Verse 12

Take heed{H8104}{(H8734)} to thyself, lest thou make{H3772}{(H8799)} a covenant{H1285} with the inhabitants{H3427}{(H8802)} of the land{H776} whither thou goest{H935}{(H8802)}, lest it be for a snare{H4170} in the midst{H7130} of thee:

Referenced Verses

  • Exod 23:32-33 : 32 Thou shalt make{H3772}{(H8799)} no covenant{H1285} with them, nor with their gods{H430}. 33 They shall not dwell{H3427}{(H8799)} in thy land{H776}, lest they make thee sin{H2398}{(H8686)} against me: for if thou serve{H5647}{(H8799)} their gods{H430}, it will surely be a snare{H4170} unto thee.
  • Deut 7:2 : 2 And when the LORD{H3068} thy God{H430} shall deliver{H5414}{(H8804)} them before{H6440} thee; thou shalt smite{H5221}{(H8689)} them, and utterly{H2763}{(H8687)} destroy{H2763}{(H8686)} them; thou shalt make{H3772}{(H8799)} no covenant{H1285} with them, nor shew mercy{H2603}{(H8799)} unto them:
  • Josh 23:12-13 : 12 Else if ye do in any wise{H7725}{(H8800)} go back{H7725}{(H8799)}, and cleave{H1692}{(H8804)} unto the remnant{H3499} of these nations{H1471}, even these that remain{H7604}{(H8737)} among you, and shall make marriages{H2859}{(H8694)} with them, and go in{H935}{(H8804)} unto them, and they to you: 13 Know{H3045}{(H8799)} for a certainty{H3045}{(H8800)} that the LORD{H3068} your God{H430} will no more{H3254}{(H8686)} drive out{H3423}{(H8687)} any of these nations{H1471} from before{H6440} you; but they shall be snares{H6341} and traps{H4170} unto you, and scourges{H7850} in your sides{H6654}, and thorns{H6796} in your eyes{H5869}, until ye perish{H6}{(H8800)} from off this good{H2896} land{H127} which the LORD{H3068} your God{H430} hath given{H5414}{(H8804)} you.
  • Judg 2:2-3 : 2 And ye shall make{H3772}{(H8799)} no league{H1285} with the inhabitants{H3427}{(H8802)} of this land{H776}; ye shall throw down{H5422}{(H8799)} their altars{H4196}: but ye have not obeyed{H8085}{(H8804)} my voice{H6963}: why have ye done{H6213}{(H8804)} this? 3 Wherefore I also said{H559}{(H8804)}, I will not drive them out{H1644}{(H8762)} from before{H6440} you; but they shall be as thorns in your sides{H6654}, and their gods{H430} shall be a snare{H4170} unto you.
  • Judg 8:27 : 27 And Gideon{H1439} made{H6213}{(H8799)} an ephod{H646} thereof, and put{H3322}{(H8686)} it in his city{H5892}, even in Ophrah{H6084}: and all Israel{H3478} went thither a whoring{H2181}{(H8799)} after{H310} it: which thing became a snare{H4170} unto Gideon{H1439}, and to his house{H1004}.
  • Ps 106:36 : 36 And they served{H5647}{(H8799)} their idols{H6091}: which were a snare{H4170} unto them.
  • Deut 7:16 : 16 And thou shalt consume{H398}{(H8804)} all the people{H5971} which the LORD{H3068} thy God{H430} shall deliver{H5414}{(H8802)} thee; thine eye{H5869} shall have no pity{H2347}{(H8799)} upon them: neither shalt thou serve{H5647}{(H8799)} their gods{H430}; for that will be a snare{H4170} unto thee.