Deuteronomy 9:4 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
Deuteronomy 9:4 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Deuteronomy 9:4 in 6 Bible Translations
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Deuteronomy 9:4 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“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.”
Deuteronomy 9:4 — World English Bible
Deuteronomy 9:4 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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. ”
Deuteronomy 9:4 — American Standard Version
Deuteronomy 9:4 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“`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;”
Deuteronomy 9:4 — Young's Literal Translation
Deuteronomy 9:4 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Thou shalt not say in thy heart, when Jehovah thyGod thrusteth them out from before thee, saying, For my righteousness Jehovah hath brought me in to possess this land; but for the wickedness of these nations doth Jehovah dispossess them from before thee. ”
Deuteronomy 9:4 — Darby Translation
Deuteronomy 9:4 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Speake not thou in thine heart (after that the Lord thy God hath cast them out before thee) saying, For my righteousnesse the Lord hath brought me in, to possesse this land: but for the wickednesse of these nations the Lord hath cast them out before thee.”
Deuteronomy 9:4 — Geneva Bible
Deuteronomy 9:4 in Context — Deuteronomy 9
2 A people great and tall, the children of the Anakims, whom thou knowest, and of whom thou hast heard say, Who can stand before the children of Anak!
3 Understand therefore this day, that the Lord thy God is he which goeth over before thee; as a consuming fire he shall destroy them, and he shall bring them down before thy face: so shalt thou drive them out, and destroy them quickly, as the Lord hath said unto thee.
4 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.
5 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.
6 Understand therefore, that the Lord thy God giveth thee not this good land to possess it for thy righteousness; for thou art a stiffnecked people.
What Does Deuteronomy 9:4 Mean?
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