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

21You should not be terrified of them, since Adonai your God is in your midst—a great and awesome God. 22Adonai your God will drive away those nations before you little by little—you will not be able to put an end to them all at once, or else the beasts of the field will multiply on you. But Adonai your God will give them over to you, and He will throw them into great confusion until they are destroyed. 24He will hand over their kings to you, and you will blot out their name from under the heavens. No man will stand up to you, until you have destroyed them all. 25“The carved images of their gods you are to burn with fire. You are not to covet the silver or gold on them or take it for yourself—or you could be snared by it, for it is an abomination to Adonai 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 7:2and Adonai your God gives them over to you and you strike them down, then you are to utterly destroy them. You are to make no covenant with them and show no mercy to them.
• Deuteronomy 9:3But you will know today that Adonai your God is the One who is crossing over before you as a devouring fire. He will destroy them, and He will bring them down before you, so that you may drive them out and make them perish quickly, as Adonai has promised you.
• Deuteronomy 2:15Indeed, the hand of Adonai was against them, to destroy them from within the camp until they came to their end.
• Deuteronomy 8:20Like the nations Adonai makes perish before you, so you will perish, since you would not listen to the voice of Adonai your God.
• Isaiah 13:6Wail, for the day of Adonai is near! it will come as destruction from Shaddai.
• Jeremiah 17:18Let my persecutors be ashamed, yet let me not be ashamed. Let them be dismayed, but let me not be dismayed. Bring on them the evil day, Destroy them with double destruction.
• Joel 1:15Ah, the day! The day of Adonai is near! As havoc from Shaddai it will come.
• 2 Thessalonians 1:9They will pay the price of eternal ruin, away from the presence of the Lord and the glory of His 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