16 Thou shalt therefore consume all people which the Lord thy God shall give thee: [a]thine eye shall not spare them, neither shalt thou serve their gods, for that shall be thy (A)destruction.

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 7:16 We ought not to be merciful, where God commandeth severity.

16 You must destroy all the peoples the Lord your God gives over to you.(A) Do not look on them with pity(B) and do not serve their gods,(C) for that will be a snare(D) to you.

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13 Know ye for certain, that the Lord your God will cast out no more of these nations from before you: (A)but they shall be a snare and destruction unto you, and a whip on your sides, and thorns in your [a]eyes, until ye perish out of this good land, which the Lord your God hath given you.

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Footnotes

  1. Joshua 23:13 Meaning, they shall be a continual grief unto you, and so the cause of your destruction.

13 then you may be sure that the Lord your God will no longer drive out(A) these nations before you. Instead, they will become snares(B) and traps for you, whips on your backs and thorns in your eyes,(C) until you perish from this good land,(D) which the Lord your God has given you.

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