23But the Lord thy God shall deliver them unto thee, and shall destroy them with a mighty destruction, until they be destroyed.
- Psalms 18:40Thou hast also given me the necks of mine enemies; that I might destroy them that hate me.
Commentaries on Exodus 23:27
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 27Destroy - Rather, overthrow. See Exodus 23:23.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 20-33Verses 20-33 It is here promised that they should be guided and kept in their way through the wilderness to the land of promise, Behold, I send an angel before thee, mine angel. The precept joined with this promise is, that they be obedient to this angel whom God would send before them. Christ is the Angel of Jehovah; this is plainly taught by St. Paul, 1Co 10:9. They should have a comfortable settlement in the land of Canaan. How reasonable are the…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 20-33If the people obeyed the covenant rules, God promised to protect them from enemies and illness and give them land to own (23:22–23, 25–26, 27–31). These promises depended on complete loyalty to God (Yahweh). Worshiping the gods of the peoples expelled from the land would be an act of rebellion (23:21; 24, 32–33).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-331. put not thine hand--join not hands.Read the comment
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Notes
- 1. Exodus 23:27 backs: Heb. neck ↩
Commentaries on Exodus 23
- 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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