But you shall fear Yahweh your God, and he will deliver you out of the hand of all your enemies.”
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But you shall fear Yahweh your God, and he will deliver you out of the hand of all your enemies.”
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But the LORD your God ye shall fear; and he shall deliver you out of the hand of all your enemies.
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but the LORD your God shall ye fear; and He will deliver you out of the hand of all your enemies.'
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Passages linked to 2 Kings 17:39 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- 1 Samuel 12:24 Only fear Yahweh, and serve him in truth with all your heart; for consider what great things he has done for you.
- Luke 1:74-75 to grant to us that we, being delivered out of the hand of our enemies, should serve him without fear, in holiness and righteousness before him all the days of our life.
- 2 Kings 17:36 but you shall fear Yahweh, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt with great power and with an outstretched arm, and you shall bow yourselves to him, and you shall sacrifice to him.
- Nehemiah 9:27 Therefore you delivered them into the hand of their adversaries, who distressed them. In the time of their trouble, when they cried to you, you heard from heaven; and according to your manifold mercies you gave them saviors who saved them out of the hands of their adversaries.
- Jeremiah 10:7 Who shouldn’t fear you, King of the nations? For it belongs to you. Because among all the wise men of the nations, and in all their royal estate, there is no one like you.
- Matthew 10:28 Don’t be afraid of those who kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul. Rather, fear him who is able to destroy both soul and body in Gehenna.
- Luke 1:50 His mercy is for generations of generations on those who fear him.
- Isaiah 8:12-14 “Don’t say, ‘A conspiracy!’ concerning all about which this people say, ‘A conspiracy!’ neither fear their threats, nor be terrorized. Yahweh of Armies is who you must respect as holy. He is the one you must fear. He is the one you must dread. He will be a sanctuary, but for both houses of Israel, he will be a stumbling stone and a rock that makes them fall. For the people of Jerusalem, he will be a trap and a snare.
- Luke 1:71 salvation from our enemies and from the hand of all who hate us;
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain The Lord your God, i.e. God alone, as the…
The Lord your God, i.e. God alone, as the whole context shows.
He shall deliver you out of the hand of all your enemies; and therefore you have no pretence of need to go to other gods for relief.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain Howbeit, they did not hearken, but did after their…
Howbeit, they did not hearken, but did after their former manner. They did not repent of their idolatries, but persisted in them, and even when they were in captivity in Assyria, or such of them as were left in the land.
2 Kings 17:41
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (39) And he.—The pronoun is emphatic: “and He, on…
(39) And he.—The pronoun is emphatic: “and He, on His part, will deliver you.”
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain But the Lord your God ye shall fear (comp.…
But the Lord your God ye shall fear (comp. ver. 36); and he shall deliver you out of the hand of all your enemies. This promise had been made repeatedly. (see Exo_23:27; Lev_26:7, Lev_26:8; Deu_6:18, 19 20:4 23:14 28:7, etc.) The writer of Chronicles aims at showing in detail that the promise was literally fulfilled in the history, victory in every case declaring itself in favor of God"s people, when they were faithful and obedient, while reverses always befell them in the contrary ease (see 1Ch_5:20-22 1Ch_10:13 1Ch_14:10-16; 2Ch_12:1-12 2Ch_13:4-18 2Ch_14:9-12 2Ch_20:5-30, etc.)
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C. I. Scofield 1917 · Public Domain (See Scofield "Psa 19:9").
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(See Scofield "Psa 19:9").
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 General Information:
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The summary now ends with an appeal to worship only Yahweh and a description of the sins of the people.
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They would not listen
"Listen" here is a metaphor for paying attention and acting on the command. AT: "They did not obey" (See: Metaphor)
these nations feared Yahweh
These nations feared Yahweh only to the point of appeasing him the same way they treated their own gods.
up to this day
"and have continued ever since." The phrase "this day" refers to the time period in which the writer lived.
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