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Make no treaty with them and show them no mercy.<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Deuteronomy.7.2.2"><span class="xrfAlphabet">b</span></a> <span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Deuteronomy.7.3" /> <A name="4"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/deuteronomy/7-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>You must not intermarry with them, and you must not give your daughters to their sons or take their daughters for your sons,<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Deuteronomy.7.3.1"><span class="xrfAlphabet">a</span></a> <span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Deuteronomy.7.4" /> <A name="5"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/deuteronomy/7-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>because they will turn your sons away from me to worship other gods.<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Deuteronomy.7.4.1"><span class="xrfAlphabet">a</span></a> Then the L<span class="smallcaps">ord</span>’s anger will burn against you,<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Deuteronomy.7.4.2"><span class="xrfAlphabet">b</span></a> and he will swiftly destroy you. <span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Deuteronomy.7.5" /> <A name="6"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/deuteronomy/7-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>Instead, this is what you are to do to them: tear down their altars, smash their sacred pillars, cut down their Asherah poles,<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Deuteronomy.7.5.1"><span class="xrfAlphabet">a</span></a> and burn their carved images. <span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Deuteronomy.7.6" /> <A name="7"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/deuteronomy/7-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>For you are a holy people<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Deuteronomy.7.6.1"><span class="xrfAlphabet">a</span></a> belonging to the L<span class="smallcaps">ord</span> your God. The L<span class="smallcaps">ord</span> your God has chosen you to be his own possession<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Deuteronomy.7.6.2"><span class="xrfAlphabet">b</span></a> out of all the peoples on the face of the earth.</p><p class="scripture"><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Deuteronomy.7.7" /> <A name="8"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/deuteronomy/7-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>“The L<span class="smallcaps">ord</span> had his heart set on you and chose you, not because you were more numerous than all peoples, for you were the fewest of all peoples. <span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Deuteronomy.7.8" /> <A name="9"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/deuteronomy/7-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>But because the L<span class="smallcaps">ord</span> loved<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Deuteronomy.7.8.1"><span class="xrfAlphabet">a</span></a> you and kept the oath he swore to your ancestors, he brought you out with a strong hand and redeemed<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Deuteronomy.7.8.2"><span class="xrfAlphabet">b</span></a> you from the place of slavery, from the power of Pharaoh king of Egypt. <span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Deuteronomy.7.9" /> <A name="10"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/deuteronomy/7-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>Know that the L<span class="smallcaps">ord</span> your God is God, the faithful God who keeps his gracious covenant loyalty for a thousand generations with those who love him and keep his commands.<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Deuteronomy.7.9.1"><span class="xrfAlphabet">a</span></a> <span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Deuteronomy.7.10" /> <A name="11"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/deuteronomy/7-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>But he directly pays back<a epub:type="noteref" href="#fn.Deuteronomy.7.10.1"><span class="fnAlphabet">A</span></a> and destroys those who hate him.<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Deuteronomy.7.10.1"><span class="xrfAlphabet">a</span></a> He will not hesitate to pay back directly<a epub:type="noteref" href="#fn.Deuteronomy.7.10.2"><span class="fnAlphabet">B</span></a> the one who hates him. <span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Deuteronomy.7.11" /> <A name="12"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/deuteronomy/7-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>So keep the command — the statutes and ordinances — that I am giving you to follow today.</p><p class="scripture"><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Deuteronomy.7.12" /> <A name="13"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/deuteronomy/7-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>“If you listen to and are careful to keep these ordinances, the L<span class="smallcaps">ord</span> your God will keep his covenant loyalty with you, as he swore to your ancestors.<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Deuteronomy.7.12.1"><span class="xrfAlphabet">a</span></a> <span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Deuteronomy.7.13" /> <A name="14"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/deuteronomy/7-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>He will love you, bless you, and multiply you. He will bless your offspring,<a epub:type="noteref" href="#fn.Deuteronomy.7.13.1"><span class="fnAlphabet">a</span></a> <a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Deuteronomy.7.13.1"><span class="xrfAlphabet">a</span></a> and the produce of your land — your grain, new wine, and fresh oil — the young of your herds, and the newborn of your flocks, in the land he swore to your ancestors that he would give you. <span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Deuteronomy.7.14" /> <A name="15"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/deuteronomy/7-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>You will be blessed above all peoples; there will be no infertile male or female among you or your livestock. <span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Deuteronomy.7.15" /> <A name="16"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/deuteronomy/7-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>The L<span class="smallcaps">ord</span> will remove all sickness from you; he will not put on you<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Deuteronomy.7.15.1"><span class="xrfAlphabet">a</span></a> all the terrible diseases of Egypt that you know about, but he will inflict them on all who hate you. <span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Deuteronomy.7.16" /> <A name="17"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/deuteronomy/7-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>You must destroy all the peoples the L<span class="smallcaps">ord</span> 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.</p><p class="scripture"><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Deuteronomy.7.17" /> <A name="18"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/deuteronomy/7-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>“If you say to yourself, ‘These nations are greater than I; how can I drive them out? ’ <span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Deuteronomy.7.18" /> <A name="19"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/deuteronomy/7-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>do not be afraid of them. Be sure to remember what the L<span class="smallcaps">ord</span> your God did to Pharaoh and all Egypt: <span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Deuteronomy.7.19" /> <A name="20"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/deuteronomy/7-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>the great trials that you saw, the signs and wonders, the strong hand and outstretched arm, by which the L<span class="smallcaps">ord</span> your God brought you out. The L<span class="smallcaps">ord</span> your God will do the same to all the peoples you fear. <span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Deuteronomy.7.20" /> <A name="21"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/deuteronomy/7-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>The L<span class="smallcaps">ord</span> your God will also send hornets against them until all the survivors and those hiding from you perish.<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Deuteronomy.7.20.1"><span class="xrfAlphabet">a</span></a> <span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Deuteronomy.7.21" /> <A name="22"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/deuteronomy/7-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>Don’t be terrified of them, for the L<span class="smallcaps">ord</span> your God, a great and awesome God, is among you. <span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Deuteronomy.7.22" /> <A name="23"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/deuteronomy/7-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>The L<span class="smallcaps">ord</span> your God will drive out these nations before you little by little. You will not be able to destroy them all at once; otherwise, the wild animals will become too numerous for you.<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Deuteronomy.7.22.1"><span class="xrfAlphabet">a</span></a> <span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Deuteronomy.7.23" /> <A name="24"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/deuteronomy/7-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>The L<span class="smallcaps">ord</span> your God will give them over to you and throw them into great confusion until they are destroyed. <span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Deuteronomy.7.24" /> <A name="25"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/deuteronomy/7-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>He will hand their kings over to you, and you will wipe out their names under heaven. No one will be able to stand against you; you will annihilate them. <span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Deuteronomy.7.25" /> <A name="26"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/deuteronomy/7-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>Burn up the carved images of their gods. Don’t covet the silver and gold on the images and take it for yourself, or else you will be ensnared by it, for it is detestable to the L<span class="smallcaps">ord</span> your God. <span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Deuteronomy.7.26" /> <span class="reftext"><a href="/deuteronomy/7-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span>Do not bring any detestable thing into your house, or you will be set apart for destruction like it. You are to abhor and detest it utterly because it is set apart for destruction.</p><br /><section id="footnotes-Deuteronomy.7" class="fnSection"><aside id="fn.Deuteronomy.7.10.1"><span class="footnote-reference"><a href="#start-Deuteronomy.7.10">7:10</a></span> Lit <span class="italic">He pays back to their faces</span></aside><aside id="fn.Deuteronomy.7.10.2"><span class="footnote-reference"><a href="#start-Deuteronomy.7.10">7:10</a></span> Lit <span class="italic">to pay back to their faces</span></aside><aside id="fn.Deuteronomy.7.13.1"><span class="footnote-reference"><a href="#start-Deuteronomy.7.13">7:13</a></span> Lit <span class="italic">bless the fruit of your womb</span></aside><br /><section id="cross-references-Deuteronomy.7" class="xrfSection"><aside id="xrf.Deuteronomy.7.1.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Deuteronomy.7.1">7:1-5</a></span> Ex 23:23–26</aside><aside id="xrf.Deuteronomy.7.1.2"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Deuteronomy.7.1">7:1</a></span> Dt 3:12</aside><aside id="xrf.Deuteronomy.7.1.3"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Deuteronomy.7.1">7:1</a></span> Ac 13:19</aside><aside id="xrf.Deuteronomy.7.1.4"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Deuteronomy.7.1">7:1</a></span> Ex 1:9</aside><aside id="xrf.Deuteronomy.7.2.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Deuteronomy.7.2">7:2</a></span> Dt 20:17</aside><aside id="xrf.Deuteronomy.7.2.2"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Deuteronomy.7.2">7:2</a></span> Pr 6:34; Is 9:17; 13:18; 27:11; 47:6; Jr 13:14; Hs 1:6,8; 2:4,23</aside><aside id="xrf.Deuteronomy.7.3.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Deuteronomy.7.3">7:3</a></span> Jos 23:12–13; 1Kg 11:1–2; Ezr 9:12,14</aside><aside id="xrf.Deuteronomy.7.4.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Deuteronomy.7.4">7:4</a></span> Dt 13:6,13; 17:3; 28:36,64; 29:26; Jos 23:16; 24:16; 1Sm 26:19; Jr 16:13</aside><aside id="xrf.Deuteronomy.7.4.2"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Deuteronomy.7.4">7:4</a></span> Ex 22:24; Dt 11:17; 31:17; Jos 23:16</aside><aside id="xrf.Deuteronomy.7.5.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Deuteronomy.7.5">7:5</a></span> Ex 34:13; Dt 12:2–3; Jdg 2:2</aside><aside id="xrf.Deuteronomy.7.6.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Deuteronomy.7.6">7:6</a></span> Ex 22:31; Dt 14:2,21; 26:19; 28:9; Ps 16:3; Is 62:12; 63:18; Dn 8:24; 12:7</aside><aside id="xrf.Deuteronomy.7.6.2"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Deuteronomy.7.6">7:6</a></span> Ex 19:5; Dt 14:2; 26:18–19; Ps 135:4; Ec 2:8; Mal 3:17</aside><aside id="xrf.Deuteronomy.7.8.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Deuteronomy.7.8">7:8</a></span> Dt 4:37</aside><aside id="xrf.Deuteronomy.7.8.2"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Deuteronomy.7.8">7:8</a></span> Dt 9:26; 15:15; 24:18</aside><aside id="xrf.Deuteronomy.7.9.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Deuteronomy.7.9">7:9</a></span> Neh 1:5; Dn 9:4</aside><aside id="xrf.Deuteronomy.7.10.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Deuteronomy.7.10">7:10</a></span> Ex 34:6–7</aside><aside id="xrf.Deuteronomy.7.12.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Deuteronomy.7.12">7:12</a></span> Dt 4:31</aside><aside id="xrf.Deuteronomy.7.13.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Deuteronomy.7.13">7:13</a></span> Dt 28:4</aside><aside id="xrf.Deuteronomy.7.15.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Deuteronomy.7.15">7:15</a></span> Ex 15:26; 23:25; Dt 28:27,60</aside><aside id="xrf.Deuteronomy.7.20.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Deuteronomy.7.20">7:20</a></span> Ex 23:28; Jos 24:12</aside><aside id="xrf.Deuteronomy.7.22.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Deuteronomy.7.22">7:22</a></span> Ex 23:29–30</aside><br /><section id="study-notes-Deuteronomy.7" class="snSection"><br /></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">The Christian Standard Bible. 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