Deuteronomy 2:15

Translations

Modern

Indeed, the LORD’s hand was against them, to eliminate them from the camp, until they had all perished.

Traditional

For indeed the hand of the Lord was against them, to destroy them from among the host, until they were consumed.

Literal

For indeed, the hand of YHWH was against them to destroy them from the midst of the camp, until they came to an end.

Latin

…cujus manus fuit adversum eos, ut interirent de castrorum medio.

Original

Hebrew

English

Indeed, the LORD’s hand was against them, to eliminate them from the camp, until they had all perished.

Notes

Deuteronomy 2:2–25

Numbers 21:10–20 covers the same time period.

Deuteronomy 1:6–4:40

Secular treaties (formal agreements between nations) often included a section about the past relationship between the two partners. This section reviewed what had happened before the agreement.

In this case, the purpose was to review Israel’s successes and failures since the exodus from Egypt. It reminded the people that God had kept his word, even when they did not obey him.

To prepare the Israelites for life in Canaan, Moses reminded them about life in Egypt, their 40 years of wandering in the wilderness, and their past mistakes. He warned them to obey God's covenant. He assured them that God's grace would follow them as they learned to trust and obey the Lord.

Related verses

Psalm 106:26
So He raised His hand and swore to cast them down in the wilderness,
Psalm 90:7–9
For we are consumed by Your anger and terrified by Your wrath.
1 Corinthians 10:5
Nevertheless, God was not pleased with most of them, for they were struck down in the wilderness.
Psalm 78:33
So He ended their days in futility, and their years in sudden terror.
Isaiah 66:14
When you see, you will rejoice, and you will flourish like grass; then the hand of the LORD will be revealed to His servants, but His wrath will be shown to His enemies.
Psalm 32:4
For day and night Your hand was heavy upon me; my strength was drained as in the summer heat. Selah
1 Samuel 5:11
Then the Ekronites called together all the rulers of the Philistines and said, “Send away the ark of the God of Israel. It must return to its place, so that it will not kill us and our people!” For a deadly confusion had pervaded the city; the hand of God was very heavy upon it.
1 Samuel 5:9
But after they had moved the ark to Gath, the LORD’s hand was also against that city, throwing it into great confusion and afflicting the men of the city, both young and old, with an outbreak of tumors.
1 Samuel 5:6
Now the hand of the LORD was heavy on the people of Ashdod and its vicinity, ravaging them and afflicting them with tumors.
1 Samuel 7:13
So the Philistines were subdued, and they stopped invading the territory of Israel. And the hand of the LORD was against the Philistines all the days of Samuel.
Judges 2:15
Wherever Israel marched out, the hand of the LORD was against them to bring calamity, just as He had sworn to them. So they were greatly distressed.

Glossary

Archaeology and the Bible Deuteronomy, Book of Hand Horites Joshua, Book of Nuzi, Nuzi Tablets Rephaim Wrath of God

Topics

Israel: All Who Were Numbered at Mount Sinai Perished in the Wilderness Except Caleb and Joshua Judgments: The Forty Years of Wandering, a Judgment

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