Deuteronomy 7:16
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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.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.
In other translations
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.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.
Hebrew words
וְאָכַלְתָּve'akhaltaand you will consumeH398אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853כָּל־kol-allH3605הָעַמִּיםha'amimthe peoplesH5971אֲשֶׁר'asherwhichH834יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068אֱלֹהֶיךָ'eloheikhaGod yourH430נֹתֵןnoten[is] about to deliver upH5414לָךְlakhto <the> youלֹא־lo'-notH3808תָחֹסtachosit will look with pityH2347עֵינְךָ'einekhaeye yourH5869עֲלֵיהֶם'aleihemon themH5921וְלֹאvelo'and notH3808תַעֲבֹדta'avodyou will serveH5647אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853אֱלֹהֵיהֶם'eloheihemgods theirH430כִּי־ki-forH3588מוֹקֵשׁmokesh[will be] a snareH4170הוּאhu'itH1931לָךְ׃ סlakhto <the> you
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Related verses
- Exodus 23:33They 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.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.”
- Judges 8:27And Gideon made an ephod thereof, and put it in his city, even in Ophrah: and all Israel went thither a whoring after it: which thing became a snare unto Gideon, and to his house.From all this Gideon made an ephod, which he placed in Ophrah, his hometown. But soon all Israel prostituted themselves by worshiping it there, and it became a snare to Gideon and his household.
- Deuteronomy 19:21And thine eye shall not pity; but life shall go for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.You must show no pity: life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, and foot for foot.
- Deuteronomy 13:8Thou shalt not consent unto him, nor hearken unto him; neither shall thine eye pity him, neither shalt thou spare, neither shalt thou conceal him:you must not yield to him or listen to him. Show him no pity, and do not spare him or shield him.
- Deuteronomy 7:2And 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:and when the LORD your God has delivered them over to you to defeat them, then you must devote them to complete destruction. Make no treaty with them and show them no mercy.
- Deuteronomy 25:12Then thou shalt cut off her hand, thine eye shall not pity her.you are to cut off her hand. You must show her no pity.
- Deuteronomy 19:13Thine eye shall not pity him, but thou shalt put away the guilt of innocent blood from Israel, that it may go well with thee.You must show him no pity. You are to purge from Israel the guilt of shedding innocent blood, that it may go well with you.
- 1 Corinthians 15:33Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners.Do not be deceived: “Bad company corrupts good character.”
- Exodus 34:12-1612 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: 13 But ye shall destroy their altars, break their images, and cut down their groves: 14 For thou shalt worship no other god: for the Lord, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God: 15 Lest thou make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land, and they go a whoring after their gods, and do sacrifice unto their gods, and one call thee, and thou eat of his sacrifice;12 Be careful not to make a treaty with the inhabitants of the land you are entering, lest they become a snare in your midst. 13 Rather, you must tear down their altars, smash their sacred stones, and chop down their Asherah poles. 14 For you must not worship any other god, for the LORD, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God. 15 Do not make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land, for when they prostitute themselves to their gods and sacrifice to them, they will invite you, and you will eat their sacrifices.
- Psalm 106:36And they served their idols: which were a snare unto them.They worshiped their idols, which became a snare to them.
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