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Deuteronomy 7:22

PatienceGod's power and sovereignty

20 Moreover the LORD thy God will send the hornet among them, until they that are left, and hide themselves from thee, be destroyed.

21 Thou shalt not be affrighted at them: for the LORD thy God is among you, a mighty God and terrible.

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.

23 But the LORD thy God shall deliver them unto thee, and shall destroy them with a mighty destruction, until they be destroyed.

24 And he shall deliver their kings into thine hand, and thou shalt destroy their name from under heaven: there shall no man be able to stand before thee, until thou have destroyed 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 from before thee in one year; lest the land become desolate, and the beast of the field multiply against thee.

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  • Joshua 15:63

    As for the Jebusites the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the children of Judah could not drive them out: but the Jebusites dwell with the children of Judah at Jerusalem unto this day.

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