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Deuteronomy 7:22

PatienceGod's power and sovereignty

20 Moreover, the LORD your God will send the hornet against them until even the survivors hiding from you have perished.

21 Do not be terrified by them, for the LORD your God, who is among you, is a great and awesome God.

The LORD your God will drive out these nations before you little by little. You will not be enabled to eliminate them all at once, or the wild animals would multiply around you.

23 But the LORD your God will give them over to you and throw them into great confusion, until they are destroyed.

24 He will hand their kings over to you, and you will wipe out their names from under heaven. No one will be able to stand against you; you will annihilate them.

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BSB
The LORD your God will drive out these nations before you little by little. You will not be enabled to eliminate them all at once, or the wild animals would multiply around you.
KJV
And the LORD thy God will put out those nations before thee by little and little: thou mayest not consume them at once, lest the beasts of the field increase upon thee.
WEB
The LORD your God will cast out those nations before you little by little. You may not consume them at once, lest the animals of the field increase on you.
ASV
And Jehovah thy God will cast out those nations before thee by little and little: thou mayest not consume them at once, lest the beasts of the field increase upon thee.
DARBY
And Jehovah thy God will cast out those nations from before thee by little and little; thou shalt not be able to make an end of them at once, lest the beasts of the field increase upon thee.
BLB
And YHWH your God has cast out these nations before you little by little; you are not able to destroy them at once, lest the beasts of the field become [too] numerous for you.
ÅB
Herren din Gud vil litt etter litt drive disse folk ut for deg; du skal ikke makte å gjøre ende på dem i hast; for da kom villdyrene til å bli for mange for deg.
OTB
Herren din Gud vil drive ut disse folkene for deg, litt etter litt. Du vil ikke kunne utrydde dem alle på en gang, ellers vil de ville dyrene bli for mange for deg.
B1930
Herren din Gud vil litt efter litt drive disse folk ut for dig; du skal ikke makte å gjøre ende på dem i hast; for da kom villdyrene til å bli for mange for dig.

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Cross references

  • Exodus 23:29–30

    I will not drive them out before you in a single year; otherwise the land would become desolate and wild animals would multiply against you.

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  • Joshua 15:63

    But the descendants of Judah could not drive out the Jebusites living in Jerusalem. So to this day the Jebusites live there among the descendants of Judah.

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