Deuteronomy 7:9

Know therefore that the LORD thy God, he is God, the faithful God, which keepeth covenant and mercy with them that love him and keep his commandments to a thousand generations;

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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
Know	וְיָ֣דַעְתָּ֔ ve.Ya.da'.ta	H3045	to know (properly · conjunction + verb, qal sequential perfect, 2nd person masculine singular
LORD	יְהוָ֥ה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
God	אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ 'e.lo.Hei.kha	H430	gods in the ordinary sense · noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
God	הָֽאֱלֹהִ֑ים ha.'E.lo.Him	H430	gods in the ordinary sense · definite article + noun, common masculine plural absolute
faithful	הַֽנֶּאֱמָ֔ן ha.ne.'e.Man	H539	properly · definite article + verb, niphal active participle, masculine singular absolute
God	הָאֵל֙ ha.'El	H410	strength · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
keepeth	שֹׁמֵ֧ר sho.Mer	H8104	properly · verb, qal active participle, masculine singular absolute
covenant	הַבְּרִ֣ית ha.be.Rit	H1285	a compact (because made by passing between pieces of fl… · definite article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
mercy	וְהַחֶ֗סֶד ve.ha.Che.sed	H2617	kindness · conjunction + definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
love	לְאֹהֲבָ֛יו le.'o.ha.Vav	H157	to have affection for (sexually or otherwise) · preposition + verb, qal active participle, masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
keep	וּלְשֹׁמְרֵ֥י u.le.sho.me.Rei	H8104	properly · conjunction + preposition + verb, qal active participle, masculine plural construct
commandments	מִצְוֹתָ֖יו mitz.vo.tov	H4687	a command · noun, common feminine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
thousand	לְאֶ֥לֶף le.'E.lef	H505	hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alph… · preposition + noun, common both genders singular construct
generations	דּֽוֹר Dor	H1755	properly · noun, common masculine singular absolute

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Cross-references

Hebrews 10:23 Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; (for he is faithful that promised;)
2 Timothy 2:13 If we believe not, yet he abideth faithful: he can not deny himself.
2 Thessalonians 3:3 But the Lord is faithful, who shall stablish you, and keep you from evil.
Daniel 9:4 And I prayed unto the LORD my God, and made my confession, and said, O Lord, the great and dreadful God, keeping the covenant and mercy to t…
1 Corinthians 1:9 God is faithful, by whom ye were called unto the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.
Nehemiah 1:5 And said, I beseech thee, O LORD God of heaven, the great and terrible God, that keepeth covenant and mercy for them that love him and obser…
1 Thessalonians 5:24 Faithful is he that calleth you, who also will do it.
Romans 8:28 And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 7:1-11

Here is, I. A very strict caution against all friendship and fellowship with idols and idolaters. Those that are taken into communion with God must have no communication with the unfruitful works of darkness. These things they are charged about for the preventing of this snare now before them. 1. They must show them no mercy, Deu 7:1, Deu 7:2. Bloody work is here appointed them, and yet it is God's work, and good work, and in its time and place needful, acceptable, and honourable. (1.) God here engages to do his part. It is spoken of as a thing taken for granted that God would bring them into the land of promise, that he would cast out the nations before them, who were the present occupants…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Deuteronomy 7:6

For thou art an holy people unto the Lord thy God--that is, set apart to the service of God, or chosen to execute the important purposes of His providence. Their selection to this high destiny was neither on account of their numerical amount (for, till after the death of Joseph, they were but a handful of people); nor because of their extraordinary merits (for they had often pursued a most perverse and unworthy conduct); but it was in consequence of the covenant or promise made with their pious forefathers; and the motives that led to that special act were such as tended not only to vindicate God's wisdom, but to illustrate His glory in diffusing the best and most precious blessings to all m…

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John Gill on Deuteronomy 7:9

The only true and living God, and not the idols of the Gentiles, who are false and lifeless ones, and therefore not the proper objects of adoration: the faithful God, which keepeth covenant and mercy; as appeared by fulfilling the promise made to their fathers, in bringing them out of Egypt, and now them to the borders of the land of Canaan given them for an inheritance: with them that love him, and keep his commandments, to a thousand generations; see Exodus 20:6 which are not the causes or conditions of his covenant and mercy, nor of his keeping them, but descriptive of the persons that enjoy the benefit thereof.

Dictionary and topics

Idolatry — Image-worship or divine honour paid to any created object. Paul describes the origin of idolatry in Rom. 1:21-25: men forsook God, and sank into ignorance and moral corruption (1:28). The forms of…
Blessing · CONTINGENT UPON OBEDIENCE — CONTINGENT UPON OBEDIENCE
Covenant, The · God is faithful to — God is faithful to
Faithfulness Of God, The · Manifested: In keeping his covenant — Manifested: In keeping his covenant
Grace Of God · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning
Intercession · OF MAN WITH GOD — OF MAN WITH GOD
Love · OF MAN FOR GO — OF MAN FOR GO
Love To God · God, faithful to those who have — God, faithful to those who have

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Deuteronomy 7:9

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 7:1-11

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Deuteronomy 7:6

John Gill on Deuteronomy 7:9

Dictionary and topics

Deuteronomy 7:9

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 7:1-11

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Deuteronomy 7:6

John Gill on Deuteronomy 7:9

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Deuteronomy 7:9-15

Keil & Delitzsch on Deuteronomy 7:9-10

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Deuteronomy 7:9

Rashi on Deuteronomy 7:9