Éxodo 23:27

27 »Enviaré mi terror delante de ti y sembraré pánico entre todos los pueblos de las tierras que invadas. Haré que todos tus enemigos den la vuelta y salgan corriendo.

Éxodo 23:27 Meaning and Commentary

Exodus 23:27

And I will send my fear before thee
What should cause fear among the nations of the land of Canaan; either the hornets mentioned in the next verse as the explanative of this; or the fame of his mighty works, which he had done for Israel in Egypt, at the Red sea, and in the wilderness; which struck the inhabitants of Canaan with such a panic, that they were ready to faint and melt away, and lost all courage, ( Joshua 2:9-11 )

and will destroy all the people to whom thou shalt come;
that is, the greatest part of them:

and I will make all thine enemies turn their backs unto thee;
flee away, not being able to face them and stand a battle, or, however, not stand it long, but run and make their escape: "or I will give thee the neck of them" ^F16; cause them to submit, to lay down their necks and be trampled upon; an expression denoting their subjection, and an entire conquest of them, see ( Psalms 18:39 Psalms 18:40 ) .

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FOOTNOTES:

F16 (Pre-yttn) "et dabo-cervicem", Pagninus, Montanus; "exponam tibi cervicem", Junius & Tremellius, Piscator; "ponam ad te cervicem", Drusius.

Éxodo 23:27 In-Context

25 »Sirve sólo al Señor
tu Dios. Si lo haces, yo te bendeciré
con alimento y agua, y te protegeré de enfermedades.

26 No habrá en tu tierra ninguna mujer que pierda su embarazo o sea estéril; te daré una vida larga y plena.

27 »Enviaré mi terror delante de ti y sembraré pánico entre todos los pueblos de las tierras que invadas. Haré que todos tus enemigos den la vuelta y salgan corriendo.

28 Mandaré terror
delante de ti para expulsar a los heveos, a los cananeos y a los hititas;

29 pero no los expulsaré a todos en un solo año, porque la tierra quedaría desierta y los animales salvajes se multiplicarían y serían una amenaza para ti.