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Joshua 24:12

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And I sent the hornet before you, which drave them out from before you, [even] the two kings of the Amorites; [but] not with thy sword, nor with thy bow.

And I sent {H7971} the hornet {H6880} before {H6440} you, which drave them out {H1644} from before {H6440} you, even the two {H8147} kings {H4428} of the Amorites {H567}; but not with thy sword {H2719}, nor with thy bow {H7198}.

I sent the hornet ahead of you, driving them out from ahead of you, the two kings of the Emori - it wasn't by your sword or your bow.

I sent the hornet ahead of you, and it drove out the two Amorite kings before you, but not by your own sword or bow.

And I sent the hornet before you, which drove them out from before you, even the two kings of the Amorites; not with thy sword, nor with thy bow.

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Cross-References

  • Deuteronomy 7:20 (6 votes)

    Moreover the LORD thy God will send the hornet among them, until they that are left, and hide themselves from thee, be destroyed.

  • Exodus 23:28 (6 votes)

    And I will send hornets before thee, which shall drive out the Hivite, the Canaanite, and the Hittite, from before thee.

  • Psalms 44:3 (3 votes)

    For they got not the land in possession by their own sword, neither did their own arm save them: but thy right hand, and thine arm, and the light of thy countenance, because thou hadst a favour unto them.

  • Psalms 44:6 (3 votes)

    For I will not trust in my bow, neither shall my sword save me.