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The LORD your God will drive these nations out ahead of you only because of their wickedness, and to fulfill the oath he swore to your ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. <a href="/esv/deuteronomy/9.htm">English Standard Version</a> Not because of your righteousness or the uprightness of your heart are you going in to possess their land, but because of the wickedness of these nations the LORD your God is driving them out from before you, and that he may confirm the word that the LORD swore to your fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob. <a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/9.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> It is not because of your righteousness or uprightness of heart that you are going in to possess their land, but it is because of their wickedness that the LORD your God is driving out these nations before you, to keep the promise He swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. <a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/9.htm">King James Bible</a> Not for thy righteousness, or for the uprightness of thine heart, dost thou go to possess their land: but for the wickedness of these nations the LORD thy God doth drive them out from before thee, and that he may perform the word which the LORD sware unto thy fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. <a href="/nkjv/deuteronomy/9.htm">New King James Version</a> It is not because of your righteousness or the uprightness of your heart that you go in to possess their land, but because of the wickedness of these nations that the LORD your God drives them out from before you, and that He may fulfill the word which the LORD swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. <a href="/nasb_/deuteronomy/9.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> It is not because of your righteousness or the uprightness of your heart that you are going in to take possession of their land, but it is because of the wickedness of these nations that the LORD your God is driving them out from before you, and in order to confirm the oath which the LORD swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. <a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/9.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220It is not for your righteousness or for the uprightness of your heart that you are going to possess their land, but it is because of the wickedness of these nations that the LORD your God is driving them out before you, in order to confirm the oath which the LORD swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. <a href="/nasb77/deuteronomy/9.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “It is not for your righteousness or for the uprightness of your heart that you are going to possess their land, but it is because of the wickedness of these nations that the LORD your God is driving them out before you, in order to confirm the oath which the LORD swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. <a href="/lsb/deuteronomy/9.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> It is not for your righteousness or for the uprightness of your heart that you are going to possess their land, but it is because of the wickedness of these nations that Yahweh your God is dispossessing them before you, in order to confirm the oath which Yahweh swore to your fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob. <a href="/amp/deuteronomy/9.htm">Amplified Bible</a> It is not for your righteousness or for the uprightness of your heart that you are going to possess their land, but because of the wickedness of these nations the LORD your God is driving them out before you, and to confirm the oath which the LORD swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. <a href="/csb/deuteronomy/9.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> You are not going to take possession of their land because of your righteousness or your integrity. Instead, the LORD your God will drive out these nations before you because of their wickedness, in order to fulfill the promise he swore to your ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. <a href="/hcsb/deuteronomy/9.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> You are not going to take possession of their land because of your righteousness or your integrity. Instead, the LORD your God will drive out these nations before you because of their wickedness, in order to keep the promise He swore to your fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. <a href="/asv/deuteronomy/9.htm">American Standard Version</a> Not for thy righteousness, or for the uprightness of thy heart, dost thou go in to possess their land; but for the wickedness of these nations Jehovah thy God doth drive them out from before thee, and that he may establish the word which Jehovah sware unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob. <a href="/erv/deuteronomy/9.htm">English Revised Version</a> Not for thy righteousness, or for the uprightness of thine heart, dost thou go in to possess their land: but for the wickedness of these nations the LORD thy God doth drive them out from before thee, and that he may establish the word which the LORD sware unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob. <a href="/gwt/deuteronomy/9.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> It's not because you've been living right or because you're so honest that you're entering to take possession of their land. It's because these people are so wicked that the LORD your God is forcing them out of your way. It's also because the LORD wants to confirm the promise he swore to your ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. <a href="/gnt/deuteronomy/9.htm">Good News Translation</a> It is not because you are good and do what is right that the LORD is letting you take their land. He will drive them out because they are wicked and because he intends to keep the promise that he made to your ancestors, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. <a href="/isv/deuteronomy/9.htm">International Standard Version</a> On the contrary, it is because of the wickedness of these nations that the LORD is dispossessing them before you to confirm what the LORD promised by an oath to your ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. <a href="/msb/deuteronomy/9.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> It is not because of your righteousness or uprightness of heart that you are going in to possess their land, but it is because of their wickedness that the LORD your God is driving out these nations before you, to keep the promise He swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. <a href="/net/deuteronomy/9.htm">NET Bible</a> It is not because of your righteousness, or even your inner uprightness, that you have come here to possess their land. Instead, because of the wickedness of these nations the LORD your God is driving them out ahead of you in order to confirm the promise he made on oath to your ancestors, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. <a href="/nheb/deuteronomy/9.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Not for your righteousness, or for the uprightness of your heart, do you go in to possess their land; but for the wickedness of these nations the LORD does drive them out from before you, and that he may establish the word which he swore to your fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob. <a href="/wbt/deuteronomy/9.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Not for thy righteousness, or for the uprightness of thy heart dost thou go to possess their land: but for the wickedness of these nations, the LORD thy God doth drive them out from before thee, and that he may perform the word which the LORD swore to thy fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. <a href="/web/deuteronomy/9.htm">World English Bible</a> Not for your righteousness or for the uprightness of your heart do you go in to possess their land; but for the wickedness of these nations Yahweh your God does drive them out from before you, and that he may establish the word which Yahweh swore to your fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/deuteronomy/9.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> [It is] not in your righteousness and in the uprightness of your heart [that] you are going in to possess their land, but in YHWH dispossessing these nations from your presence, [it is because of] their being wicked, and in order to establish the word which YHWH has sworn to your fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob; <a href="/ylt/deuteronomy/9.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> not for thy righteousness, and for the uprightness of thy heart, art thou going in to possess their land; but for the wickedness of these nations is Jehovah thy God dispossessing them from before thee; and in order to establish the word which Jehovah hath sworn to thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob; <a href="/slt/deuteronomy/9.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Not for thy justice and for the straightness of thy heart thou goest in to possess this land, but for the injustice of these nations Jehovah thy God dispossesses them from before thee, and order to lift up the word which he sware to thy fathers, to Abraham and to Isaak and to Jacob.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/deuteronomy/9.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> For it is not for thy justices, and the uprightness of thy heart that thou shalt go in to possess their lands: but because they have done wickedly, they are destroyed at thy coming in: and that the Lord might accomplish his word, which he promised by oath to thy fathers Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. <a href="/cpdv/deuteronomy/9.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> For it is not because of your justices or the uprightness of your heart that you will enter, so that you may possess their lands. Instead, it is because they have acted wickedly that they are destroyed upon your arrival, and so that the Lord may accomplish his word, which he promised under oath to your fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. <a href="/nabre/deuteronomy/9.htm">New American Bible</a> No, it is not because of your justice or the integrity of your heart that you are going in to take possession of their land; but it is because of their wickedness that the LORD, your God, is dispossessing these nations before you and in order to fulfill the promise he made on oath to your ancestors, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. <a href="/nrsvce/deuteronomy/9.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> It is not because of your righteousness or the uprightness of your heart that you are going in to occupy their land; but because of the wickedness of these nations the LORD your God is dispossessing them before you, in order to fulfill the promise that the LORD made on oath to your ancestors, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/deuteronomy/9.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> It is not because of your righteousness, or for the uprightness of your heart, that you are going in to possess their land; but it is because of the sins of these nations the LORD your God is destroying them from before you, and that he may perform the word which he swore to your fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. <a href="/hpbt/deuteronomy/9.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> It was not by your righteousness and by the uprightness of your heart that you enter to inherit their land, but it is by the sins of these Gentiles LORD JEHOVAH your God destroys them from before you, and that He may establish the word that He swore to your fathers, to Abraham and to Isaac and to Yaquuv.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/deuteronomy/9.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> Not for thy righteousness, or for the uprightness of thy heart, dost thou go in to possess their land; but for the wickedness of these nations the LORD thy God doth drive them out from before thee, and that He may establish the word which the LORD swore unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob. <a href="/sep/deuteronomy/9.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> Not for thy righteousness, nor for the holiness of thy heart, dost thou go in to inherit their land, but because of the wickedness of these nations the Lord will destroy them from before thee, and that he may establish the covenant, which the Lord sware to our fathers, to Abraam, and to Isaac, and to Jacob. <a href="/parallel/deuteronomy/9-5.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/IRhBtZaVxJ0?start=2723" 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/9.htm">Assurance of Victory</a> …4When the LORD your God has driven them out before you, do not say in your heart, “Because of my righteousness the LORD has brought me in to possess this land.” Rather, the LORD is driving out these nations before you because of their wickedness. 5<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.">It is not</a> <a href="/hebrew/6666.htm" title="6666: ḇə·ṣiḏ·qā·ṯə·ḵā (Prep-b:: N-fsc:: 2ms) -- Righteousness. From tsadaq; rightness, subjectively, objectively, morally or figuratively.">because of your righteousness</a> <a href="/hebrew/3476.htm" title="3476: ū·ḇə·yō·šer (Conj-w, Prep-b:: N-msc) -- Straightness, uprightness. From yashar; the right.">or uprightness</a> <a href="/hebrew/3824.htm" title="3824: lə·ḇā·ḇə·ḵā (N-msc:: 2ms) -- Inner man, mind, will, heart. From labab; the heart; used also like leb.">of heart</a> <a href="/hebrew/859.htm" title="859: ’at·tāh (Pro-2ms) -- You (masc. sing.). ">that you</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: ḇā (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">are going in</a> <a href="/hebrew/3423.htm" title="3423: lā·re·šeṯ (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- Or yaresh; a primitive root; to occupy; by implication, to seize, to rob, to inherit; also to expel, to impoverish, to ruin.">to possess</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/776.htm" title="776: ’ar·ṣām (N-fsc:: 3mp) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">their land,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">but it is because</a> <a href="/hebrew/7564.htm" title="7564: bə·riš·‘aṯ (Prep-b:: N-fsc) -- Wickedness. Feminine of resha'; wrong.">of their wickedness</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.">that 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/3423.htm" title="3423: mō·w·rî·šām (V-Hifil-Prtcpl-msc:: 3mp) -- Or yaresh; a primitive root; to occupy; by implication, to seize, to rob, to inherit; also to expel, to impoverish, to ruin.">is driving out</a> <a href="/hebrew/428.htm" title="428: hā·’êl·leh (Art:: Pro-cp) -- These. Prolonged from 'el; these or those.">these</a> <a href="/hebrew/1471.htm" title="1471: hag·gō·w·yim (Art:: N-mp) -- Rarely goy; apparently from the same root as gevah; a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts.">nations</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: mip·pā·ne·ḵā (Prep-m:: N-cpc:: 2ms) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">before you,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4616.htm" title="4616: ū·lə·ma·‘an (Conj) -- From anah; properly, heed, i.e. Purpose; used only adverbially, on account of, teleologically, in order that.">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/6965.htm" title="6965: hā·qîm (V-Hifil-Inf) -- To arise, stand up, stand. A primitive root; to rise.">keep</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/1697.htm" title="1697: had·dā·ḇār (Art:: N-ms) -- Speech, word. From dabar; a word; by implication, a matter or thing; adverbially, a cause.">the promise</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.">He</a> <a href="/hebrew/7650.htm" title="7650: niš·ba‘ (V-Nifal-Perf-3ms) -- A primitive root; propr. To be complete, but used only as a denominative from sheba'; to seven oneself, i.e. Swear.">swore</a> <a href="/hebrew/1.htm" title="1: la·’ă·ḇō·ṯe·ḵā (Prep-l:: N-mpc:: 2ms) -- Father. A primitive word; father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application).">to your fathers,</a> <a href="/hebrew/85.htm" title="85: lə·’aḇ·rā·hām (Prep-l:: N-proper-ms) -- Contracted from 'ab and an unused root; father of a multitude; Abraham, the later name of Abram.">to Abraham,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3327.htm" title="3327: lə·yiṣ·ḥāq (Prep-l:: N-proper-ms) -- He laughs, son of Abraham and Sarah. From tsachaq; laughter; Jitschak, son of Abraham.">Isaac,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3290.htm" title="3290: ū·lə·ya·‘ă·qōḇ (Conj-w, Prep-l:: N-proper-ms) -- A son of Isaac, also his desc. From aqab; heel-catcher; Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch.">and Jacob.</a> 6Understand, then, that it is not because of your righteousness that the LORD your God is giving you this good land to possess, for you are a stiff-necked people.…<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="/genesis/15-16.htm">Genesis 15:16</a> In the fourth generation your descendants will return here, for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet complete.” <a href="/leviticus/18-24.htm">Leviticus 18:24-25</a> Do not defile yourselves by any of these practices, for by all these things the nations I am driving out before you have defiled themselves. / Even the land has become defiled, so I am punishing it for its sin, and the land will vomit out its inhabitants. <a href="/joshua/3-10.htm">Joshua 3:10</a> He continued, “This is how you will know that the living God is among you and that He will surely drive out before you the Canaanites, Hittites, Hivites, Perizzites, Girgashites, Amorites, and Jebusites. <a href="/exodus/23-23.htm">Exodus 23:23</a> For My angel will go before you and bring you into the land of the Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Canaanites, Hivites, and Jebusites, and I will annihilate them. <a href="/exodus/34-11.htm">Exodus 34:11</a> Observe what I command you this day. I will drive out before you the Amorites, Canaanites, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites. <a href="/leviticus/20-23.htm">Leviticus 20:23</a> You must not follow the statutes of the nations I am driving out before you. Because they did all these things, I abhorred them. <a href="/deuteronomy/18-12.htm">Deuteronomy 18:12</a> For whoever does these things is detestable to the LORD. And because of these detestable things, the LORD your God is driving out the nations before you. <a href="/deuteronomy/20-18.htm">Deuteronomy 20:18</a> so that they cannot teach you to do all the detestable things they do for their gods, and so cause you to sin against the LORD your God. <a href="/1_kings/21-26.htm">1 Kings 21:26</a> He committed the most detestable acts by going after idols, just like the Amorites whom the LORD had driven out before the Israelites.) <a href="/2_kings/21-2.htm">2 Kings 21:2</a> And he did evil in the sight of the LORD by following the abominations of the nations that the LORD had driven out before the Israelites. <a href="/romans/9-30.htm">Romans 9:30-32</a> What then will we say? That the Gentiles, who did not pursue righteousness, have obtained it, a righteousness that is by faith; / but Israel, who pursued a law of righteousness, has not attained it. / Why not? Because their pursuit was not by faith, but as if it were by works. They stumbled over the stumbling stone, <a href="/romans/11-20.htm">Romans 11:20</a> That is correct: They were broken off because of unbelief, but you stand by faith. Do not be arrogant, but be afraid. <a href="/ephesians/2-8.htm">Ephesians 2:8-9</a> For it is by grace you have been saved through faith, and this not from yourselves; it is the gift of God, / not by works, so that no one can boast. <a href="/titus/3-5.htm">Titus 3:5</a> He saved us, not by the righteous deeds we had done, but according to His mercy, through the washing of new birth and renewal by the Holy Spirit. <a href="/hebrews/11-7.htm">Hebrews 11:7</a> By faith Noah, when warned about things not yet seen, in godly fear built an ark to save his family. By faith he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness that comes by faith.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Not for your righteousness, or for the uprightness of your heart, do you go to possess their land: but for the wickedness of these nations the LORD your God does drive them out from before you, and that he may perform the word which the LORD swore to your fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.Not for <a href="/titus/3-5.htm">Titus 3:5</a> Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost;that he may<a href="/genesis/12-7.htm">Genesis 12:7</a> And the LORD appeared unto Abram, and said, Unto thy seed will I give this land: and there builded he an altar unto the LORD, who appeared unto him.<a href="/genesis/13-15.htm">Genesis 13:15</a> For all the land which thou seest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed for ever.<a href="/genesis/15-7.htm">Genesis 15:7</a> And he said unto him, I am the LORD that brought thee out of Ur of the Chaldees, to give thee this land to inherit it.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/deuteronomy/6-10.htm">Abraham</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/9-4.htm">Drive</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/8-18.htm">Establish</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/9-4.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/6-10.htm">Isaac</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/6-10.htm">Jacob</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/9-4.htm">Nations</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/4-14.htm">Perform</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/9-4.htm">Possess</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/9-4.htm">Righteousness</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/8-18.htm">Sware</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/8-18.htm">Swore</a> <a href="/hebrews/1-8.htm">Uprightness</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/9-4.htm">Wickedness</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/8-3.htm">Word</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/deuteronomy/9-27.htm">Abraham</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/11-23.htm">Drive</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/12-5.htm">Establish</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/9-10.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/9-27.htm">Isaac</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/9-27.htm">Jacob</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/10-15.htm">Nations</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/23-23.htm">Perform</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/9-6.htm">Possess</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/9-6.htm">Righteousness</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/10-11.htm">Sware</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/10-11.htm">Swore</a> <a href="/1_kings/3-6.htm">Uprightness</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/9-27.htm">Wickedness</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/9-23.htm">Word</a><div class="vheading2">Deuteronomy 9</div>1. <a href="/deuteronomy/9-1.htm">Moses dissuades them from the opinion of their own righteousness</a> 7. <a href="/deuteronomy/9-7.htm">Moses reminds them of the golden calf</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> <script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading"><a href="/study/deuteronomy/9.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></div>It is not for your righteousness The Hebrew word for "righteousness" is "צְדָקָה" (tsedaqah), which implies justice, rightness, or moral virtue. In this context, God is reminding the Israelites that their moral standing or adherence to the law is not the reason for their success. This serves as a humbling reminder that human efforts and self-righteousness are insufficient for divine favor. It emphasizes the grace of God, which is a central theme throughout the Bible, underscoring that salvation and blessings are gifts from God, not earned by human merit.or uprightness of heart The phrase "uprightness of heart" translates from the Hebrew "יֹשֶׁר לֵבָב" (yosher levav), indicating integrity or sincerity. The heart, in Hebrew thought, is the center of will and emotion. This phrase suggests that even sincere intentions or inner moral integrity are not the basis for Israel's inheritance of the land. It highlights the biblical principle that God looks beyond human intentions and actions, focusing instead on His sovereign will and purpose.that you are going in to possess their land The act of "possessing" the land is significant in the Hebrew context, as it involves not just occupation but stewardship and responsibility. The land is a divine gift, a fulfillment of God's promise, and not a result of Israel's conquest or merit. This possession is a tangible expression of God's covenant faithfulness, reminding the Israelites of their role as caretakers of God's promises.but it is because of the wickedness of these nations The "wickedness" of the nations refers to their moral corruption and idolatry, which are well-documented in historical and archaeological records. The Canaanite practices, including child sacrifice and other abominations, were detestable to God. This phrase underscores God's justice and righteousness, as He cannot tolerate sin indefinitely. It also serves as a warning to Israel that they are not immune to judgment if they fall into similar practices.that the LORD your God is driving them out before you The phrase "driving them out" reflects the Hebrew verb "יָרַשׁ" (yarash), meaning to dispossess or expel. This action is attributed directly to God, emphasizing His active role in history and His sovereignty over nations. It reassures the Israelites of God's power and faithfulness, as He fulfills His promises and executes His judgment.and to fulfill the word the LORD swore to your fathers The "word" refers to the covenant promises made by God, highlighting His unwavering faithfulness. The Hebrew term "דָּבָר" (dabar) signifies not just a spoken word but a binding promise or decree. This fulfillment is a testament to God's reliability and the certainty of His promises, encouraging believers to trust in His unchanging nature.to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob These patriarchs are central figures in the biblical narrative, representing the foundation of God's covenant with Israel. The mention of their names serves as a reminder of the historical and spiritual heritage of the Israelites. It connects the present generation to the past promises, reinforcing the continuity of God's plan and the importance of faithfulness across generations. This lineage underscores the idea that God's promises transcend time and are realized through His divine orchestration.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/deuteronomy/9.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(5) Not for thy righteousness . . . dost thou go.--The pronoun is emphatic. There is no reason why thou of all others shouldest be thus honoured. <a href="/commentaries/deuteronomy/9-5.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>It is not לֹ֣א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no by your righteousness בְצִדְקָתְךָ֗ (ḇə·ṣiḏ·qā·ṯə·ḵā) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6666.htm">Strong's 6666: </a> Rightness, subjectively, objectively or uprightness וּבְיֹ֙שֶׁר֙ (ū·ḇə·yō·šer) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3476.htm">Strong's 3476: </a> Straightness, uprightness of heart לְבָ֣בְךָ֔ (lə·ḇā·ḇə·ḵā) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3824.htm">Strong's 3824: </a> Inner man, mind, will, heart that you אַתָּ֥ה (’at·tāh) Pronoun - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_859.htm">Strong's 859: </a> Thou and thee, ye and you are going in בָ֖א (ḇā) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> To come in, come, go in, go to possess לָרֶ֣שֶׁת (lā·re·šeṯ) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3423.htm">Strong's 3423: </a> To occupy, to seize, to rob, to inherit, to expel, to impoverish, to ruin their land, אַרְצָ֑ם (’ar·ṣām) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> Earth, land but [it is] because כִּ֞י (kî) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction of their wickedness מוֹרִישָׁ֣ם (mō·w·rî·šām) Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7564.htm">Strong's 7564: </a> Wickedness that 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 drive out בְּרִשְׁעַ֣ת ׀ (bə·riš·‘aṯ) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3423.htm">Strong's 3423: </a> To occupy, to seize, to rob, to inherit, to expel, to impoverish, to ruin these הָאֵ֗לֶּה (hā·’êl·leh) Article | Pronoun - common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_428.htm">Strong's 428: </a> These, those nations הַגּוֹיִ֣ם (hag·gō·w·yim) Article | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1471.htm">Strong's 1471: </a> A foreign nation, a Gentile, a troop of animals, a flight of locusts before you, מִפָּנֶ֔יךָ (mip·pā·ne·ḵā) Preposition-m | Noun - common plural construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> The face to וּלְמַ֜עַן (ū·lə·ma·‘an) Conjunctive waw | Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4616.htm">Strong's 4616: </a> Purpose -- intent keep הָקִ֣ים (hā·qîm) Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6965.htm">Strong's 6965: </a> To arise, stand up, stand the promise הַדָּבָ֗ר (had·dā·ḇār) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1697.htm">Strong's 1697: </a> A word, a matter, thing, a cause He יְהוָה֙ (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 swore נִשְׁבַּ֤ע (niš·ba‘) Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7650.htm">Strong's 7650: </a> To seven oneself, swear to your fathers, לַאֲבֹתֶ֔יךָ (la·’ă·ḇō·ṯe·ḵā) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1.htm">Strong's 1: </a> Father to Abraham, לְאַבְרָהָ֥ם (lə·’aḇ·rā·hām) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_85.htm">Strong's 85: </a> Abraham -- 'exalted father', the father of the Jewish nation Isaac, לְיִצְחָ֖ק (lə·yiṣ·ḥāq) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3327.htm">Strong's 3327: </a> Isaac -- 'he laughs', son of Abraham and Sarah and Jacob. וּֽלְיַעֲקֹֽב׃ (ū·lə·ya·‘ă·qōḇ) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3290.htm">Strong's 3290: </a> Jacob -- a son of Isaac, also his desc <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/deuteronomy/9-5.htm">Deuteronomy 9:5 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/9-5.htm">Deuteronomy 9:5 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/deuteronomy/9-5.htm">Deuteronomy 9:5 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/9-5.htm">Deuteronomy 9:5 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/9-5.htm">Deuteronomy 9:5 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/deuteronomy/9-5.htm">Deuteronomy 9:5 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/deuteronomy/9-5.htm">Deuteronomy 9:5 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/deuteronomy/9-5.htm">Deuteronomy 9:5 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/deuteronomy/9-5.htm">Deuteronomy 9:5 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/deuteronomy/9-5.htm">Deuteronomy 9:5 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/9-5.htm">OT Law: Deuteronomy 9:5 Not for your righteousness (Deut. 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