Deuteronomy 7:7 - Forerunner Commentary

Deuteronomy 7:7

5 But thus you shall deal with them: you shall ^adestroy their altars, and break down their sacred pillars, and cut down their¹ wooden images, and burn their carved images with fire.

6 “For you are a¹ holy people to the Lord your God; ^athe Lord your God has chosen you to be a people for Himself, a special treasure above all the peoples on the face of the earth.

7 The Lord did not set His ^alove on you nor choose you because you were more in number than any other people, for you were ^bthe least of all peoples;

8 but ^abecause the Lord loves you, and because He would keep ^bthe oath which He swore to your fathers, ^cthe Lord has brought you out with a mighty hand, and redeemed you from the house of¹ bondage, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt.

9 “Therefore know that the Lord your God, He is God, ^athe faithful God ^bwho keeps covenant and mercy for a thousand generations with those who love Him and keep His commandments;

10 and He repays those who hate Him to their face, to destroy them. He will not¹ be ^aslack with him who hates Him; He will repay him to his face.

Verse Comparison: Deuteronomy 7:7

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American Standard Version
Jehovah did not set his love upon you, nor choose you, because ye were more in number than any people; for ye were the fewest of all peoples:

Amplified® Bible
The Lord did not set His love upon you and choose you because you were more in number than any other people, for you were the fewest of all people.

Contemporary English Version
You were the weakest of all nations,

Darby English Version
Not because ye were more in number than all the peoples, hath Jehovah been attached to you and chosen you, for ye are the fewest of all the peoples;

Good News Bible
"The LORD did not love you and choose you because you outnumbered other peoples; you were the smallest nation on earth.

King James Version
The LORD did not set his love upon you, nor choose you, because ye were more in number than any people; for ye were the fewest of all people:

New American Standard Bible
"The LORD did not set His love on you nor choose you because you were more in number than any of the peoples, for you were the fewest of all peoples,

New International Version
The LORD did not set his affection on you and choose you because you were more numerous than other peoples, for you were the fewest of all peoples.

New King James Version
The LORD did not set His love on you nor choose you because you were more in number than any other people, for you were the least of all peoples;

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
" The LORD did not set His love on you nor choose you because you numbered more than any of the peoples, for you had the fewest number of all peoples,

Revised Standard Version
It was not because you were more in number than any other people that the LORD set his love upon you and chose you, for you were the fewest of all peoples;

Young's Literal Translation
`Not because of your being more numerous than any of the peoples hath Jehovah delighted in you, and fixeth on you, for ye `are' the least of all the peoples,

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