Deuteronomy 13:17

And there shall nothing of the cursed thing cleave to your hand, that the Lord may turn from his fierce anger, and + 13:17 Heb. give. show you mercy, and pity you, and multiply you, as he swore to your fathers;

LXX2012 (US English)

In The King James Version

And there shall cleave nought of the cursed thing to thine hand: that the LORD may turn from the fierceness of his anger, and shew thee mercy, and have compassion upon thee, and multiply thee, as he hath sworn unto thy fathers;

In Context

16And all its spoils you shall gather into its public ways, and you shall burn the city with fire, and all its spoils publicly before the Lord your God; and it shall be uninhabited for ever, it shall not be built again.

18if you will hear the voice of the Lord your God, to keep his commandments, all that I charge you this day, to do that which is good and pleasing before the Lord your God.

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Cross References

Genesis 22:16+ 22:16 Heb 6:14 surely blessing I will bless you, and multiplying I will multiply your seed as the stars of heaven, and as the sand which is by the shore of the sea, and your seed shall inherit the cities of their enemies.

Genesis 26:24And the Lord appeared to him in that night, and said, I am the God of Abraam your father; fear not, for I am with you, and I will bless you, and multiply your seed for the sake of Abraam your father.

Exodus 20:6and bestowing mercy on them that love me to thousands of them, and on them that keep my commandments.

Numbers 25:4And the Lord said to Moses, Take all the princes of the people, and + 25:4 Or, put them to shame. See Heb. 6.6 make them examples of judgment for the Lord in the face of the sun, and the anger of the Lord shall be turned away from Israel.

Deuteronomy 7:26And you shall not bring an abomination into your house, so + 7:26 Gr. shall. should you be an accursed thing like it; you shall utterly hate it, and altogether abominate it, because it is an accursed thing.

Joshua 6:18But keep yourselves strictly from the accursed thing, lest you⌃ set your mind upon and take of the accursed thing, and you⌃ make the camp of the children of Israel an accursed thing, and destroy us.

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 13:13-18

12 If thou shalt hear say in one of thy cities, which the Lord thy God hath given thee to dwell there, saying, 13 Certain men, the children of Belial, are gone out from among you, and have withdrawn the inhabitants of their city, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which ye have not known; 14 Then shalt thou enquire, and make search, and ask diligently; and, behold, if it be truth, and the thing certain, that such abomination is wrought among you; 15 Thou shalt surely smite the inhabitants of that city with… Read the whole commentary →

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