But the Lord thy God shall deliver them unto thee Gradually, by little and little, until at length they should all come into their hands: and shall destroy them with a mighty destruction until they be destroyed; even all of them.
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Don't dread these nations because the LORD your God, the great and awesome God, is with you and among you. (
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The LORD your God will drive out these nations before you bit by bit. You won't be able to finish them off quickly; otherwise, the wild animals would become too much for you to handle.)
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The LORD your God will lay these nations before you, throwing them into a huge panic until they are destroyed.
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He will hand their kings over to you, and you will wipe their names out from under the skies. No one will be able to stand before you; you will crush them.
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Burn the images of their gods. Don't desire the silver or the gold that is on them and take it for yourself, or you will be trapped by it. That is detestable to the LORD your God.