Verse 55

But if ye will not drive out{H3423}{(H8686)} the inhabitants{H3427}{(H8802)} of the land{H776} from before{H6440} you; then it shall come to pass, that those which ye let remain{H3498}{(H8686)} of them shall be pricks{H7899} in your eyes{H5869}, and thorns{H6796} in your sides{H6654}, and shall vex{H6887}{(H8804)} you in the land{H776} wherein ye dwell{H3427}{(H8802)}.

Referenced Verses

  • Judg 2:3 : 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.
  • Ps 106:34-36 : 34 They did not destroy{H8045}{(H8689)} the nations{H5971}, concerning whom the LORD{H3068} commanded{H559}{(H8804)} them: 35 But were mingled{H6148}{(H8691)} among the heathen{H1471}, and learned{H3925}{(H8799)} their works{H4639}. 36 And they served{H5647}{(H8799)} their idols{H6091}: which were a snare{H4170} unto them.
  • Ezek 28:24 : 24 And there shall be no more a pricking{H3992}{(H8688)} brier{H5544} unto the house{H1004} of Israel{H3478}, nor any grieving{H3510}{(H8688)} thorn{H6975} of all that are round about{H5439} them, that despised{H7590}{(H8801)} them; and they shall know{H3045}{(H8804)} that I am the Lord{H136} GOD{H3069}.
  • Exod 23:33 : 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 7:16 : 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.
  • 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 1:21-36 : 21 And the children{H1121} of Benjamin{H1144} did not drive out{H3423}{(H8689)} the Jebusites{H2983} that inhabited{H3427}{(H8802)} Jerusalem{H3389}; but the Jebusites{H2983} dwell{H3427}{(H8799)} with the children{H1121} of Benjamin{H1144} in Jerusalem{H3389} unto this day{H3117}. 22 And the house{H1004} of Joseph{H3130}, they also went up{H5927}{(H8799)} against Bethel{H1008}: and the LORD{H3068} was with them. 23 And the house{H1004} of Joseph{H3130} sent to descry{H8446}{(H8686)} Bethel{H1008}.(Now the name{H8034} of the city{H5892} before{H6440} was Luz{H3870}.) 24 And the spies{H8104}{(H8802)} saw{H7200}{(H8799)} a man{H376} come forth{H3318}{(H8802)} out of the city{H5892}, and they said{H559}{(H8799)} unto him, Shew{H7200}{(H8685)} us, we pray thee, the entrance{H3996} into the city{H5892}, and we will shew{H6213}{(H8804)} thee mercy{H2617}. 25 And when he shewed{H7200}{(H8686)} them the entrance{H3996} into the city{H5892}, they smote{H5221}{(H8686)} the city{H5892} with the edge{H6310} of the sword{H2719}; but they let go{H7971}{(H8765)} the man{H376} and all his family{H4940}. 26 And the man{H376} went{H3212}{(H8799)} into the land{H776} of the Hittites{H2850}, and built{H1129}{(H8799)} a city{H5892}, and called{H7121}{(H8799)} the name{H8034} thereof Luz{H3870}: which is the name{H8034} thereof unto this day{H3117}. 27 Neither did Manasseh{H4519} drive out{H3423}{(H8689)} the inhabitants of Bethshean{H1052} and her towns{H1323}, nor Taanach{H8590} and her towns{H1323}, nor the inhabitants{H3427}{(H8802)} of Dor{H1756} and her towns{H1323}, nor the inhabitants{H3427}{(H8802)} of Ibleam{H2991} and her towns{H1323}, nor the inhabitants{H3427}{(H8802)} of Megiddo{H4023} and her towns{H1323}: but the Canaanites{H3669} would{H2974}{(H8686)} dwell{H3427}{(H8800)} in that land{H776}. 28 And it came to pass, when Israel{H3478} was strong{H2388}{(H8804)}, that they put{H7760}{(H8799)} the Canaanites{H3669} to tribute{H4522}, and did not utterly{H3423}{(H8687)} drive them out{H3423}{(H8689)}. 29 Neither did Ephraim{H669} drive out{H3423}{(H8689)} the Canaanites{H3669} that dwelt{H3427}{(H8802)} in Gezer{H1507}; but the Canaanites{H3669} dwelt{H3427}{(H8799)} in Gezer{H1507} among{H7130} them. 30 Neither did Zebulun{H2074} drive out{H3423}{(H8689)} the inhabitants{H3427}{(H8802)} of Kitron{H7003}, nor the inhabitants{H3427}{(H8802)} of Nahalol{H5096}; but the Canaanites{H3669} dwelt{H3427}{(H8799)} among{H7130} them, and became tributaries{H4522}. 31 Neither did Asher{H836} drive out{H3423}{(H8689)} the inhabitants{H3427}{(H8802)} of Accho{H5910}, nor the inhabitants{H3427}{(H8802)} of Zidon{H6721}, nor of Ahlab{H303}, nor of Achzib{H392}, nor of Helbah{H2462}, nor of Aphik{H663}, nor of Rehob{H7340}: 32 But the Asherites{H843} dwelt{H3427}{(H8799)} among{H7130} the Canaanites{H3669}, the inhabitants{H3427}{(H8802)} of the land{H776}: for they did not drive them out{H3423}{(H8689)}. 33 Neither did Naphtali{H5321} drive out{H3423}{(H8689)} the inhabitants{H3427}{(H8802)} of Bethshemesh{H1053}, nor the inhabitants{H3427}{(H8802)} of Bethanath{H1043}; but he dwelt{H3427}{(H8799)} among{H7130} the Canaanites{H3669}, the inhabitants{H3427}{(H8802)} of the land{H776}: nevertheless the inhabitants{H3427}{(H8802)} of Bethshemesh{H1053} and of Bethanath{H1043} became tributaries{H4522} unto them. 34 And the Amorites{H567} forced{H3905}{(H8799)} the children{H1121} of Dan{H1835} into the mountain{H2022}: for they would not suffer{H5414}{(H8804)} them to come down{H3381}{(H8800)} to the valley{H6010}: 35 But the Amorites{H567} would{H2974}{(H8686)} dwell{H3427}{(H8800)} in mount{H2022} Heres{H2776} in Aijalon{H357}, and in Shaalbim{H8169}: yet the hand{H3027} of the house{H1004} of Joseph{H3130} prevailed{H3513}{(H8799)}, so that they became tributaries{H4522}. 36 And the coast{H1366} of the Amorites{H567} was from the going up{H4608} to Akrabbim{H4610}, from the rock{H5553}, and upward{H4605}.
  • Deut 7:4 : 4 For they will turn away{H5493}{(H8686)} thy son{H1121} from following{H310} me, that they may serve{H5647}{(H8804)} other{H312} gods{H430}: so will the anger{H639} of the LORD{H3068} be kindled{H2734}{(H8804)} against you, and destroy{H8045}{(H8689)} thee suddenly{H4118}.