Deuteronomy 7:20 (WEB)

Passage

Moreover Yahweh your God will send the hornet among them, until those who are left, and hide themselves, perish from before you.

Nearby Context

Deuteronomy 7:18 you shall not be afraid of them. You shall remember well what Yahweh your God did to Pharaoh, and to all Egypt:

Deuteronomy 7:19 the great trials which your eyes saw, the signs, the wonders, the mighty hand, and the outstretched arm, by which Yahweh your God brought you out. So shall Yahweh your God do to all the peoples of whom you are afraid.

Deuteronomy 7:20 Moreover Yahweh your God will send the hornet among them, until those who are left, and hide themselves, perish from before you.

Deuteronomy 7:21 You shall not be scared of them; for Yahweh your God is among you, a great and awesome God.

Deuteronomy 7:22 Yahweh your God will cast out those nations before you little by little. You may not consume them at once, lest the animals of the field increase on you.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "moreover", "yahweh", "send", "hornet", "until", "left", "hide", and "themselves". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "moreover" and "yahweh", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 19's "the great trials which your eyes saw..." into verse 21's "You shall not be scared of them...", so "moreover" and "yahweh" 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 "moreover" and "yahweh" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.