Deuteronomy 7:22

And the Lord thy God will put away those nations before thee by little and little; for thou mayest not consume them instantly, lest the wild beast of the field multiply against thee.

Targum Onkelos

In The King James Version

And the LORD thy God will put out those nations before thee by little and little: thou mayest not consume them at once, lest the beasts of the field increase upon thee.

In Context

21Thou shalt not be broken down before them; for the Lord thy God dwelleth in the midst of thee, the Great and fearful God.

23Yet will the Lord thy God deliver them up before thee, and destroy them with a great destruction, till they be consumed;

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Cross References

Exodus 23:29I will not expel them before thee in one year, lest the land be made desolate, and the beasts of the field multiply against thee.

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 7:13-26

12 Wherefore it shall come to pass, if ye hearken to these judgments, and keep, and do them, that the Lord thy God shall keep unto thee the covenant and the mercy which he sware unto thy fathers: 13 And he will love thee, and bless thee, and multiply thee: he will also bless the fruit of thy womb, and the fruit of thy land, thy corn, and thy wine, and thine oil, the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep, in the land which he sware unto thy fathers to give thee. 14 Thou shalt be blessed above all… Read the whole commentary →

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