(A)The Lord did not [a]make you His beloved nor choose you because you were greater in number than any of the peoples, since you were the fewest of all peoples, but because the Lord loved you and kept the (B)oath which He swore to your forefathers, (C)the Lord brought you out by a mighty hand and redeemed you from the house of [b]slavery, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt. Know therefore that the Lord your God, (D)He is God, (E)the faithful God, (F)who keeps [c]His covenant and [d]His faithfulness to a thousand generations for those who (G)love Him and keep His commandments; 10 but He (H)repays those who hate Him to [e]their faces, to eliminate [f]them; He will not hesitate toward him who hates Him, He will repay him to his face. 11 Therefore, you shall keep the commandment, the statutes, and the judgments which I am commanding you today, to do them.

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 7:7 Or become so attached to
  2. Deuteronomy 7:8 Lit slaves
  3. Deuteronomy 7:9 Lit the
  4. Deuteronomy 7:9 Lit the
  5. Deuteronomy 7:10 Lit his face
  6. Deuteronomy 7:10 Lit him

“The Lord did not set his heart on you and choose you because you were more numerous than other nations, for you were the smallest of all nations! Rather, it was simply that the Lord loves you, and he was keeping the oath he had sworn to your ancestors. That is why the Lord rescued you with such a strong hand from your slavery and from the oppressive hand of Pharaoh, king of Egypt. Understand, therefore, that the Lord your God is indeed God. He is the faithful God who keeps his covenant for a thousand generations and lavishes his unfailing love on those who love him and obey his commands. 10 But he does not hesitate to punish and destroy those who reject him. 11 Therefore, you must obey all these commands, decrees, and regulations I am giving you today.

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