Deuteronomy 13:7

Of all the nations round about, that are near or afar off, from one end of the earth to the other,

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

Namely, of the gods of the people which are round about you, nigh unto thee, or far off from thee, from the one end of the earth even unto the other end of the earth;

In Context

6If thy brother the son of thy mother, or thy son, or daughter, or thy wife that is in thy bosom, or thy friend, whom thou lovest as thy own soul, would persuade thee secretly, saying: Let us go, and serve strange gods, which thou knowest not, nor thy fathers,

8Consent not to him, hear him not, neither let thy eye spare him to pity and conceal him,

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 6:14You shall not go after the strange gods of all the nations, that are round about you:

2 Chronicles 22:3He also walked in the ways of the house of Achab: for his mother pushed him on to do wickedly.

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 13:7-12

6 If thy brother, the son of thy mother, or thy son, or thy daughter, or the wife of thy bosom, or thy friend, which is as thine own soul, entice thee secretly, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which thou hast not known, thou, nor thy fathers; 7 Namely, of the gods of the people which are round about you, nigh unto thee, or far off from thee, from the one end of the earth even unto the other end of the earth; 8 Thou shalt not consent unto him, nor hearken unto him; neither shall thine eye pity him, neither… Read the whole commentary →

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