Deuteronômio 7:4

4 pois fariam teus filhos desviarem-se de mim, para servirem a outros deuses; e a ira do Senhor se acenderia contra vós, e depressa vos consumiria.

Deuteronômio 7:4 Meaning and Commentary

Deuteronomy 7:4

For they will turn away thy son from following me
From the pure worship of God, his word, statutes, and ordinances:

that they may serve other gods;
worship their idols; that is, the daughters of Heathens, married to the sons of Israelites, would entice them from the worship of the true God to idolatry; so the Targum of Jonathan; as Solomon's wives drew him aside: or "he will turn away thy son" ^F4; meaning, as Jarchi observes, that the son of an Heathen, that marries the daughter of an Israelite, will turn away the son born of her to idolatry, called here the grandfather's son; though Aben Ezra says this respects the son mentioned in the preceding verse, that is, the son married to an Heathen woman, and not to a son born in such marriage:

so will the anger of the Lord be kindled against you, and destroy thee
suddenly;
by some immediate judgment striking dead at once; there being nothing more provoking to God than idolatry, that being directly contrary to his being, nature, perfections, honour, and glory, of which he is jealous.

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FOOTNOTES:

F4 (ryoy) "faciet recedere": Pagninus, Montanus; so Junius and Tremellius, Piscator, Tigurine version, Vatablus, V. L. all in the singular number.

Deuteronômio 7:4 In-Context

2 e quando o Senhor teu Deus tas tiver entregue, e as ferires, totalmente as destruirás; não farás com elas pacto algum, nem terás piedade delas;

3 não contrairás com elas matrimônios; não darás tuas filhas a seus filhos, e não tomarás suas filhas para teus filhos;

4 pois fariam teus filhos desviarem-se de mim, para servirem a outros deuses; e a ira do Senhor se acenderia contra vós, e depressa vos consumiria.

5 Mas assim lhes fareis: Derrubareis os seus altares, quebrareis as suas colunas, cortareis os seus aserins, e queimareis a fogo as suas imagens esculpidas.

6 Porque tu és povo santo ao Senhor teu Deus; o Senhor teu Deus te escolheu, a fim de lhe seres o seu próprio povo, acima de todos os povos que há sobre a terra.