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Deuteronomy 2:25

in Deuteronomy 2

This very day I will begin to put the dread and fear of you upon all the nations under heaven. They will hear the reports of you and tremble in anguish because of you.”

BSB

The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

This day will I begin to put the dread of thee and the fear of thee upon the peoples that are under the whole heaven, who shall hear the report of thee, and shall tremble, and be in anguish because of thee.

KJV

This day will I begin to put the dread of thee and the fear of thee upon the nations that are under the whole heaven, who shall hear report of thee, and shall tremble, and be in anguish because of thee.

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This verse in Deuteronomy 2

Commentary

5 notes on this verse

A commentator

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

Rise ye up . . . and pass over the river Arnon--At its mouth, this stream is eighty-two feet wide and four deep. It flows in a channel banked by perpendicular cliffs of sandstone.

This site's exposition

cross the Arnon Valley

on Deuteronomy 2:24-25

Three times the chapter has said "I will not give you", and here it says "I have delivered into your hand". So the conquest opens against Sihon the Amorite.

This site's exposition

the dread and fear of you

The promise is timed to this very day, so the report of the first battle east of the Jordan starts the fear. The nations are to hear the reports and tremble, and fear travels ahead of the army.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

This day will I begin to put the dread of thee,....

A commentator

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

proposed

This was then God's way of disposing of kingdoms, but such particular grants are not now either to be expected or pretended. In this commission observe, 1.

The words behind it

18 Hebrew words

Every Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.

  • הַיּ֣וֹםthe day

    haiyomH3117 →2304 times

  • הַזֶּ֗ה<the> this

    hazehH2088 →1180 times

  • אָחֵל֙I will begin

    ʾachelH2490 →143 times

  • תֵּ֤תto put

    tetH5414 →2011 times

  • פַּחְדְּךָ֙dread your

    pachdekhaH6343 →49 times

  • וְיִרְאָ֣תְךָ֔and fear your

    veyiratekhaH3374 →

  • עַל־on

    ʾal-H5921 →5755 times

  • פְּנֵי֙[the] face of

    peneiH6440 →2123 times

  • הָֽעַמִּ֔יםthe peoples

    haamimH5971 →1873 times

  • תַּ֖חַתunder

    tachatH8478 →505 times

  • כָּל־all

    kol-H3605 →5413 times

  • הַשָּׁמָ֑יִםthe heavens

    hashamayimH8064 →421 times

  • אֲשֶׁ֤רwho

    ʾasherH834 →5497 times

  • יִשְׁמְעוּן֙they will hear !

    yishmeunH8085 →1159 times

  • שִׁמְעֲךָ֔report your

    shimakhaH8088 →

  • וְרָגְז֥וּand they will tremble

    veragezuH7264 →

  • וְחָל֖וּand they will be in anguish

    vechaluH2342 →

  • מִפָּנֶֽיךָ׃<from> because of you

    mipaneikhaH6440 →2123 times

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

Related verses

18 in all, six open

The number beside each verse is how many compiled reference works tie it to this one. The strongest six stand open.

Exodus 23:27I will send My terror ahead of you and throw into confusion every nation you encounter. I will make all your enemies turn and run.16 worksDeuteronomy 11:25No man will be able to stand against you; the LORD your God will put the fear and dread of you upon all the land, wherever you set foot, as He has promised you.11 worksExodus 15:14–16The nations will hear and tremble; anguish will grip the dwellers of Philistia.10 worksDeuteronomy 28:10Then all the peoples of the earth will see that you are called by the name of the LORD, and they will stand in awe of you.8 works1 Chronicles 14:17And David’s fame went out into every land, and the LORD caused all nations to fear him.8 worksJoshua 2:9–12and said to them, “I know that the LORD has given you this land and that the fear of you has fallen on us, so that all who dwell in the land are melting in fear of you.5 works
The other 12 cross-references, with their words ▾
Psalms 105:38Egypt was glad when they departed, for the dread of Israel had fallen on them.5 worksRevelation 3:9Look at those who belong to the synagogue of Satan, who claim to be Jews but are liars instead. I will make them come and bow down at your feet, and they will know that I love you.5 worksJoshua 9:24The Gibeonites answered, “Your servants were told clearly that the LORD your God had commanded His servant Moses to give you all the land and wipe out all its inhabitants before you. So we greatly feared for our lives because of you, and that is why we have done this.5 works2 Kings 7:6–7For the Lord had caused the Arameans to hear the sound of chariots, horses, and a great army, so that they said to one another, “Look, the king of Israel must have hired the kings of the Hittites and Egyptians to attack us.”5 worksExodus 15:16and terror and dread will fall on them. By the power of Your arm they will be as still as a stone until Your people pass by, O LORD, until the people You have bought pass by.5 worksJeremiah 33:9So this city will bring Me renown, joy, praise, and glory before all the nations of the earth, who will hear of all the good I do for it. They will tremble in awe because of all the goodness and prosperity that I will provide for it.3 worksActs 2:5Now there were dwelling in Jerusalem God-fearing Jews from every nation under heaven.3 works2 Chronicles 14:14and attacked all the cities around Gerar, because the terror of the LORD had fallen upon them. They plundered all the cities, since there was much plunder there.3 worksPsalms 9:20Lay terror upon them, O LORD; let the nations know they are but men. Selah3 worksEsther 8:17In every province and every city, wherever the king’s edict and decree reached, there was joy and gladness among the Jews, with feasting and celebrating. And many of the people of the land themselves became Jews, because the fear of the Jews had fallen upon them.3 worksIsaiah 64:2as fire kindles the brushwood and causes the water to boil, to make Your name known to Your enemies, so that the nations will tremble at Your presence!2 worksNumbers 22:3and Moab was terrified of the people because they were numerous. Indeed, Moab dreaded the Israelites.2 works

The walk

8 stops

Each card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.

  • Through

    Exodus 23:27

    I will send My terror ahead of you and throw into confusion every nation you encounter. I will make all your enemies turn and run.

    it leads to

    • Deuteronomy 11:25

      No man will be able to stand against you; the LORD your God will put the fear and dread of you upon all the land, wherever you set foot, as He has promised you.

      Reached by 2 separate paths from here.

    • Genesis 35:5

      As they set out, a terror from God fell over the surrounding cities, so that they did not pursue Jacob’s sons.

    • Deuteronomy 7:23

      But the LORD your God will give them over to you and throw them into great confusion, until they are destroyed.

    • Exodus 15:14–16

      The nations will hear and tremble; anguish will grip the dwellers of Philistia.

  • Through

    Deuteronomy 11:25

    No man will be able to stand against you; the LORD your God will put the fear and dread of you upon all the land, wherever you set foot, as He has promised you.

    it leads to

    • Deuteronomy 7:24

      He will hand their kings over to you, and you will wipe out their names from under heaven. No one will be able to stand against you; you will annihilate them.

    • Exodus 23:27

      I will send My terror ahead of you and throw into confusion every nation you encounter. I will make all your enemies turn and run.

    • Joshua 1:5

      No one shall stand against you all the days of your life. As I was with Moses, so will I be with you; I will never leave you nor forsake you.

  • Through

    Deuteronomy 28:10

    Then all the peoples of the earth will see that you are called by the name of the LORD, and they will stand in awe of you.

    it leads to

    • 2 Chronicles 7:14

      and if My people who are called by My name humble themselves and pray and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, forgive their sin, and…

Where this verse is studied

About Deuteronomy

Moses Viewing the Promised Land, Frederic Edwin Church, 1846. Public domain.
Moses Viewing the Promised Land, Frederic Edwin Church, 1846. Public domain.
Deuteronomy: the study guide →Read Deuteronomy 2 →

This page draws on Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.

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