Deuteronomy 7:21
Thou shalt not be affrighted at them: for the Lord thy God is among you, a mighty God and terrible.
Deuteronomy 7:21 in other translations
| BSB | Do not be terrified by them, for the LORD your God, who is among you, is a great and awesome God. |
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| WEB | You shall not be scared of them; for the LORD your God is among you, a great and awesome God. |
| ASV | Thou shalt not be affrighted at them; for Jehovah thy God is in the midst of thee, a great God and a terrible. |
| YLT | thou art not terrified by their presence, for Jehovah thy God is in thy midst, a God great and fearful. |
| DARBY | Thou shalt not be afraid of them; for Jehovah thy God is in thy midst, a God great and terrible. |
| BBE | Have no fear of them: for the Lord your God is with you, a great God greatly to be feared. |
| Webster | Thou shalt not be affrighted at them: for the LORD thy God is among you, a mighty God and terrible. |
What does Deuteronomy 7:21 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…
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…
Deuteronomy 7:21 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Deuteronomy 7:21
- Deuteronomy 10:17
For the Lord your God is God of gods, and Lord of lords, a great God, a mighty, and a terrible, which regardeth not persons, nor taketh reward:
- Nehemiah 1:5
And said, I beseech thee, O Lord God of heaven, the great and terrible God, that keepeth covenant and mercy for them that love him and observe his commandments:
- Nehemiah 9:32
Now therefore, our God, the great, the mighty, and the terrible God, who keepest covenant and mercy, let not all the trouble seem little before thee, that hath come upon us, on our kings, on our princes, and on our priests, and on our prophets, and on our fathers, and on all thy people, since the time of the kings of Assyria unto this day.
- Joshua 3:10
And Joshua said, Hereby ye shall know that the living God is among you, and that he will without fail drive out from before you the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Hivites, and the Perizzites, and the Girgashites, and the Amorites, and the Jebusites.
- Nehemiah 4:14
And I looked, and rose up, and said unto the nobles, and to the rulers, and to the rest of the people, Be not ye afraid of them: remember the Lord, which is great and terrible, and fight for your brethren, your sons, and your daughters, your wives, and your houses.
- Isaiah 8:9-10
Associate yourselves, O ye people, and ye shall be broken in pieces; and give ear, all ye of far countries: gird yourselves, and ye shall be broken in pieces; gird yourselves, and ye shall be broken in pieces. Take counsel together, and it shall come to nought; speak the word, and it shall not stand: for God is with us.
- Psalms 46:5
God is in the midst of her; she shall not be moved: God shall help her, and that right early.
- 1 Samuel 4:8
Woe unto us! who shall deliver us out of the hand of these mighty Gods? these are the Gods that smote the Egyptians with all the plagues in the wilderness.
- Zechariah 2:10-11
Sing and rejoice, O daughter of Zion: for, lo, I come, and I will dwell in the midst of thee, saith the Lord. And many nations shall be joined to the Lord in that day, and shall be my people: and I will dwell in the midst of thee, and thou shalt know that the Lord of hosts hath sent me unto thee.
- Numbers 23:21
He hath not beheld iniquity in Jacob, neither hath he seen perverseness in Israel: the Lord his God is with him, and the shout of a king is among them.
- 2 Chronicles 32:8
With him is an arm of flesh; but with us is the Lord our God to help us, and to fight our battles. And the people rested themselves upon the words of Hezekiah king of Judah.
- 1 Corinthians 14:25
And thus are the secrets of his heart made manifest; and so falling down on his face he will worship God, and report that God is in you of a truth.
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Context
- Deuteronomy 7:20
Moreover the Lord thy God will send the hornet among them, until they that are left, and hide themselves from thee, be destroyed.
- Deuteronomy 7:21
Thou shalt not be affrighted at them: for the Lord thy God is among you, a mighty God and terrible.
- Deuteronomy 7:22
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.
Deuteronomy 7:21 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | No desmayes delante de ellos, que Jehová tu Dios está en medio de ti, Dios grande y terrible. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Tu ne t’épouvanteras pas à cause d’eux, car l’ Éternel, ton Dieu, est au milieu de toi, un ✶Dieu grand et terrible. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Erschrick nicht vor ihnen! denn Jehova, dein Gott, ist in deiner Mitte, ein großer und furchtbarer Gott. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Non timebis eos, quia Dominus Deus tuus in medio tui est, Deus magnus et terribilis: |