Deuteronomy 12:29

29 "The Lord your God will destroy the nations as you invade their land, and you will occupy it and settle there.

Deuteronomy 12:29 Meaning and Commentary

Deuteronomy 12:29

When the Lord thy God shall cut off the nations from before
thee
The seven nations of the land of Canaan, ( Deuteronomy 7:1 ) ,

whither thou goest to possess them, and thou succeedest them, and
dwellest in their land;
or to inherit them, and thou dost inherit them, by dwelling in their land.

Deuteronomy 12:29 In-Context

27 Offer there the sacrifices which are to be completely burned on the Lord's altar. Also offer those sacrifices in which you eat the meat and pour the blood out on the altar.
28 Obey faithfully everything that I have commanded you, and all will go well for you and your descendants forever, because you will be doing what is right and what pleases the Lord your God.
29 "The Lord your God will destroy the nations as you invade their land, and you will occupy it and settle there.
30 After the Lord destroys those nations, make sure that you don't follow their religious practices, because that would be fatal. Don't try to find out how they worship their gods, so that you can worship in the same way.
31 Do not worship the Lord your God in the way they worship their gods, for in the worship of their gods they do all the disgusting things that the Lord hates. They even sacrifice their children in the fires on their altars.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.