Translations
Modern
Moreover, the LORD your God will send the hornet against them until even the survivors hiding from you have perished.
Traditional
Moreover the Lord thy God will send the hornet among them, until they that are left, and hide themselves from thee, be destroyed.
Literal
Moreover, YHWH your God will send the hornet among them, until those who are left and who hide themselves from you have perished.
Latin
Insuper et crabrones mittet Dominus Deus tuus in eos, donec deleat omnes atque disperdat qui te fugerint, et latere potuerint.
Original
Hebrew
English
Moreover, the LORD your God will send the hornet against them until even the survivors hiding from you have perished.
Notes
the hornet: Whether God sent stinging insects or another source of fear, he would expel the remaining Canaanites from the land (Exodus 23:28; Joshua 24:12).
Before Israel could occupy the promised land, they had to remove the people already living there (compare Genesis 13:14–17; 15:18–21). The land belonged to the Lord, and only God could decide who should live there.
Theme notes and profiles
Parallels
Glossary
Archaeology and the Bible Biblical Concept of Law Curse, Cursed Deuteronomy, Book of Holy War Holy War Hornet, Wasp Joshua, Book of
Topics
Blessing: Temporal, from God Contingencies in Divine Government of Man Faith: Enjoined God: Providence of Hornet: Or Wasp Insects: Hornet War: God In