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Deuteronomy 1:42

40 But as for you, turn you, and take your journey into the wilderness by the way of the Red sea.

41 Then ye answered and said unto me, We have sinned against the LORD, we will go up and fight, according to all that the LORD our God commanded us. And when ye had girded on every man his weapons of war, ye were ready to go up into the hill.

And the LORD said unto me, Say unto them, Go not up, neither fight; for I am not among you; lest ye be smitten before your enemies.

43 So I spake unto you; and ye would not hear, but rebelled against the commandment of the LORD, and went presumptuously up into the hill.

44 And the Amorites, which dwelt in that mountain, came out against you, and chased you, as bees do, and destroyed you in Seir, even unto Hormah.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
But the LORD said to me, “Tell them not to go up and fight, for I am not with you to keep you from defeat by your enemies.”
KJV
And the LORD said unto me, Say unto them, Go not up, neither fight; for I am not among you; lest ye be smitten before your enemies.
WEB
The LORD said to me, “Tell them, ‘Don’t go up and don’t fight; for I am not among you, lest you be struck before your enemies.’”
ASV
And Jehovah said unto me, Say unto them, Go not up, neither fight; for I am not among you; lest ye be smitten before your enemies.
DARBY
And Jehovah said to me, Say unto them, Go not up, neither fight; for I am not among you; lest ye be smitten before your enemies.
BLB
And YHWH said to me, “Tell them: Do not go up, nor fight, for I [am] not among you⁺, lest you⁺ be stricken before the faces of your⁺ enemies.”
ÅB
Da sa Herren til meg: Si til dem: Dere skal ikke dra opp, og dere skal ikke stride; for jeg er ikke med dere; dere kommer bare til å bli slått av deres fiender.
OTB
Men Herren sa til meg: 'Si til dem: "Gå ikke opp og kjemp, for jeg er ikke blant dere; ellers vil dere bli beseiret av deres fiender."'
B1930
Da sa Herren til mig: Si til dem: I skal ikke dra op, og I skal ikke stride; for jeg er ikke med eder; I kommer bare til å bli slått av eders fiender.

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Cross references

  • Joshua 7:8–13

    O Lord, what shall I say, when Israel turneth their backs before their enemies!

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  • Numbers 14:41–43

    And Moses said, Wherefore now do ye transgress the commandment of the LORD? but it shall not prosper.

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  • Leviticus 26:17

    And I will set my face against you, and ye shall be slain before your enemies: they that hate you shall reign over you; and ye shall flee when none pursueth you.

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  • Isaiah 59:1–2

    Behold, the LORD’s hand is not shortened, that it cannot save; neither his ear heavy, that it cannot hear:

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  • 1 Samuel 4:2

    And the Philistines put themselves in array against Israel: and when they joined battle, Israel was smitten before the Philistines: and they slew of the army in the field about four thousand men.

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  • Hosea 9:12

    Though they bring up their children, yet will I bereave them, that there shall not be a man left: yea, woe also to them when I depart from them!

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  • Isaiah 30:17

    One thousand shall flee at the rebuke of one; at the rebuke of five shall ye flee: till ye be left as a beacon upon the top of a mountain, and as an ensign on an hill.

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  • 1 Samuel 4:10

    And the Philistines fought, and Israel was smitten, and they fled every man into his tent: and there was a very great slaughter; for there fell of Israel thirty thousand footmen.

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