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

21“No, do not be afraid of those nations, for the Lord your God is among you, and he is a great and awesome God. 22The Lord your God will drive those nations out ahead of you little by little. You will not clear them away all at once, otherwise the wild animals would multiply too quickly for you. But the Lord your God will hand them over to you. He will throw them into complete confusion until they are destroyed. 24He will put their kings in your power, and you will erase their names from the face of the earth. No one will be able to stand against you, and you will destroy them all. 25“You must burn their idols in fire, and you must not covet the silver or gold that covers them. You must not take it or it will become a trap to you, for it is detestable 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 hands these nations over to you and you conquer them, you must completely destroy them. Make no treaties with them and show them no mercy.
• Deuteronomy 9:3But recognize today that the Lord your God is the one who will cross over ahead of you like a devouring fire to destroy them. He will subdue them so that you will quickly conquer them and drive them out, just as the Lord has promised.
• Deuteronomy 2:15The Lord struck them down until they had all been eliminated from the community.
• Deuteronomy 8:20Just as the Lord has destroyed other nations in your path, you also will be destroyed if you refuse to obey the Lord your God.
• Isaiah 13:6Scream in terror, for the day of the Lord has arrived— the time for the Almighty to destroy.
• Jeremiah 17:18Bring shame and dismay on all who persecute me, but don’t let me experience shame and dismay. Bring a day of terror on them. Yes, bring double destruction upon them!
• Joel 1:15The day of the Lord is near, the day when destruction comes from the Almighty. How terrible that day will be!
• 2 Thessalonians 1:9They will be punished with eternal destruction, forever separated from the Lord 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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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