Deuteronomy 9:3

Deuteronomy 9:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Understand therefore this day, that the Lord thy God is he which goeth over before thee; as a consuming fire he shall destroy them, and he shall bring them down before thy face: so shalt thou drive them out, and destroy them quickly, as the Lord hath said unto thee.
• New International Version (NIV)But be assured today that the Lord your God is the one who goes across ahead of you like a devouring fire. He will destroy them; he will subdue them before you. And you will drive them out and annihilate them quickly, as the Lord has promised you.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Know 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.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Therefore understand today that the Lord your God is He who goes over before you as a consuming fire. He will destroy them and bring them down before you; so you shall drive them out and destroy them quickly, as the Lord has said to you.

Context of Deuteronomy 9:3

1Listen, Israel: Today you are about to cross the Jordan so you can dispossess the nations there, people greater and stronger than you who live in large cities with extremely high fortifications. 2They include the Anakites, a numerous and tall people whom you know about and of whom it is said, “Who is able to resist the Anakites?” Understand today that the Lord your God who goes before you is a devouring fire; he will defeat and subdue them before you. You will dispossess and destroy them quickly just as he has told you. 4Do not think to yourself after the Lord your God has driven them out before you, “Because of my own righteousness the Lord has brought me here to possess this land.” It is because of the wickedness of these nations that the Lord is driving them out ahead of you. 5It is not because of your righteousness, or even your inner uprightness, that you have come here to possess their land. Instead, because of the wickedness of these nations the Lord your God is driving them out ahead of you in order to confirm the promise he made on oath to your ancestors, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.

Deuteronomy 9:3 word by word

וְיָדַעְתָּ֣ הַיּ֗וֹם כִּי֩ יְהוָ֨ה אֱלֹהֶ֜יךָ הֽוּא־הָעֹבֵ֤ר לְפָנֶ֙יךָ֙ אֵ֣שׁ אֹֽכְלָ֔ה ה֧וּא יַשְׁמִידֵ֛ם וְה֥וּא יַכְנִיעֵ֖ם לְפָנֶ֑יךָ וְהֽוֹרַשְׁתָּ֤ם וְהַֽאַבַדְתָּם֙ מַהֵ֔ר כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר דִּבֶּ֥ר יְהוָ֖ה לָֽךְ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Understandיָדַעyâda‛ · to knowH3045
• therefore this dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• that the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• thy Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• he which goeth overעָבַר‛âbar · to passH5674
• beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• a consumingאָכַל'âkal · to eatH398
• fireאֵשׁ'êsh · fireH784
• he shall destroyשָׁמַדshâmad · to destroyH8045
• them, and he shall bring them downכָּנַעkâna‛ · be humbleH3665
• so shalt thou drive them outיָרַשׁyârash yârêsh · to possess: takeH3423
• and destroyאָבַד'âbad · to perishH6
• them quicklyמַהֵרmahêr · quicklyH4118
• hath saidדָבַרdâbar · to speak: promiseH1696

Cross-references for Deuteronomy 9:3

• Deuteronomy 9:6Understand, therefore, that it is not because of your righteousness that the Lord your God is about to give you this good land as a possession, for you are a stubborn people!
• Matthew 15:10Then he called the crowd to him and said, “Listen and understand.
• Mark 7:14Then he called the crowd again and said to them, “Listen to me, everyone, and understand.
• Ephesians 5:17For this reason do not be foolish, but be wise by understanding what the Lord’s will is.
• Deuteronomy 1:30The Lord your God is about to go ahead of you; he will fight for you, just as you saw him do in Egypt
• Deuteronomy 20:4for the Lord your God goes with you to fight on your behalf against your enemies to give you victory.”
• Deuteronomy 31:3As for the Lord your God, he is about to cross over before you; he will destroy these nations before you and dispossess them. As for Joshua, he is about to cross before you just as the Lord has said.
• Joshua 3:11Look! The ark of the covenant of the Ruler of the whole earth is ready to enter the Jordan ahead of you.
• Micah 2:13The one who can break through barriers will lead them out they will break out, pass through the gate, and leave. Their king will advance before them, The Lord himself will lead them.
• Revelation 19:11Then I saw heaven opened and here came a white horse! The one riding it was called “Faithful” and “True,” and with justice he judges and goes to war.
• Deuteronomy 4:24For the Lord your God is a consuming fire; he is a jealous God.
• Isaiah 27:4I am not angry. I wish I could confront some thorns and briers! Then I would march against them for battle; I would set them all on fire,
• Isaiah 30:27Look, the name of the Lord comes from a distant place in raging anger and awesome splendor. He speaks angrily and his word is like destructive fire.
• Isaiah 33:14Sinners are afraid in Zion; panic grips the godless. They say, ‘Who among us can coexist with destructive fire? Who among us can coexist with unquenchable fire?’
• Nahum 1:5The mountains tremble before him, the hills convulse; the earth is laid waste before him, the world and all its inhabitants are laid waste.
• 2 Thessalonians 1:8With flaming fire he will mete out punishment on those who do not know God and do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus.

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 9:3

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3So shalt thou drive them out, and destroy them quickly - This is not inconsistent with Deuteronomy 7:22, in which instant annihilation is not to be expected for the reasons assigned. Here Moses urges the people to trust in God‘s covenanted aid; since He would then make no delay in so destroying the nations attacked by them as to put them into enjoyment of the promises, and in doing so as fast as was for the well-being of Israel itself.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3The image of a consuming fire shows God fighting his enemies (see 1:30). God will not only use fire. He will be an unstoppable fire, consuming everything in his path. In the end, Israel will only need to walk in and occupy the conquered land.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-251. this day--means this time. The Israelites had reached the confines of the promised land, but were obliged, to their great mortification, to return. But now they certainly were to enter it. No obstacle could prevent their possession; neither the fortified defenses of the towns, nor the resistance of the gigantic inhabitants of whom they had received from the spies so formidable a description. cities great and fenced up to heaven--Oriental cities…Read the comment

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Commentaries on Deuteronomy 9

• 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