Deuteronomy 1:42
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“But the LORD said to me, “Tell them not to go up and fight, for I am not with you to keep you from defeat by your enemies.””
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“But the LORD said to me, “Tell them not to go up and fight, for I am not with you to keep you from defeat by your enemies.””
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And the Lord said unto me, Say unto them, Go not up, neither fight; for I am not among you; lest ye be smitten before your enemies.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And Jehovah said unto me, Say unto them, Go not up, neither fight; for I am not among you; lest ye be smitten before your enemies.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“and Jehovah saith unto me, Say to them, Ye do not go up, nor fight, for I am not in your midst, and ye are not smitten before your enemies.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Deuteronomy 1:42 — 8 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Leviticus 26:17And I will set My face against you, so that you will be defeated by your enemies. Those who hate you will rule over you, and you will flee when no one pursues you.
- Numbers 14:41But Moses said, “Why are you transgressing the commandment of the LORD? This will not succeed!
- Joshua 7:8O Lord, what can I say, now that Israel has turned its back and run from its enemies?
- 1 Samuel 4:2The Philistines arrayed themselves against Israel, and as the battle spread, Israel was defeated by the Philistines, who struck down about four thousand men on the battlefield.
- 1 Samuel 4:10So the Philistines fought, and Israel was defeated, and each man fled to his tent. The slaughter was very great—thirty thousand foot soldiers of Israel fell.
- Isaiah 30:17A thousand will flee at the threat of one; at the threat of five you will all flee, until you are left alone like a pole on a mountaintop, like a banner on a hill.
- Isaiah 59:1Surely the arm of the LORD is not too short to save, nor His ear too dull to hear.
- Hosea 9:12Even if they raise their children, I will bereave them of each one. Yes, woe be to them when I turn away from them!
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