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Deuteronomy 7:17

Deuteronomy 7:17
If thou shalt say in thine heart, These nations are more than I; how can I dispossess them?

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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771

If thou shall say in thine heart,.... Should have secret thoughts arise in the heart, misgivings of heart, fears and…

Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Deuteronomy 7:12-26

Here, I. The caution against idolatry is repeated, and against communion with idolaters: "Thou shalt consume the people,…

Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921

say in thine heart say to thyself, or think, or imagine; but with the force of really think, Deu 9:4; Deu 18:21.