Exodus 23:28

28 I will send the hornet ahead of you to drive the Hivites, Canaanites and Hittites out of your way.

Exodus 23:28 in Other Translations

KJV
28 And I will send hornets before thee, which shall drive out the Hivite, the Canaanite, and the Hittite, from before thee.
ESV
28 And I will send hornets before you, which shall drive out the Hivites, the Canaanites, and the Hittites from before you.
NLT
28 I will send terror ahead of you to drive out the Hivites, Canaanites, and Hittites.
MSG
28 "And I'll send Despair on ahead of you. It will push the Hivites, the Canaanites, and the Hittites out of your way.
CSB
28 I will send the hornet in front of you, and it will drive the Hivites, Canaanites, and Hittites away from you.

Exodus 23:28 In-Context

26 and none will miscarry or be barren in your land. I will give you a full life span.
27 “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.
28 I will send the hornet ahead of you to drive the Hivites, Canaanites and Hittites out of your way.
29 But I will not drive them out in a single year, because the land would become desolate and the wild animals too numerous for you.
30 Little by little I will drive them out before you, until you have increased enough to take possession of the land.

Cross References 2

  • 1. Deuteronomy 7:20; Joshua 24:12
  • 2. Exodus 33:2; Exodus 34:11,24; Numbers 13:29; Deuteronomy 4:38; Deuteronomy 11:23; Deuteronomy 18:12; Joshua 3:10; Joshua 24:11; Psalms 78:55
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