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Deuteronomy 9:4

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Bible Versions

Speak not thou in thine heart, after that the LORD thy God hath cast them out from before thee, saying, For my righteousness the LORD hath brought me in to possess this land: but for the wickedness of these nations the LORD doth drive them out from before thee.
Speak {H559} not thou in thine heart {H3824}, after that the LORD {H3068} thy God {H430} hath cast them out {H1920} from before {H6440} thee, saying {H559}, For my righteousness {H6666} the LORD {H3068} hath brought me in {H935} to possess {H3423} this land {H776}: but for the wickedness {H7564} of these nations {H1471} the LORD {H3068} doth drive them out {H3423} from before {H6440} thee.
"Don't think to yourself, after your God has pushed them out ahead of you, 'It is to reward my righteousness that ADONAI has brought me in to take possession of this land.' No, it is because these nations have been so wicked that ADONAI is driving them out ahead of you.
When the LORD your God has driven them out before you, do not say in your heart, “Because of my righteousness the LORD has brought me in to possess this land.” Rather, the LORD is driving out these nations before you because of their wickedness.
Speak not thou in thy heart, after that Jehovah thy God hath thrust them out from before thee, saying, For my righteousness Jehovah hath brought me in to possess this land; whereas for the wickedness of these nations Jehovah doth drive them out from before thee.
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