22 “But if you carefully obey his voice and do all that I say, then (A)I will be an enemy to your enemies and an adversary to your adversaries.

23 (B)“When my angel goes before you and brings you (C)to the Amorites and the Hittites and the Perizzites and the Canaanites, the Hivites and the Jebusites, and I blot them out, 24 you shall (D)not bow down to their gods nor serve them, (E)nor do as they do, but (F)you shall utterly overthrow them and break their (G)pillars in pieces. 25 You (H)shall serve the Lord your God, and (I)he[a] will bless your bread and your water, and (J)I will take sickness away from among you. 26 (K)None shall miscarry or be barren in your land; I will fulfill the (L)number of your days. 27 I will send (M)my terror before you and will throw into (N)confusion all the people against whom you shall come, and I will make all your enemies turn their backs to you. 28 And (O)I will send hornets[b] before you, which shall drive out the Hivites, the Canaanites, and the Hittites from before you. 29 (P)I will not drive them out from before you in one year, lest the land become desolate and the wild beasts multiply against you.

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Footnotes

  1. Exodus 23:25 Septuagint, Vulgate I
  2. Exodus 23:28 Or the hornet

22 If you listen carefully to what he says and do(A) all that I say, I will be an enemy(B) to your enemies and will oppose those who oppose you. 23 My angel will go ahead of you and bring you into the land of the Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Canaanites, Hivites and Jebusites,(C) and I will wipe them out. 24 Do not bow down before their gods or worship(D) them or follow their practices.(E) You must demolish(F) them and break their sacred stones(G) to pieces. 25 Worship the Lord your God,(H) and his blessing(I) will be on your food and water. I will take away sickness(J) from among you, 26 and none will miscarry or be barren(K) in your land. I will give you a full life span.(L)

27 “I will send my terror(M) ahead of you and throw into confusion(N) every nation you encounter. I will make all your enemies turn their backs and run.(O) 28 I will send the hornet(P) ahead of you to drive the Hivites, Canaanites and Hittites(Q) out of your way. 29 But I will not drive them out in a single year, because the land would become desolate and the wild animals(R) too numerous for you.

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