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Exodus 23:22

ObedienceProtection and safety

20 Behold, I am sending an angel before you to protect you along the way and to bring you to the place I have prepared.

21 Pay attention to him and listen to his voice; do not defy him, for he will not forgive rebellion, since My Name is in him.

But if you will listen carefully to his voice and do everything I say, I will be an enemy to your enemies and a foe to your foes.

23 For My angel will go before you and bring you into the land of the Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Canaanites, Hivites, and Jebusites, and I will annihilate them.

24 You must not bow down to their gods or serve them or follow their practices. Instead, you are to demolish them and smash their sacred stones to pieces.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
But if you will listen carefully to his voice and do everything I say, I will be an enemy to your enemies and a foe to your foes.
KJV
But if thou shalt indeed obey his voice, and do all that I speak; then I will be an enemy unto thine enemies, and an adversary unto thine adversaries.
WEB
But if you indeed listen to his voice, and do all that I speak, then I will be an enemy to your enemies, and an adversary to your adversaries.
ASV
But if thou shalt indeed hearken unto his voice, and do all that I speak; then I will be an enemy unto thine enemies, and an adversary unto thine adversaries.
DARBY
But if thou shalt diligently hearken unto his voice, and do all that I shall say, then I will be an enemy to thine enemies, and an adversary to thine adversaries.
BLB
But if you will listen carefully to his voice and do all that I speak, then I will be an enemy to your enemies and an adversary to your adversaries.
ÅB
Men dersom du lyder hans røst og gjør alt det jeg sier, da vil jeg være en fiende av dine fiender og en motstander av dine motstandere.
OTB
Hvis du virkelig adlyder hans røst og gjør alt jeg sier, vil jeg være en fiende for dine fiender og motsette meg dem som motsetter seg deg.
B1930
Men dersom du lyder hans røst og gjør alt det jeg sier, da vil jeg være en fiende av dine fiender og en motstander av dine motstandere.

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Cross references

  • Genesis 12:3

    I will bless those who bless you and curse those who curse you; and all the families of the earth will be blessed through you.”

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  • Deuteronomy 30:7

    Then the LORD your God will put all these curses upon your enemies who hate you and persecute you.

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  • Zechariah 2:8

    For this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “After His Glory has sent Me against the nations that have plundered you—for whoever touches you touches the apple of His eye—

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  • Jeremiah 30:20

    Their children will be as in days of old, and their congregation will be established before Me; and I will punish all their oppressors.

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  • Acts 9:4–5

    He fell to the ground and heard a voice say to him, “Saul, Saul, why do you persecute Me?”

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  • Numbers 24:9

    He crouches, he lies down like a lion; like a lioness, who dares to rouse him? Blessed are those who bless you and cursed are those who curse you.”

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