KJV ORIGINAL
But the LORD your God ye shall fear; and he shall deliver you out of the hand of all your enemies.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
Instead, you should respect and honor the LORD your God, and he will rescue you from all your enemies.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
God is promising that when we truly honor and respect him, he will protect us from our enemies and deliver us from trouble.
📚 Historical Context
This verse comes at the end of God's instructions to the foreign peoples who were resettled in Israel after the northern kingdom fell to Assyria in 722 BC. These new inhabitants had been experiencing attacks from lions, which they attributed to not knowing how to worship the God of the land. God was reminding them that true worship and reverence for him brings divine protection.
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