Deuteronomy 31:4 (YLT)

Passage

and Jehovah hath done to them as he hath done to Sihon and to Og, kings of the Amorite, and to their land, whom He destroyed.

Nearby Context

Deuteronomy 31:2 and he saith unto them, `A son of a hundred and twenty years <FI>am<Fi> I to-day; I am not able any more to go out and to come in, and Jehovah hath said unto me, Thou dost not pass over this Jordan,

Deuteronomy 31:3 `Jehovah thy God He is passing over before thee, He doth destroy these nations from before thee, and thou hast possessed them; Joshua--he is passing over before thee as Jehovah hath spoken,

Deuteronomy 31:4 and Jehovah hath done to them as he hath done to Sihon and to Og, kings of the Amorite, and to their land, whom He destroyed.

Deuteronomy 31:5 And Jehovah hath given them before your face, and ye have done to them according to all the command which I have commanded you;

Deuteronomy 31:6 be strong and courageous, fear not, nor be terrified because of them, for Jehovah thy God <FI>is<Fi> He who is going with thee; He doth not fail thee nor forsake thee.'

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "jehovah", "hath", "done", "sihon", "kings", and "amorite". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "jehovah" and "hath", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 3's "Jehovah thy God He is passing over..." into verse 5's "And Jehovah hath given them before your...", so "jehovah" and "hath" 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 "jehovah" and "hath" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.