Deuteronomy 9:14
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Deuteronomy 9:14 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Deuteronomy 9:14 is a verse from the book of Deuteronomy in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Let me alone, that I may destroy them, and blot out their name from under heaven: and I will make of thee a nation might..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Deuteronomy 9:14 — KJV
“Let me alone, that I may destroy them, and blot out their name from under heaven: and I will make of thee a nation mightier and greater than they.”
— Deuteronomy 9:14 (KJV)
Deuteronomy 9:14 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 9:14
“And they said, Go to, let us build us a city and a tower, whose top may reach unto heaven; and let us make us a name, lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth.”
Shares key themes with Deuteronomy 9:14: let, may, name
“Now therefore let me alone, that my wrath may wax hot against them, and that I may consume them: and I will make of thee a great nation.”
Shares key themes with Deuteronomy 9:14: let, alone, may
“I will smite them with the pestilence, and disinherit them, and will make of thee a greater nation and mightier than they.”
Shares key themes with Deuteronomy 9:14: make, nation, mightier
“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 9:14: heaven, nation, mightier
“Is not this the word that we did tell thee in Egypt, saying, Let us alone, that we may serve the Egyptians? For it had been better for us to serve the Egyptians, than that we should die in the wilderness.”
Shares key themes with Deuteronomy 9:14: let, alone, may
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