Deuteronomy 7:23

23 "1But the LORD your God will deliver them before you, and will throw them into great confusion until they are destroyed.

Deuteronomy 7:23 Meaning and Commentary

Deuteronomy 7:23

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.

Deuteronomy 7:23 In-Context

21 "You shall not dread them, for the LORD your God is in your midst, a great and awesome God.
22 "The LORD your God will clear away these nations before you little by little; you will not be able to put an end to them quickly, for the wild beasts would grow too numerous for you.
23 "But the LORD your God will deliver them before you, and will throw them into great confusion until they are destroyed.
24 "He will deliver their kings into your hand so that you will make their name perish from under heaven; no man will be able to stand before you until you have destroyed them.
25 "The graven images of their gods you are to burn with fire; you shall not covet the silver or the gold that is on them, nor take it for yourselves, or you will be snared by it, for it is an abomination to the LORD your God.

Cross References 1

  • 1. Exodus 23:27; Joshua 10:10

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. Lit "confuse them with"
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