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Deuteronomy 28:7

The LORD will cause the enemies who rise up against you to be defeated before you. They will march out against you in one direction but flee from you in seven.

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ASV

Jehovah will cause thine enemies that rise up against thee to be smitten before thee: they shall come out against thee one way, and shall flee before thee seven ways.

KJV

The Lord shall cause thine enemies that rise up against thee to be smitten before thy face: they shall come out against thee one way, and flee before thee seven ways.

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16 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
יִתֵּ֨ןyi.Tenhe will makeH5414 →
יְהוָ֤הYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
אֹיְבֶ֙יךָ֙'o.ye.Vei.khaenemies yourH341 →
הַקָּמִ֣יםha.ka.Mimwho will ariseH6965 →
עָלֶ֔יךָ'a.Lei.khaon youH5921 →
נִגָּפִ֖יםni.ga.FimdefeatedH5062 →
לְפָנֶ֑יךָle.fa.Nei.kha<to> before youH6440 →
בְּדֶ֤רֶךְbe.De.rekhin a directionH1870 →
אֶחָד֙'e.ChadoneH259 →
יֵצְא֣וּye.tze.'Uthey will come outH3318 →
אֵלֶ֔יךָ'e.Lei.khaagainst youH413 →
וּבְשִׁבְעָ֥הu.ve.shiv.'Ahand in sevenH7651 →
דְרָכִ֖יםde.ra.KhimdirectionsH1870 →
יָנ֥וּסוּya.Nu.suthey will fleeH5127 →
לְפָנֶֽיךָ׃le.fa.Nei.kha<to> before youH6440 →

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Proverbs 28:1The wicked flee when no one pursues, but the righteous are as bold as a lion.2 Samuel 22:38–41I pursued my enemies and destroyed them; I did not turn back until they were consumed.Leviticus 26:7–8You will pursue your enemies, and they will fall by the sword before you.Psalms 89:23I will crush his foes before him and strike down those who hate him.2 Chronicles 32:21–22and the LORD sent an angel who annihilated every mighty man of valor and every leader and commander in the camp of the king of Assyria. So he withdrew to his own land in disgrace. And when he entered the temple of his god, some of his own sons struck him down with the sword.Leviticus 26:8Five of you will pursue a hundred, and a hundred of you will pursue ten thousand, and your enemies will fall by the sword before you.2 Chronicles 19:4Jehoshaphat lived in Jerusalem, and once again he went out among the people from Beersheba to the hill country of Ephraim and turned them back to the LORD, the God of their fathers.Joshua 8:22Meanwhile, those in the ambush came out of the city against them, and the men of Ai were trapped between the Israelite forces on both sides. So Israel struck them down until no survivor or fugitive remained.Deuteronomy 28:25The LORD will cause you to be defeated before your enemies. You will march out against them in one direction but flee from them in seven. You will be an object of horror to all the kingdoms of the earth.2 Chronicles 31:20–21So this is what Hezekiah did throughout Judah. He did what was good and upright and true before the LORD his God.1 Samuel 7:3–4Then Samuel said to all the house of Israel, “If you are returning to the LORD with all your hearts, then rid yourselves of the foreign gods and Ashtoreths among you, prepare your hearts for the LORD, and serve Him only. And He will deliver you from the hand of the Philistines.”1 Samuel 7:10–11As the Philistines drew near to fight against Israel, Samuel was sacrificing the burnt offering. But that day the LORD thundered loudly against the Philistines and threw them into such confusion that they fled before Israel.2 Chronicles 14:2–6And Asa did what was good and right in the eyes of the LORD his God.Deuteronomy 32:30How could one man pursue a thousand, or two put ten thousand to flight, unless their Rock had sold them, unless the LORD had given them up?Joshua 10:42And because the LORD, the God of Israel, fought for Israel, Joshua captured all these kings and their land in one campaign.Joshua 10:10–11And the LORD threw them into confusion before Israel, who defeated them in a great slaughter at Gibeon, pursued them along the ascent to Beth-horon, and struck them down as far as Azekah and Makkedah.2 Chronicles 14:9–15Then Zerah the Cushite came against them with an army of 1,000,000 men and 300 chariots, and they advanced as far as Mareshah.2 Chronicles 20:22–25The moment they began their shouts and praises, the LORD set ambushes against the men of Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir who had come against Judah, and they were defeated.

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