Deuteronomy 9:3
Understand therefore this day, that the Lord thy God is he which goeth over before thee; as a consuming fire he shall destroy them, and he shall bring them down before thy face: so shalt thou drive them out, and destroy them quickly, as the Lord hath said unto thee.
Deuteronomy 9:3 in other translations
| BSB | But understand that today the LORD your God goes across ahead of you as a consuming fire; He will destroy them and subdue them before you. And you will drive them out and annihilate them swiftly, as the LORD has promised you. |
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| WEB | Know therefore today that the LORD your God is he who goes over before you as a devouring fire. He will destroy them and he will bring them down before you. So you shall drive them out and make them perish quickly, as the LORD has spoken to you. |
| ASV | Know therefore this day, that Jehovah thy God is he who goeth over before thee as a devouring fire; he will destroy them, and he will bring them down before thee: so shalt thou drive them out, and make them to perish quickly, as Jehovah hath spoken unto thee. |
| YLT | and thou hast known to-day, that Jehovah thy God is He who is passing over before thee--a fire consuming; He doth destroy them, and He doth humble them before thee, and thou hast dispossessed them, and destroyed them hastily, as Jehovah hath spoken to thee. |
| DARBY | Know then this day, that Jehovah thy God is he that goeth over before thee, a consuming fire; he will destroy them, and he will cast them down before thee, and thou shalt dispossess them and cause them to perish quickly, as Jehovah hath said unto thee. |
| BBE | Be certain then today that it is the Lord your God who goes over before you like an all-burning fire; he will send destruction on them, crushing them before you; and you will send them in flight, putting an end to them quickly, as the Lord has said. |
| Webster | Understand therefore this day, that the LORD thy God is he who goeth over before thee; as a consuming fire he shall destroy them, and he shall bring them down before thy face: so shalt thou drive them out, and destroy them quickly, as the LORD hath said to thee. |
What does Deuteronomy 9:3 mean?
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Deuteronomy 9:1-6
Moses represents the strength of the enemies they were now to encounter. This was to drive them to God, and engage their hope in him. He assures them of victory, by the presence of God with them. He cautions them not to have the least thought of their own righteousness, as if that procured this favour at God's hand. In Christ we have both righteousness and strength; in Him we must glory, not in ourselves, nor in any…
Deuteronomy 9:3 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Deuteronomy 9:3
- Deuteronomy 4:24
For the Lord thy God is a consuming fire, even a jealous God.
- Romans 8:31
What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us?
- Hebrews 12:29
For our God is a consuming fire.
- Deuteronomy 20:4
For the Lord your God is he that goeth with you, to fight for you against your enemies, to save you.
- Deuteronomy 7:23-24
But the Lord thy God shall deliver them unto thee, and shall destroy them with a mighty destruction, until they be destroyed. 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.
- Exodus 23:29-31
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. By little and little I will drive them out from before thee, until thou be increased, and inherit the land. And I will set thy bounds from the Red sea even unto the sea of the Philistines, and from the desert unto the river: for I will deliver the inhabitants of the land into your hand; and thou shalt drive them out before thee.
- Joshua 3:11
Behold, the ark of the covenant of the Lord of all the earth passeth over before you into Jordan.
- Micah 2:13
The breaker is come up before them: they have broken up, and have passed through the gate, and are gone out by it: and their king shall pass before them, and the Lord on the head of them.
- Deuteronomy 1:30
The Lord your God which goeth before you, he shall fight for you, according to all that he did for you in Egypt before your eyes;
- 2 Thessalonians 1:8
In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ:
- Isaiah 41:10-16
Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness. Behold, all they that were incensed against thee shall be ashamed and confounded: they shall be as nothing; and they that strive with thee shall perish. Thou shalt seek them, and shalt not find them, even them that contended with thee: they that war against thee shall be as nothing, and as a thing of nought. For I the Lord thy God will hold thy right hand, saying unto thee, Fear not; I will help thee. …
- Joshua 3:14
And it came to pass, when the people removed from their tents, to pass over Jordan, and the priests bearing the ark of the covenant before the people;
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
6; Mt 15:10; Mr 7:14; Eph 5:17
goeth over.
1:30; 20:4; 31:3-6; Jos 3:11,14; Mic 2:13; Re 19:11-16
a consuming fire.
4:24; Isa 27:4; 30:27,30,33; 33:14; Na 1:5,6; 2Th 1:8; Heb 12:29
he shall.
7:1,2,16,23,24; Ex 23:29-31; Isa 41:10-16; Ro 8:31
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Context
- Deuteronomy 9:2
A people great and tall, the children of the Anakims, whom thou knowest, and of whom thou hast heard say, Who can stand before the children of Anak!
- Deuteronomy 9:3
Understand therefore this day, that the Lord thy God is he which goeth over before thee; as a consuming fire he shall destroy them, and he shall bring them down before thy face: so shalt thou drive them out, and destroy them quickly, as the Lord hath said unto thee.
- Deuteronomy 9:4
Speak not thou in thine heart, after that the Lord thy God hath cast them out from before thee, saying, For my righteousness the Lord hath brought me in to possess this land: but for the wickedness of these nations the Lord doth drive them out from before thee.
Deuteronomy 9:3 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Sabe, pues, hoy que Jehová tu Dios es el que pasa delante de ti, fuego consumidor, que los destruirá y humillará delante de ti: y tú los echarás, y los destruirás luego, como Jehová te ha dicho. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et sache aujourd’hui que l’ Éternel, ton Dieu, c’est lui qui passe devant toi, un feu consumant; c’est lui qui les détruira, et lui qui les abattra devant toi; et tu les déposséderas, et tu les feras périr subitement, comme l’ Éternel te l’a dit. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | So wisse heute, daß Jehova, dein Gott, es ist, der vor dir her hinübergeht, ein verzehrendes Feuer; er wird sie vertilgen, und er wird sie vor dir beugen; und du wirst sie austreiben und sie schnell vernichten, so wie Jehova zu dir geredet hat. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Scies ergo hodie quod Dominus Deus tuus ipse transibit ante te, ignis devorans atque consumens, qui conterat eos, et deleat atque disperdat ante faciem tuam velociter, sicut locutus est tibi: |