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Do not look on them with pity and do not serve their gods, for that will be a snare to you. <a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/7.htm">New Living Translation</a> “You must destroy all the nations the LORD your God hands over to you. Show them no mercy, and do not worship their gods, or they will trap you. <a href="/esv/deuteronomy/7.htm">English Standard Version</a> And you shall consume all the peoples that the LORD your God will give over to you. Your eye shall not pity them, neither shall you serve their gods, for that would be a snare to you. <a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/7.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> You 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. <a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/7.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/deuteronomy/7.htm">New King James Version</a> Also you shall destroy all the peoples whom the LORD your God delivers over to you; your eye shall have no pity on them; nor shall you serve their gods, for that will be a snare to you. <a href="/nasb_/deuteronomy/7.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> You shall consume all the peoples whom the LORD your God will turn over to you; your eye shall not pity them, nor shall you serve their gods, for that would be a snare to you. <a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/7.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220You shall consume all the peoples whom the LORD your God will deliver to you; your eye shall not pity them, nor shall you serve their gods, for that would be a snare to you. <a href="/nasb77/deuteronomy/7.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “And you shall consume all the peoples whom the LORD your God will deliver to you; your eye shall not pity them, neither shall you serve their gods, for that would be a snare to you. <a href="/lsb/deuteronomy/7.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> And you shall consume all the peoples whom Yahweh your God will give over to you; your eye shall not pity them, nor shall you serve their gods, for that would be a snare to you. <a href="/amp/deuteronomy/7.htm">Amplified Bible</a> And you shall consume all the peoples whom the LORD your God will give over to you; your eye shall not pity them, nor shall you serve their gods, for that would be a [deadly] trap to you. <a href="/csb/deuteronomy/7.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> You must destroy all the peoples the LORD your God is delivering over to you and not look on them with pity. Do not worship their gods, for that will be a snare to you. <a href="/hcsb/deuteronomy/7.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> You must destroy all the peoples the LORD your God is delivering over to you and not look on them with pity. Do not worship their gods, for that will be a snare to you.&#8221 <a href="/asv/deuteronomy/7.htm">American Standard Version</a> And 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. <a href="/cev/deuteronomy/7.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> When the LORD helps you defeat your enemies, you must destroy them without pity! And don't get trapped into worshiping their gods. <a href="/erv/deuteronomy/7.htm">English Revised Version</a> And thou shalt consume all the peoples which the LORD 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. <a href="/gwt/deuteronomy/7.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> You must destroy all the people the LORD your God hands over to you. Have no pity on them, and never worship their gods, because they will be a trap for you. <a href="/gnt/deuteronomy/7.htm">Good News Translation</a> Destroy every nation that the LORD your God places in your power, and do not show them any mercy. Do not worship their gods, for that would be fatal. <a href="/isv/deuteronomy/7.htm">International Standard Version</a> You are to utterly destroy everyone whom the LORD your God will deliver to you. Don't have pity on them nor serve their gods. Otherwise, they will become a snare for you." <a href="/msb/deuteronomy/7.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> You 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. <a href="/net/deuteronomy/7.htm">NET Bible</a> You must destroy all the people whom the LORD your God is about to deliver over to you; you must not pity them or worship their gods, for that will be a snare to you. <a href="/nheb/deuteronomy/7.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> You shall consume all the peoples whom the LORD your God shall deliver to you; your eye shall not pity them: neither shall you serve their gods; for that will be a snare to you. <a href="/wbt/deuteronomy/7.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And 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. <a href="/web/deuteronomy/7.htm">World English Bible</a> You shall consume all the peoples whom Yahweh 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. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/deuteronomy/7.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And you have consumed all the peoples whom your God YHWH is giving to you; your eye has no pity on them, and you do not serve their gods, for it [is] a snare to you. <a href="/ylt/deuteronomy/7.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> 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. <a href="/slt/deuteronomy/7.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And thou didst consume all the peoples which Jehovah thy God gave to thee; thine eye shall not have pity upon them, and thou shalt not serve their gods, for it is a snare to thee.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/deuteronomy/7.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Thou shalt consume all the people, which the Lord thy God will deliver to thee. Thy eye shall not spare them, neither shalt thou serve their gods, lest they be thy ruin. <a href="/cpdv/deuteronomy/7.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> You shall devour all the peoples, which the Lord your God will deliver to you. Your eye shall not spare them, neither shall you serve their gods, lest they be your ruin. <a href="/nabre/deuteronomy/7.htm">New American Bible</a> You shall consume all the peoples which the LORD, your God, is giving over to you. You are not to look on them with pity, nor serve their gods, for that would be a snare to you. <a href="/nrsvce/deuteronomy/7.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> You shall devour all the peoples that the LORD your God is giving over to you, showing them no pity; you shall not serve their gods, for that would be a snare to you.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/deuteronomy/7.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And you shall consume all the peoples that the LORD your God shall deliver to you; your eye shall have no pity upon them; neither shall you serve their gods; for they are a snare to you. <a href="/hpbt/deuteronomy/7.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And you will devour all the nations that LORD JEHOVAH your God gives to you and your eye will not have pity upon them, neither shall you serve their gods, because they are a trap to you.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/deuteronomy/7.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And thou shalt consume all the peoples that the LORD 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. <a href="/sep/deuteronomy/7.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And thou shalt eat all the spoils of the nations which the Lord thy God gives thee; thine eye shall not spare them, and thou shalt not serve their gods; for this is an offence to thee. <a href="/parallel/deuteronomy/7-16.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/IRhBtZaVxJ0?start=2350" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/7.htm">The Promises of God</a> …15And the LORD will remove from you all sickness. He will not lay upon you any of the terrible diseases you knew in Egypt, but He will inflict them on all who hate you. 16<a href="/hebrew/398.htm" title="398: wə·’ā·ḵal·tā (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-2ms) -- To eat. A primitive root; to eat.">You must destroy</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">all</a> <a href="/hebrew/5971.htm" title="5971: hā·‘am·mîm (Art:: N-mp) -- From amam; a people; specifically, a tribe; hence troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock.">the peoples</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā (N-mpc:: 2ms) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">your God</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: nō·ṯên (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">will deliver</a> <a href="/hebrew/lāḵ (Prep:: 2ms) -- ">to you.</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō- (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">Do not</a> <a href="/hebrew/5869.htm" title="5869: ‘ê·nə·ḵā (N-csc:: 2ms) -- An eye. Probably a primitive word; an eye; by analogy, a fountain.">look</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ă·lê·hem (Prep:: 3mp) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">on them</a> <a href="/hebrew/2347.htm" title="2347: ṯā·ḥōs (V-Qal-Imperf-3fs) -- To pity, look upon with compassion. A primitive root; properly, to cover, i.e. to compassionate.">with pity.</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">Do not</a> <a href="/hebrew/5647.htm" title="5647: ṯa·‘ă·ḇōḏ (V-Qal-Imperf-2ms) -- To work, serve. A primitive root; to work; by implication, to serve, till, enslave, etc.">worship</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·hê·hem (N-mpc:: 3mp) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">their gods,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">for</a> <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: hū (Pro-3ms) -- He, she, it. ">that</a> <a href="/hebrew/4170.htm" title="4170: mō·w·qêš (N-ms) -- A bait or lure, a snare. Or moqesh; from yaqosh; a noose: by implication, a hook.">will be a snare</a> <a href="/hebrew/lāḵ (Prep:: 2ms) -- ">to you.</a> 17You may say in your heart, “These nations are greater than we are; how can we drive them out?”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/exodus/23-33.htm">Exodus 23:33</a> They must not remain in your land, lest they cause you to sin against Me. For if you serve their gods, it will surely be a snare to you.” <a href="/numbers/33-52.htm">Numbers 33:52-56</a> you must drive out before you all the inhabitants of the land, destroy all their carved images and cast idols, and demolish all their high places. / You are to take possession of the land and settle in it, for I have given you the land to possess. / And you are to divide the land by lot according to your clans. Give a larger inheritance to a larger clan and a smaller inheritance to a smaller one. Whatever falls to each one by lot will be his. You will receive an inheritance according to the tribes of your fathers. ... <a href="/joshua/23-12.htm">Joshua 23:12-13</a> For if you turn away and cling to the rest of these nations that remain among you, and if you intermarry and associate with them, / know for sure that the LORD your God will no longer drive out these nations before you. Instead, they will become for you a snare and a trap, a scourge in your sides and thorns in your eyes, until you perish from this good land that the LORD your God has given you. <a href="/judges/2-2.htm">Judges 2:2-3</a> and you are not to make a covenant with the people of this land, but you shall tear down their altars.’ Yet you have not obeyed My voice. What is this you have done? / So now I tell you that I will not drive out these people before you; they will be thorns in your sides, and their gods will be a snare to you.” <a href="/1_samuel/15-3.htm">1 Samuel 15:3</a> Now go and attack the Amalekites and devote to destruction all that belongs to them. Do not spare them, but put to death men and women, children and infants, oxen and sheep, camels and donkeys.’” <a href="/psalms/106-34.htm">Psalm 106:34-36</a> They did not destroy the peoples as the LORD had commanded them, / but they mingled with the nations and adopted their customs. / They worshiped their idols, which became a snare to them. <a href="/2_kings/17-35.htm">2 Kings 17:35-38</a> For the LORD had made a covenant with the Israelites and commanded them, “Do not worship other gods or bow down to them; do not serve them or sacrifice to them. / Instead, worship the LORD, who brought you out of the land of Egypt with great power and an outstretched arm. You are to bow down to Him and offer sacrifices to Him. / And you must always be careful to observe the statutes, ordinances, laws, and commandments He wrote for you. Do not worship other gods. ... <a href="/2_chronicles/19-2.htm">2 Chronicles 19:2</a> Jehu son of Hanani the seer went out to confront him and said to King Jehoshaphat, “Should you help the wicked and love those who hate the LORD? Because of this, the wrath of the LORD is upon you. <a href="/isaiah/30-22.htm">Isaiah 30:22</a> So you will desecrate your silver-plated idols and your gold-plated images. You will throw them away like menstrual cloths, saying to them, “Be gone!” <a href="/jeremiah/16-18.htm">Jeremiah 16:18</a> And I will first repay them double their iniquity and their sin, because they have defiled My land with the carcasses of their detestable idols, and they have filled My inheritance with their abominations.” <a href="/matthew/5-29.htm">Matthew 5:29-30</a> If your right eye causes you to sin, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell. / And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to depart into hell. <a href="/matthew/18-8.htm">Matthew 18:8-9</a> If your hand or your foot causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life crippled or lame than to have two hands and two feet and be thrown into the eternal fire. / And if your eye causes you to sin, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life with one eye than to have two eyes and be thrown into the fire of hell. <a href="/mark/9-43.htm">Mark 9:43-48</a> If your hand causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life crippled than to have two hands and go into hell, into the unquenchable fire. / where ‘their worm never dies, and the fire is never quenched.’ / If your foot causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life lame than to have two feet and be thrown into hell. ... <a href="/luke/14-26.htm">Luke 14:26</a> “If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters—yes, even his own life—he cannot be My disciple. <a href="/romans/12-9.htm">Romans 12:9</a> Love must be sincere. Detest what is evil; cling to what is good.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And you shall consume all the people which the LORD your God shall deliver you; your eye shall have no pity on them: neither shall you serve their gods; for that will be a snare to you.consume<a href="/deuteronomy/7-2.htm">Deuteronomy 7:2</a> 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:thine eye<a href="/deuteronomy/13-8.htm">Deuteronomy 13:8</a> 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:<a href="/deuteronomy/19-13.htm">Deuteronomy 19:13,21</a> 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… <a href="/deuteronomy/25-12.htm">Deuteronomy 25:12</a> Then thou shalt cut off her hand, thine eye shall not pity her.for that will<a href="/deuteronomy/12-30.htm">Deuteronomy 12:30,31</a> Take heed to thyself that thou be not snared by following them, after that they be destroyed from before thee; and that thou inquire not after their gods, saying, How did these nations serve their gods? even so will I do likewise… <a href="/exodus/23-33.htm">Exodus 23:33</a> 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.<a href="/exodus/34-12.htm">Exodus 34:12-16</a> 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: … <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/deuteronomy/7-10.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/5-25.htm">Consume</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/2-16.htm">Consumed</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/7-2.htm">Deliver</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/7-10.htm">Destroy</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/7-10.htm">Destruction</a> <a href="/numbers/24-15.htm">Eye</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/7-2.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/7-14.htm">Peoples</a> <a href="/exodus/34-6.htm">Pity</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/7-4.htm">Serve</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/5-9.htm">Sin</a> <a href="/exodus/34-12.htm">Snare</a> <a href="/numbers/31-18.htm">Spare</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/7-4.htm">Worship</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/1-45.htm">You</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/deuteronomy/10-18.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/7-22.htm">Consume</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-21.htm">Consumed</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/7-23.htm">Deliver</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/7-23.htm">Destroy</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/7-20.htm">Destruction</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/13-8.htm">Eye</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/7-23.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/7-19.htm">Peoples</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/13-8.htm">Pity</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/8-19.htm">Serve</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/9-18.htm">Sin</a> <a href="/joshua/23-13.htm">Snare</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/13-8.htm">Spare</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/8-19.htm">Worship</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/8-10.htm">You</a><div class="vheading2">Deuteronomy 7</div>1. <a href="/deuteronomy/7-1.htm">All communion with the nations is forbidden</a> 5. <a href="/deuteronomy/7-5.htm">for fear of idolatry,</a> 6. <a href="/deuteronomy/7-6.htm">for the holiness of the people,</a> 9. <a href="/deuteronomy/7-9.htm">for the nature of God in his mercy and justice,</a> 17. <a href="/deuteronomy/7-17.htm">and for the assuredness of victory which God will give over them.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/deuteronomy/7.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/deuteronomy/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/deuteronomy/7.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>You must destroy all the peoples the LORD your God will deliver to you. This command was given to the Israelites as they prepared to enter the Promised Land. The destruction of these peoples was not an act of unwarranted aggression but a divine judgment against nations that had reached the fullness of their iniquity (<a href="/genesis/15-16.htm">Genesis 15:16</a>). The Canaanites were known for practices such as child sacrifice and idolatry, which were abominations to God. This command also served to protect Israel from being led astray by the pagan practices of these nations. Theologically, this reflects God's holiness and justice, as well as His desire for His people to remain pure and devoted to Him alone.Do not look on them with pity. This phrase underscores the seriousness of the command. Pity could lead to disobedience, which would result in Israel adopting the detestable practices of the Canaanites. The Israelites were to be instruments of God's judgment, and any deviation from this command could compromise their mission and relationship with God. This reflects the broader biblical theme of the necessity of obedience to God's commands, as seen in the story of Saul's incomplete obedience in <a href="/1_samuel/15.htm">1 Samuel 15</a>.Do not worship their gods, The prohibition against worshiping the gods of the conquered peoples is a recurring theme in the Old Testament. The Israelites were to worship Yahweh alone, as stated in the first commandment (<a href="/exodus/20-3.htm">Exodus 20:3</a>). The worship of other gods would lead to spiritual adultery and a breach of the covenant relationship with God. This warning is echoed throughout the history of Israel, as seen in the repeated cycles of idolatry and repentance in the Book of Judges.for that will be a snare to you. The term "snare" indicates a trap or a source of entanglement. Idolatry would ensnare the Israelites, leading them away from God and into spiritual bondage. This warning is prophetic, as Israel's history shows that they often fell into the trap of idolatry, leading to their eventual exile. The New Testament also warns believers to avoid being ensnared by the world (<a href="/hebrews/12.htm">Hebrews 12:1</a>), emphasizing the need for vigilance in maintaining spiritual purity.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a> The chosen people of God, who are being instructed by Moses in this passage as they prepare to enter the Promised Land. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a> The covenant God of Israel, who commands the Israelites to destroy the nations in the Promised Land. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_canaanite_nations.htm">The Canaanite Nations</a> The peoples inhabiting the Promised Land, whom God commands the Israelites to destroy to prevent idolatry. 4. <a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a> The leader of the Israelites, delivering God's commandments to the people. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_promised_land.htm">The Promised Land</a> The land of Canaan, which God promised to the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/o/obedience_to_god's_commands.htm">Obedience to God's Commands</a> The Israelites are called to complete obedience, which includes difficult tasks. This teaches us the importance of following God's commands fully, even when they are challenging. <a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_idolatry.htm">The Danger of Idolatry</a> The command to destroy the nations is rooted in the danger of idolatry. We must be vigilant in identifying and removing modern-day idols from our lives, whether they be material possessions, relationships, or ideologies that take precedence over God. <a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_and_justice.htm">God's Sovereignty and Justice</a> The command reflects God's sovereign right to judge nations. It reminds us of the seriousness of sin and the reality of divine justice. <a href="/topical/s/separation_from_sin.htm">Separation from Sin</a> The Israelites were to be distinct from the nations around them. As Christians, we are called to be in the world but not of it, maintaining a distinct identity in Christ. <a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_deliverance.htm">Trust in God's Deliverance</a> The Israelites were assured of victory because God would deliver their enemies into their hands. We can trust in God's power and faithfulness to deliver us from spiritual battles.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_deuteronomy_7.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Deuteronomy 7</a> <a href="/q/how_does_deut._7_16_align_with_israel's_losses.htm">How can Deuteronomy 7:16’s promise of victory over enemies be reconciled with records of Israel’s military setbacks in other biblical accounts?</a> <a href="/q/why_does_deut._7_1-2_allow_destruction.htm">If God is compassionate, how can Deuteronomy 7:1-2 condone the total destruction of other nations?</a> <a href="/q/where's_evidence_for_deut._7_1_nations'_end.htm">Where is the historical or archeological evidence supporting the annihilation of the seven nations mentioned in Deuteronomy 7:1?</a> <a href="/q/can_we_get_what_we_pray_for.htm">What is the Bible's perspective on wealth?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/deuteronomy/7.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(16) Thou shalt consume (literally, eat up) all the people which the Lord thy God shall deliver thee.--When delivered to Israel, they are delivered for execution; but the time of delivery is in the hand of Jehovah. (Comp. the words of Caleb and Joshua in <a href="/numbers/14-9.htm" title="Only rebel not you against the LORD, neither fear you the people of the land; for they are bread for us: their defense is departed from them, and the LORD is with us: fear them not.">Numbers 14:9</a> : "They are bread for us: their shadow is departed from them, and the Lord is with us.")<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/deuteronomy/7.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verses 16-26. - The heathen they were utterly to extirpate from the land which God was about to give them; mighty as these nations were, they were not to be afraid of them, for God would be with his people, and would deliver these nations, with their kings, into their hands. Not all at once, however, should the former occupants of the country be driven out; this should be done by degrees, lest, the land being suddenly depopulated, the wild animals would increase too much, so as to be a source of danger and trouble to the settlers; but ultimately they should be utterly destroyed, and with them all the objects and implements of their idolatrous worship. Verse 16. - And thou shalt consume; literally, eat, devour (וְאָכַלְתָּ). Unless they consumed them as one consumes food, they would be a snare to them, by tempting them to join in their idolatry. <a href="/commentaries/deuteronomy/7-16.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>You must destroy וְאָכַלְתָּ֣ (wə·’ā·ḵal·tā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_398.htm">Strong's 398: </a> To eat all כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every the peoples הָֽעַמִּ֗ים (hā·‘am·mîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5971.htm">Strong's 5971: </a> A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock the LORD יְהוָ֤ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel your God אֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙ (’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā) Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative will deliver נֹתֵ֣ן (nō·ṯên) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> To give, put, set to you. לָ֔ךְ (lāḵ) Preposition | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> Do not לֹא־ (lō-) Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no look on them עֵֽינְךָ֖ (‘ê·nə·ḵā) Noun - common singular construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5869.htm">Strong's 5869: </a> An eye, a fountain with pity. תָחֹ֥ס (ṯā·ḥōs) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2347.htm">Strong's 2347: </a> To pity, look upon with compassion Do not וְלֹ֤א (wə·lō) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no worship תַעֲבֹד֙ (ṯa·‘ă·ḇōḏ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5647.htm">Strong's 5647: </a> To work, to serve, till, enslave their gods, אֱלֹ֣הֵיהֶ֔ם (’ĕ·lō·hê·hem) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative for כִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction that ה֖וּא (hū) Pronoun - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1931.htm">Strong's 1931: </a> He, self, the same, this, that, as, are will be a snare מוֹקֵ֥שׁ (mō·w·qêš) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4170.htm">Strong's 4170: </a> A bait or lure, a snare to לָֽךְ׃ (lāḵ) Preposition | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> you. ס (s) Punctuation <a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/deuteronomy/7-16.htm">Deuteronomy 7:16 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/7-16.htm">Deuteronomy 7:16 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/deuteronomy/7-16.htm">Deuteronomy 7:16 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/7-16.htm">Deuteronomy 7:16 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/7-16.htm">Deuteronomy 7:16 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/deuteronomy/7-16.htm">Deuteronomy 7:16 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/deuteronomy/7-16.htm">Deuteronomy 7:16 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/deuteronomy/7-16.htm">Deuteronomy 7:16 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/deuteronomy/7-16.htm">Deuteronomy 7:16 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/deuteronomy/7-16.htm">Deuteronomy 7:16 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/7-16.htm">OT Law: Deuteronomy 7:16 You shall consume all the peoples whom (Deut. 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