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Deuteronomy 7:17

FearDoubtCourage and strength

15 And the LORD will remove from you all sickness. He will not lay upon you any of the terrible diseases you knew in Egypt, but He will inflict them on all who hate you.

16 You must destroy all the peoples the LORD your God will deliver to you. Do not look on them with pity. Do not worship their gods, for that will be a snare to you.

You may say in your heart, “These nations are greater than we are; how can we drive them out?”

18 But do not be afraid of them. Be sure to remember what the LORD your God did to Pharaoh and all Egypt:

19 the great trials that you saw, the signs and wonders, and the mighty hand and outstretched arm by which the LORD your God brought you out. The LORD your God will do the same to all the peoples you now fear.

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Compare

BSB
You may say in your heart, “These nations are greater than we are; how can we drive them out?”
KJV
If thou shalt say in thine heart, These nations are more than I; how can I dispossess them?
WEB
If you shall say in your heart, “These nations are more than I; how can I dispossess them?”
ASV
If thou shalt say in thy heart, These nations are more than I; how can I dispossess them?
DARBY
If thou shouldest say in thy heart, These nations are greater than I; how can I dispossess them?
BLB
If you should say in your heart, “These nations are greater than I; how can I dispossess them?”
ÅB
Men om du tenker som så: Disse folk er større enn jeg, hvordan skal jeg makte å drive dem ut? -
OTB
Du kan si i ditt hjerte: "Disse folkene er større enn vi er. Hvordan kan vi drive dem ut?"
B1930
Men om du tenker som så: Disse folk er større enn jeg, hvorledes skal jeg makte å drive dem ut? -

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Numbers 33:53

    You are to take possession of the land and settle in it, for I have given you the land to possess.

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  • Numbers 13:32

    So they gave the Israelites a bad report about the land that they had spied out: “The land we explored devours its inhabitants, and all the people we saw there are great in stature.

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  • Luke 9:47

    But Jesus, knowing the thoughts of their hearts, had a little child stand beside Him.

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  • Isaiah 49:21

    Then you will say in your heart, ‘Who has begotten these for me? I was bereaved and barren; I was exiled and rejected. So who has reared them? Look, I was left all alone, so where did they come from?’”

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  • Joshua 17:16–18

    “The hill country is not enough for us,” they replied, “and all the Canaanites who live in the valley have iron chariots, both in Beth-shean with its towns and in the Valley of Jezreel.”

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  • Deuteronomy 18:21

    You may ask in your heart, “How can we recognize a message that the LORD has not spoken?”

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  • Isaiah 14:13

    You said in your heart: “I will ascend to the heavens; I will raise my throne above the stars of God. I will sit on the mount of assembly, in the far reaches of the north.

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  • Deuteronomy 8:17

    You might say in your heart, “The power and strength of my hands have made this wealth for me.”

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