Deuteronomium 9:3

Staten Vertaling

Zo zult gij heden weten, dat de HEERE, uw God, Degene is, die voor uw aangezicht doorgaat, een verterend vuur: Die zal hen verdelgen, en Die zal hen voor uw aangezicht nederwerpen; en gij zult ze uit de bezitting verdrijven, en zult hen haastelijk te niet doen, gelijk als de HEERE tot u gesproken heeft.

Parallel Translations

Gereviseerde Lutherse Vertaling
Zo zult gij nu heden weten, dat de Heer, uw God, die voor u uitgaat, een verterend vuur is; Hij zal hen verdelgen en zal hen nederwerpen voor u uit, en zal hen schielijk verdrijven en ombrengen, gelijk de Heer u beloofd heeft.

Gereviseerde Leidse Vertaling
Zie dan heden in, dat het de Heer, uw god, is, die als een verterend vuur aan uw spits overtrekt: hij zal hen verdelgen, hij hen voor u vernederen, zodat gij hen spoedig verdrijft en te gronde richt, gelijk de Heer u heeft toegezegd.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Understand: Deuteronomy 9:6, Matthew 15:10, Mark 7:14, Ephesians 5:17

goeth over: Deuteronomy 1:30, Deuteronomy 20:4, Deuteronomy 31:3-6, Joshua 3:11, Joshua 3:14, Micah 2:13, Revelation 19:11-16

a consuming fire: Deuteronomy 4:24, Isaiah 27:4, Isaiah 30:27, Isaiah 30:30, Isaiah 30:33, Isaiah 33:14, Nahum 1:5, Nahum 1:6, 2 Thessalonians 1:8, Hebrews 12:29

he shall: Deuteronomy 7:1, Deuteronomy 7:2, Deuteronomy 7:16, Deuteronomy 7:23, Deuteronomy 7:24, Exodus 23:29-31, Isaiah 41:10-16, Romans 8:31

Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 12:29 - cut off Deuteronomy 31:8 - he it is that Deuteronomy 33:27 - thrust Judges 1:4 - Lord Judges 4:14 - is not 1 Samuel 17:46 - will the Lord Psalms 50:3 - a fire

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Understand therefore this day,.... Or be it known to you for your encouragement, and believe it:

that the Lord thy God [is] he which goeth over before thee as a consuming fire: did not only go before them over the river Jordan, in a pillar of cloud and fire, to guide and direct them, and was a wall of fire around them to protect and defend them, but as a consuming fire, before which there is no standing, to destroy their enemies; see Deuteronomy 4:24,

he shall destroy them, and he shall bring them down before thy face; be they as great and as mighty, as large and as tall as they may, they will not be able to stand before the Lord, but will soon be made low, and be easily brought down to the earth by him, and to utter destruction; which would be done in a public and visible manner, so as that the hand of the Lord would be seen in it by the Israelites:

so shalt thou drive them out, and destroy them quickly, as the Lord hath said unto thee; that is, the far greater part of them, and so many as to make room for the Israelites, and which was quickly done. The Jews commonly say a, that they were seven years in subduing the land; otherwise they were not to be driven out and destroyed at once, but by little and little: see Deuteronomy 7:22.

a Seder Olam Rabba, c. 11. p. 31, 32.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

So shalt thou drive them out, and destroy them quickly - This is not inconsistent with Deuteronomy 7:22, in which instant annihilation is not to be expected for the reasons assigned. Here Moses urges the people to trust in God’s covenanted aid; since He would then make no delay in so destroying the nations attacked by them as to put them into enjoyment of the promises, and in doing so as fast as was for the well-being of Israel itself.