Deuteronomy 6:19 (WEB)

Passage

to thrust out all your enemies from before you, as Yahweh has spoken.

Nearby Context

Deuteronomy 6:17 You shall diligently keep the commandments of Yahweh your God, and his testimonies, and his statutes, which he has commanded you.

Deuteronomy 6:18 You shall do that which is right and good in Yahweh’s sight; that it may be well with you, and that you may go in and possess the good land which Yahweh swore to your fathers,

Deuteronomy 6:19 to thrust out all your enemies from before you, as Yahweh has spoken.

Deuteronomy 6:20 When your son asks you in time to come, saying, “What do the testimonies, the statutes, and the ordinances, which Yahweh our God has commanded you mean?”

Deuteronomy 6:21 then you shall tell your son, “We were Pharaoh’s slaves in Egypt. Yahweh brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "thrust", "enemies", "before", "yahweh", and "spoken". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "thrust" and "enemies", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 18's "You shall do that which is right..." into verse 20's "When your son asks you in time...", so "thrust" and "enemies" belong inside that flow. In Deuteronomy context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "thrust" and "enemies" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.