Deuteronomy 4:38
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Deuteronomy 4:38 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Deuteronomy 4:38 is a verse from the book of Deuteronomy in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "To drive out nations from before thee greater and mightier than thou art, to bring thee in, to give thee their land for ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Deuteronomy 4:38 — KJV
“To drive out nations from before thee greater and mightier than thou art, to bring thee in, to give thee their land for an inheritance, as it is this day.”
— Deuteronomy 4:38 (KJV)
Deuteronomy 4:38 in Context — About the Book of Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy is Moses' farewell sermon on the edge of the Promised Land — a passionate retelling of the law for a new generation. Its heartbeat is love: love God with all your heart, soul, and strength. Jesus quoted Deuteronomy more than almost any other book.
Cross-References for Deuteronomy 4:38
“When the LORD thy God shall bring thee into the land whither thou goest to possess it, and hath cast out many nations before thee, the Hittites, and the Girgashites, and the Amorites, and the Canaanites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, seven nations greater and mightier than thou;”
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“Hear, O Israel: Thou art to pass over Jordan this day, to go in to possess nations greater and mightier than thyself, cities great and fenced up to heaven,”
Shares key themes with Deuteronomy 4:38: nations, greater, mightier
“Then will the LORD drive out all these nations from before you, and ye shall possess greater nations and mightier than yourselves.”
Shares key themes with Deuteronomy 4:38: drive, nations, before
“Know for a certainty that the LORD your God will no more drive out any of these nations from before you; but they shall be snares and traps unto you, and scourges in your sides, and thorns in your eyes, until ye perish from off this good land which the LORD your God hath given you.”
Shares key themes with Deuteronomy 4:38: drive, nations, before
“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.”
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