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href="/esv/deuteronomy/9.htm">English Standard Version</a> “Do not say in your heart, after the LORD your God has thrust them out before you, ‘It is because of my righteousness that the LORD has brought me in to possess this land,’ whereas it is because of the wickedness of these nations that the LORD is driving them out before you. <a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/9.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> When 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. <a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/9.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/deuteronomy/9.htm">New King James Version</a> “Do not think in your heart, after the LORD your God has cast them out before you, saying, ‘Because of my righteousness the LORD has brought me in to possess this land’; but it is because of the wickedness of these nations that the LORD is driving them out from before you. <a href="/nasb_/deuteronomy/9.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> “Do not say in your heart when the LORD your God has driven them away from you, ‘Because of my righteousness the LORD has brought me in to take possession of this land.’ Rather, it is because of the wickedness of these nations that the LORD is dispossessing them before you. <a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/9.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220Do not say in your heart when the LORD your God has driven them out before you, &#8216Because of my righteousness the LORD has brought me in to possess this land,&#8217 but it is because of the wickedness of these nations that the LORD is dispossessing them before you. <a href="/nasb77/deuteronomy/9.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “Do not say in your heart when the LORD your God has driven them out before you, ‘Because of my righteousness the LORD has brought me in to possess this land,’ but it is because of the wickedness of these nations that the LORD is dispossessing them before you. <a href="/lsb/deuteronomy/9.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> “Do not say in your heart when Yahweh your God has driven them out before you, saying, ‘Because of my righteousness Yahweh has brought me in to possess this land,’ but it is because of the wickedness of these nations that Yahweh is dispossessing them before you. <a href="/amp/deuteronomy/9.htm">Amplified Bible</a> “Do not say in your heart when the LORD your God has driven them out before you, ‘Because of my righteousness the LORD has brought me in to possess this land,’ but because of the wickedness of these nations the LORD is dispossessing them before you. <a href="/csb/deuteronomy/9.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> When the LORD your God drives them out before you, do not say to yourself, ‘The LORD brought me in to take possession of this land because of my righteousness.’ Instead, the LORD will drive out these nations before you because of their wickedness. <a href="/hcsb/deuteronomy/9.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> When the LORD your God drives them out before you, do not say to yourself, &#8216The LORD brought me in to take possession of this land because of my righteousness.&#8217 Instead, the LORD will drive out these nations before you because of their wickedness. <a href="/asv/deuteronomy/9.htm">American Standard Version</a> Speak not thou in thy heart, after that Jehovah thy God hath thrust them out from before thee, saying, For my righteousness Jehovah hath brought me in to possess this land; whereas for the wickedness of these nations Jehovah doth drive them out from before thee. <a href="/erv/deuteronomy/9.htm">English Revised Version</a> Speak not thou in thine heart, after that the LORD thy God hath thrust them out from before thee, saying, For my righteousness the LORD hath brought me in to possess this land: whereas for the wickedness of these nations the LORD doth drive them out from before thee. <a href="/gwt/deuteronomy/9.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> When the LORD your God expels these people in front of you, don't say to yourselves, "Because we've been living right, the LORD brought us here to take possession of this land." No, it's because these nations are so wicked that the LORD is forcing them out of your way. <a href="/gnt/deuteronomy/9.htm">Good News Translation</a> "After the LORD your God has driven them out for you, do not say to yourselves that he brought you in to possess this land because you deserved it. No, the LORD is going to drive these people out for you because they are wicked. <a href="/isv/deuteronomy/9.htm">International Standard Version</a> After the LORD has expelled them before you, you are not to say to yourselves, 'The LORD caused me to enter and possess this land because of my righteousness.' <a href="/msb/deuteronomy/9.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> When 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. <a href="/net/deuteronomy/9.htm">NET Bible</a> Do not think to yourself after the LORD your God has driven them out before you, "Because of my own righteousness the LORD has brought me here to possess this land." It is because of the wickedness of these nations that the Lord is driving them out ahead of you. <a href="/nheb/deuteronomy/9.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Do not say in your heart, after the LORD your God has thrust them out from before you, saying, "For my righteousness the LORD has brought me in to possess this land"; because the LORD drives them out before you because of the wickedness of these nations. <a href="/wbt/deuteronomy/9.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Speak not thou in thy 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. <a href="/web/deuteronomy/9.htm">World English Bible</a> Don’t say in your heart, after Yahweh your God has thrust them out from before you, “For my righteousness Yahweh has brought me in to possess this land;” because Yahweh drives them out before you because of the wickedness of these nations. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/deuteronomy/9.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> You do not speak in your heart (in your God YHWH’s driving them away from before you), saying, In my righteousness YHWH has brought me in to possess this land; but in YHWH dispossessing these nations from your presence, [it is because of] their being wicked. <a href="/ylt/deuteronomy/9.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> 'Thou dost not speak in thy heart (in Jehovah thy God's driving them away from before thee), saying, For my righteousness hath Jehovah brought me in to possess this land, seeing for the wickedness of these nations is Jehovah dispossessing them from thy presence; <a href="/slt/deuteronomy/9.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Thou shalt not say in thy heart in Jehovah thy God's thrusting them out from before thee, saying, For my justice Jehovah brought me forth to possess this land; and for the injustice of these nations Jehovah dispossessed them from before thee.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/deuteronomy/9.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Say not in thy heart, when the Lord thy God shall have destroyed them in thy sight: For my justice hath the Lord brought me in to possess this land, whereas these nations are destroyed for their wickedness. <a href="/cpdv/deuteronomy/9.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> You should not say in your heart, when the Lord your God will have destroyed them in your sight: ‘It is because of my justice that the Lord led me in, so that I might possess this land, while these nations have been destroyed because of their impiety.’ <a href="/nabre/deuteronomy/9.htm">New American Bible</a> After the LORD, your God, has driven them out of your way, do not say in your heart, “It is because of my justice the LORD has brought me in to possess this land, and because of the wickedness of these nations the LORD is dispossessing them before me.” <a href="/nrsvce/deuteronomy/9.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> When the LORD your God thrusts them out before you, do not say to yourself, “It is because of my righteousness that the LORD has brought me in to occupy this land”; it is rather because of the wickedness of these nations that the LORD is dispossessing them before you.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/deuteronomy/9.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Do not say in your heart, after the LORD your God has defeated them from before you, It is because of my righteousness that the LORD has brought me in to possess this land; but it is because of the wickedness of these nations that the LORD is destroying them from before you. <a href="/hpbt/deuteronomy/9.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> Do not say in your heart, when LORD JEHOVAH your God has cut them off from before you, ‘By my righteousness LORD JEHOVAH brought me to inherit this land’, because it is by the sins of these Gentiles that LORD JEHOVAH destroys them from before you.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/deuteronomy/9.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> Speak not thou in thy heart, after that the LORD thy God hath thrust them out from before thee, saying: 'For my righteousness the LORD hath brought me in to possess this land'; whereas for the wickedness of these nations the LORD doth drive them out from before thee. <a href="/sep/deuteronomy/9.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> Speak not in thine heart, when the Lord thy God has destroyed these nations before thy face, saying, For my righteousness the Lord brought me in to inherit this good land. <a href="/parallel/deuteronomy/9-4.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=2707" 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> …3But 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. 4<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.">When 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/853.htm" title="853: ’ō·ṯām (DirObjM:: 3mp) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1920.htm" title="1920: ba·hă·ḏōp̄ (Prep-b:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To thrust, drive, push. A prim root; to push away or down.">has driven them out</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: mil·lə·p̄ā·ne·ḵā (Prep-m, Prep-l:: 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/559.htm" title="559: lê·mōr (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say."></a> <a href="/hebrew/408.htm" title="408: ’al- (Adv) -- Not (a subjective neg.). A negative particle; not; once as a noun, nothing.">do not</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: tō·mar (V-Qal-Imperf-2ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">say</a> <a href="/hebrew/3824.htm" title="3824: bil·ḇā·ḇə·ḵā (Prep-b:: N-msc:: 2ms) -- Inner man, mind, will, heart. From labab; the heart; used also like leb.">in your heart,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6666.htm" title="6666: bə·ṣiḏ·qā·ṯî (Prep-b:: N-fsc:: 1cs) -- Righteousness. From tsadaq; rightness, subjectively, objectively, morally or figuratively.">“Because of my righteousness</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/935.htm" title="935: hĕ·ḇî·’a·nî (V-Hifil-Perf-3ms:: 1cs) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">has brought me 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/2063.htm" title="2063: haz·zōṯ (Art:: Pro-fs) -- Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that. Irregular feminine of zeh; this.">this</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: hā·’ā·reṣ (Art:: N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">land.”</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.">Rather, the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/7564.htm" title="7564: ū·ḇə·riš·‘aṯ (Conj-w, Prep-b:: N-fsc) -- Wickedness. Feminine of resha'; wrong.">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/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.">because of their wickedness.</a> 5It 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.…<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 18:24-28</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. / But you are to keep My statutes and ordinances, and you must not commit any of these abominations—neither your native-born nor the foreigner who lives among you. ... <a href="/joshua/23-9.htm">Joshua 23:9-13</a> The LORD has driven out great and powerful nations before you, and to this day no one can stand against you. / One of you can put a thousand to flight, because the LORD your God fights for you, just as He promised. / Therefore watch yourselves carefully, that you love the LORD your God. ... <a href="/romans/11-20.htm">Romans 11:20-22</a> That is correct: They were broken off because of unbelief, but you stand by faith. Do not be arrogant, but be afraid. / For if God did not spare the natural branches, He will certainly not spare you either. / Take notice, therefore, of the kindness and severity of God: severity to those who fell, but kindness to you, if you continue in His kindness. Otherwise you also will be cut off. <a href="/ezekiel/36-22.htm">Ezekiel 36:22-23</a> Therefore tell the house of Israel that this is what the Lord GOD says: It is not for your sake that I will act, O house of Israel, but for My holy name, which you profaned among the nations to which you went. / I will show the holiness of My great name, which has been profaned among the nations—the name you have profaned among them. Then the nations will know that I am the LORD, declares the Lord GOD, when I show My holiness in you before their eyes. <a href="/2_kings/17-7.htm">2 Kings 17:7-18</a> All this happened because the people of Israel had sinned against the LORD their God, who had brought them out of the land of Egypt from under the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt. They had worshiped other gods / and walked in the customs of the nations that the LORD had driven out before the Israelites, as well as in the practices introduced by the kings of Israel. / The Israelites secretly did things against the LORD their God that were not right. From watchtower to fortified city, they built high places in all their cities. ... <a href="/nehemiah/9-26.htm">Nehemiah 9:26-30</a> But they were disobedient and rebelled against You; they flung Your law behind their backs. They killed Your prophets, who had admonished them to return to You. They committed terrible blasphemies. / So You delivered them into the hands of enemies who oppressed them, and in their time of distress they cried out to You. From heaven You heard them, and in Your great compassion You gave them deliverers who saved them from the hands of their enemies. / But as soon as they had rest, they again did evil in Your sight. So You abandoned them to the hands of their enemies, who had dominion over them. When they cried out to You again, You heard from heaven, and You delivered them many times in Your compassion. ... <a href="/psalms/44-3.htm">Psalm 44:3</a> For it was not by their sword that they took the land; their arm did not bring them victory. It was by Your right hand, Your arm, and the light of Your face, because You favored them. <a href="/isaiah/10-5.htm">Isaiah 10:5-7</a> Woe to Assyria, the rod of My anger; the staff in their hands is My wrath. / I will send him against a godless nation; I will dispatch him against a people destined for My rage, to take spoils and seize plunder, and to trample them down like clay in the streets. / But this is not his intention; this is not his plan. For it is in his heart to destroy and cut off many nations. <a href="/jeremiah/7-8.htm">Jeremiah 7:8-10</a> But look, you keep trusting in deceptive words to no avail. / Will you steal and murder, commit adultery and perjury, burn incense to Baal, and follow other gods that you have not known, / and then come and stand before Me in this house, which bears My Name, and say, ‘We are delivered, so we can continue with all these abominations’? <a href="/matthew/23-29.htm">Matthew 23:29-32</a> Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You build tombs for the prophets and decorate the monuments of the righteous. / And you say, ‘If we had lived in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partners with them in shedding the blood of the prophets.’ / So you testify against yourselves that you are the sons of those who murdered the prophets. ... <a href="/luke/18-9.htm">Luke 18:9-14</a> To some who trusted in their own righteousness and viewed others with contempt, He also told this parable: / “Two men went up to the temple to pray. One was a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. / The Pharisee stood by himself and prayed, ‘God, I thank You that I am not like other men—swindlers, evildoers, adulterers—or even like this tax collector. ... <a href="/romans/3-27.htm">Romans 3:27-28</a> Where, then, is boasting? It is excluded. On what principle? On that of works? No, but on that of faith. / For we maintain that a man is justified by faith apart from works of the law. <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="/1_corinthians/1-29.htm">1 Corinthians 1:29-31</a> so that no one may boast in His presence. / It is because of Him that you are in Christ Jesus, who has become for us wisdom from God: our righteousness, holiness, and redemption. / Therefore, as it is written: “Let him who boasts boast in the Lord.”</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Speak not you in your heart, after that the LORD your God has cast them out from before you, saying, For my righteousness the LORD has brought me in to possess this land: but for the wickedness of these nations the LORD does drive them out from before you.Speak not<a href="/deuteronomy/9-5.htm">Deuteronomy 9:5</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="/deuteronomy/7-7.htm">Deuteronomy 7:7,8</a> The LORD did not set his love upon you, nor choose you, because ye were more in number than any people; for ye were the fewest of all people: … <a href="/deuteronomy/8-17.htm">Deuteronomy 8:17</a> And thou say in thine heart, My power and the might of mine hand hath gotten me this wealth.for the wickedness<a href="/deuteronomy/12-31.htm">Deuteronomy 12:31</a> Thou shalt not do so unto the LORD thy God: for every abomination to the LORD, which he hateth, have they done unto their gods; for even their sons and their daughters they have burnt in the fire to their gods.<a href="/deuteronomy/18-12.htm">Deuteronomy 18:12</a> For all that do these things are an abomination unto the LORD: and because of these abominations the LORD thy God doth drive them out from before thee.<a href="/genesis/15-16.htm">Genesis 15:16</a> But in the fourth generation they shall come hither again: for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet full.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/deuteronomy/5-27.htm">Account</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/7-22.htm">Cast</a> <a href="/numbers/32-21.htm">Dispossessing</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/9-3.htm">Drive</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/4-19.htm">Driven</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/6-19.htm">Driving</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/8-17.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/9-1.htm">Nations</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/9-1.htm">Possess</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/6-25.htm">Righteousness</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/5-31.htm">Speak</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/6-19.htm">Thrust</a> <a href="/genesis/31-37.htm">Whereas</a> <a href="/leviticus/20-14.htm">Wickedness</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/deuteronomy/18-19.htm">Account</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/9-16.htm">Cast</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/12-2.htm">Dispossessing</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/9-5.htm">Drive</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/12-29.htm">Driven</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/15-17.htm">Driving</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/9-5.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/9-5.htm">Nations</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/9-5.htm">Possess</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/9-5.htm">Righteousness</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/9-10.htm">Speak</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/13-5.htm">Thrust</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/19-6.htm">Whereas</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/9-5.htm">Wickedness</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'; 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The Israelites are reminded that it is the LORD who is actively driving out the nations, not their own strength or strategy. This reflects the broader biblical theme of God's sovereignty and His role as the ultimate deliverer. The historical context here is the conquest of Canaan, a land promised to the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Archaeological evidence supports the existence of Canaanite cities during this period, which were known for their fortified structures, indicating the formidable task that lay before the Israelites.do not say in your heart, “Because of my righteousness the LORD has brought me in to possess this land.” This warning addresses the human tendency towards self-righteousness and pride. The Israelites are cautioned against attributing their success to their own moral superiority. This reflects a broader biblical principle found in <a href="/proverbs/16-18.htm">Proverbs 16:18</a>, "Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall." Theologically, this underscores the doctrine of grace, where God's blessings are not earned by human merit but are acts of divine favor. The cultural context of the time often linked military success with divine favor, but this passage challenges that notion by focusing on God's purposes rather than human virtue.Rather, the LORD is driving out these nations before you because of their wickedness. This phrase highlights the justice of God in dealing with the Canaanite nations. The Canaanites were known for practices such as child sacrifice and idolatry, which were abominations in the sight of the LORD. This aligns with the biblical theme of divine judgment against sin, as seen in <a href="/genesis/15-16.htm">Genesis 15:16</a>, where God tells Abraham that the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet complete, indicating a period of divine patience before judgment. Theologically, this serves as a reminder of God's holiness and the seriousness with which He views sin. It also foreshadows the ultimate judgment and redemption through Jesus Christ, who fulfills the law and offers salvation from sin.<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 led into the Promised Land. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a> The covenant-keeping God of Israel, who is orchestrating the events. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_promised_land.htm">The Promised Land</a> The land of Canaan, which God promised to Abraham and his descendants. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_canaanite_nations.htm">The Canaanite Nations</a> The nations currently inhabiting the Promised Land, known for their wickedness. 5. <a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a> The leader of the Israelites, delivering God's message to the people.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_and_justice.htm">God's Sovereignty and Justice</a> God is sovereign in His decisions and actions. The driving out of the Canaanite nations is a demonstration of His justice against wickedness. <a href="/topical/h/humility_before_god.htm">Humility Before God</a> The Israelites are reminded not to attribute their success to their own righteousness. This teaches us the importance of humility and recognizing God's grace in our lives. <a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_self-righteousness.htm">The Danger of Self-Righteousness</a> Believers must guard against the pride of self-righteousness, understanding that our standing before God is due to His grace, not our merit. <a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_wickedness.htm">The Consequences of Wickedness</a> The fate of the Canaanite nations serves as a warning about the consequences of persistent sin and rebellion against God. <a href="/topical/g/gratitude_for_god's_grace.htm">Gratitude for God's Grace</a> Recognizing that our blessings and victories are due to God's grace should lead us to a life of gratitude and obedience.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_deuteronomy_9.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Deuteronomy 9</a> <a href="/q/deut._9_4-5__just_or_unjust_god.htm">Deuteronomy 9:4–5 – Does the text’s justification for driving out other nations align with moral standards or does it conflict with the idea of a just God? </a> <a href="/q/does_the_bible_condone_faith_violence.htm">What is the Bible's stance on faith-based violence?</a> <a href="/q/why_was_rahab_spared_in_joshua_6_25.htm">If God’s command was to destroy everything, why was Rahab alone spared, and does this imply inconsistency (Joshua 6:25)?</a> <a href="/q/how_is_deut._2_34_just_and_merciful.htm">Deuteronomy 2:34 describes the total destruction of entire cities, including children; how can this be reconciled with a merciful and just God?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/deuteronomy/9.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(4) But for the wickedness.--"Say not in thine heart, 'in my righteousness,' when it is in consequence of their wickedness that Jehovah is dispossessing them from before thee."<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/deuteronomy/9.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verses 4, 5. - Speak not thou in thine heart (cf. Deuteronomy 8:17). The distinction between righteousness and uprightness (straightness) of heart, is that the former (צֶדֶ) has reference to rectitude of conduct, the latter (ישֶׁר) to rectitude of motive and purpose. "By naming justice [righteousness], he excludeth all merit of works, and by righteousness [uprightness] of heart, all inward affections and purposes. which men might plead, notwithstanding that they fail in action. Yet these two are the chief things which God respecteth in men (<a href="/psalms/15-1.htm">Psalm 15:1, 2</a>; <a href="/1_chronicles/29-17.htm">1 Chronicles 29:17</a>)" (Ainsworth). <a href="/commentaries/deuteronomy/9-4.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>When the LORD יְהוָה֩ (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 אֱלֹהֶ֨יךָ (’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 has driven them out בַּהֲדֹ֣ף (ba·hă·ḏōp̄) Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1920.htm">Strong's 1920: </a> To thrust, drive, push before you, מִלְּפָנֶיךָ֮ (mil·lə·p̄ā·ne·ḵā) Preposition-m, Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> The face do not אַל־ (’al-) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_408.htm">Strong's 408: </a> Not say תֹּאמַ֣ר (tō·mar) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say in your heart, בִּלְבָבְךָ֗ (bil·ḇā·ḇə·ḵā) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3824.htm">Strong's 3824: </a> Inner man, mind, will, heart “Because of my righteousness בְּצִדְקָתִי֙ (bə·ṣiḏ·qā·ṯî) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6666.htm">Strong's 6666: </a> Rightness, subjectively, objectively the LORD יְהוָ֔ה (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 has brought me in הֱבִיאַ֣נִי (hĕ·ḇî·’a·nî) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> To come in, come, go in, go to possess לָרֶ֖שֶׁת (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 this הַזֹּ֑את (haz·zōṯ) Article | Pronoun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2063.htm">Strong's 2063: </a> Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that, land.” הָאָ֣רֶץ (hā·’ā·reṣ) Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> Earth, land Rather, the LORD יְהוָ֖ה (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 will drive out וּבְרִשְׁעַת֙ (ū·ḇə·riš·‘aṯ) Conjunctive waw, 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 הָאֵ֔לֶּה (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 מִפָּנֶֽיךָ׃ (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 because of their wickedness. מוֹרִישָׁ֥ם (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 <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/deuteronomy/9-4.htm">Deuteronomy 9:4 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/9-4.htm">Deuteronomy 9:4 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/deuteronomy/9-4.htm">Deuteronomy 9:4 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/9-4.htm">Deuteronomy 9:4 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/9-4.htm">Deuteronomy 9:4 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/deuteronomy/9-4.htm">Deuteronomy 9:4 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/deuteronomy/9-4.htm">Deuteronomy 9:4 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/deuteronomy/9-4.htm">Deuteronomy 9:4 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/deuteronomy/9-4.htm">Deuteronomy 9:4 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/deuteronomy/9-4.htm">Deuteronomy 9:4 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/9-4.htm">OT Law: Deuteronomy 9:4 Don't speak in your heart after that (Deut. 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