Deuteronomy 7 · Verse 16

Deuteronomy 7:16

And thou shalt consume all the people which the Lord thy God shall deliver thee; thine eye shall have no pity upon them: neither shalt thou serve their gods; for that will be a snare unto thee.
Deuteronomy 7:16, King James Version

Deuteronomy 7:16 in other translations

BSBYou 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.
WEBYou shall consume all the peoples whom the LORD your God shall deliver to you. Your eye shall not pity them. You shall not serve their gods; for that would be a snare to you.
ASVAnd thou shalt consume all the peoples that Jehovah thy God shall deliver unto thee; thine eye shall not pity them: neither shalt thou serve their gods; for that will be a snare unto thee.
YLT‘And thou hast consumed all the peoples whom Jehovah thy God is giving to thee; thine eye hath no pity on them, and thou dost not serve their gods, for a snare it is to thee.
DARBYAnd thou shalt consume all the peoples that Jehovah thy God will give up unto thee; thine eye shall not spare them, and thou shalt not serve theirgods; for that would be a snare unto thee.
BBEAnd you are to send destruction on all the peoples which the Lord your God gives into your hands; have no pity on them, and do not give worship to their gods; for that will be a cause of sin to you.
WebsterAnd thou shalt consume all the people which the LORD thy God shall deliver to thee; thy eye shall have no pity upon them: neither shalt thou serve their gods; for that will be a snare to thee.

What does Deuteronomy 7:16 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Deuteronomy 7:11-26

11-26. Thou shalt therefore keep the commandments, and the statutes, and the judgments, which I command thee this day--In the covenant into which God entered with Israel, He promised to bestow upon them a variety of blessings so long as they continued obedient to Him as their heavenly King. He pledged His veracity that His infinite perfections would be exerted for this purpose, as well as for delivering them from…

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Deuteronomy 7:12-26

We are in danger of having fellowship with the works of darkness if we take pleasure in fellowship with those who do such works. Whatever brings us into a snare, brings us under a curse. Let us be constant to our duty, and we cannot question the constancy of God's mercy. Diseases are God's servants; they go where he sends them, and do what he bids them. It is therefore good for the health of our bodies, thoroughly…

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Deuteronomy 7:16 in the original Hebrew

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וְאָכַלְתָּ֣ve.'a.khal.Taand you will consumeH398
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
הָֽעַמִּ֗יםha.'a.Mimthe peoplesH5971
אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherwhichH834
יְהוָ֤הYah.wehYahwehH3068
אֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaGod yourH430
נֹתֵ֣ןno.Ten[is] about to deliver upH5414
לָ֔ךְLakhto <the> you
לֹא\־lo'-notH3808
תָחֹ֥סta.Chosit will look with pityH2347
עֵֽינְךָ֖'ei.ne.Khaeye yourH5869
עֲלֵיהֶ֑ם'a.lei.Hemon themH5921
וְלֹ֤אve.Lo'and notH3808
תַעֲבֹד֙ta.'a.Vodyou will serveH5647
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
אֱלֹ֣הֵיהֶ֔ם'e.Lo.hei.Hemgods theirH430
כִּֽי\־ki-forH3588
מוֹקֵ֥שׁmo.Kesh[will be] a snareH4170
ה֖וּאhu'itH1931
לָֽךְ\׃\ \סLakhto <the> you

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Deuteronomy 7:16

  • Exodus 23:33

    They shall not dwell in thy land, lest they make thee sin against me: for if thou serve their gods, it will surely be a snare unto thee.

  • Judges 8:27

    And Gideon made an ephod thereof, and put it in his city, even in Ophrah: and all Israel went thither a whoring after it: which thing became a snare unto Gideon, and to his house.

  • Deuteronomy 19:13

    Thine eye shall not pity him, but thou shalt put away the guilt of innocent blood from Israel, that it may go well with thee.

  • Deuteronomy 7:2

    And when the Lord thy God shall deliver them before thee; thou shalt smite them, and utterly destroy them; thou shalt make no covenant with them, nor shew mercy unto them:

  • Deuteronomy 13:8

    Thou shalt not consent unto him, nor hearken unto him; neither shall thine eye pity him, neither shalt thou spare, neither shalt thou conceal him:

  • Deuteronomy 19:21

    And thine eye shall not pity; but life shall go for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.

  • Deuteronomy 25:12

    Then thou shalt cut off her hand, thine eye shall not pity her.

  • 1 Corinthians 15:33

    Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners.

  • Psalms 106:36

    And they served their idols: which were a snare unto them.

  • Exodus 34:12-16

    Take heed to thyself, lest thou make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land whither thou goest, lest it be for a snare in the midst of thee: But ye shall destroy their altars, break their images, and cut down their groves: For thou shalt worship no other god: for the Lord, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God: Lest thou make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land, and they go a whoring after their gods, and do sacrifice unto their gods, and one call thee, and thou eat of his sacrifice; …

  • Judges 3:6

    And they took their daughters to be their wives, and gave their daughters to their sons, and served their gods.

  • Jeremiah 21:7

    And afterward, saith the Lord, I will deliver Zedekiah king of Judah, and his servants, and the people, and such as are left in this city from the pestilence, from the sword, and from the famine, into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, and into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of those that seek their life: and he shall smite them with the edge of the sword; he shall not spare them, neither have pity, nor have mercy.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
consume.
2
thine eye.
13:8; 19:13,21; 25:12; Jer 21:7
for that will.
12:30,31; Ex 23:33; 34:12-16; Nu 33:55; Jos 23:13-16; Jud 2:3,12
Jud 3:6; 8:27; Ps 106:36; 1Co 15:33

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Context

  • Deuteronomy 7:15

    And the Lord will take away from thee all sickness, and will put none of the evil diseases of Egypt, which thou knowest, upon thee; but will lay them upon all them that hate thee.

  • Deuteronomy 7:16

    And thou shalt consume all the people which the Lord thy God shall deliver thee; thine eye shall have no pity upon them: neither shalt thou serve their gods; for that will be a snare unto thee.

  • Deuteronomy 7:17

    If thou shalt say in thine heart, These nations are more than I; how can I dispossess them?

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Deuteronomy 7:16 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y consumirás á todos los pueblos que te da Jehová tu Dios: no los perdonará tu ojo; ni servirás á sus dioses, que te será tropiezo.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et tu consumeras tous les peuples que l’ Éternel, ton Dieu, te livre; ton œil ne les épargnera pas, et tu ne serviras pas leurs dieux, car ce serait un piège pour toi.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und du wirst alle Völker verzehren, die Jehova, dein Gott, dir geben wird. Dein Auge soll ihrer nicht schonen, und du sollst ihren Göttern nicht dienen; denn das würde dir ein Fallstrick sein.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Devorabis omnes populos, quos Dominus Deus tuus daturus est tibi. Non parcet eis oculus tuus, nec servies diis eorum, ne sint in ruinam tui.