Deuteronomy 11:25

No man will be able to stand against you; the LORD your God will put the fear and dread of you upon all the land, wherever you set foot, as He has promised you.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — Moses addresses the Israelites on the plains of Moab, immediately after defining their future territorial boundaries and before pronouncing the covenant blessings and curses.

The words — The Hebrew יִתְיַצֵּב (yit.tsahev) means "he will stand," combined with לֹא (lo') to form the absolute negative "no one will stand."

The thread — This guarantee of divine terror and military invincibility repeats in Exodus 23:27, Deuteronomy 7:24, and Joshua 1:5.

Why it lands — The text states that Yahweh will actively place dread upon every territory Israel occupies. The reader must conclude that conquest and security depend on divine action, not human capability.

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The Hebrew words

לֹא־lo'-not יִתְיַצֵּ֥בyit.ya.Tzevhe will stand אִ֖ישׁ'ishanyone בִּפְנֵיכֶ֑םbi/f.nei./Khemin/ faces/ your פַּחְדְּכֶ֨םpach.de./Khemdread/ your וּמֽוֹרַאֲכֶ֜םu./mo.ra.'a./Khemand/ fear/ your יִתֵּ֣ן׀yi.Tenhe will put יְהוָ֣הYah.wehYahweh אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֗ם'e.lo.hei./KhemGod/ your עַל־'al-over פְּנֵ֤יpe.Nei[the] face of כָל־khol-all הָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha./'A.retzthe/ land אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.Sherwhich תִּדְרְכוּ־tid.re.khu-you will treadבָ֔הּVa/hon <the>/ itכַּאֲשֶׁ֖רka./'a.Sherjust/ as דִּבֶּ֥רdi.Berhe spokeלָכֶֽם׃ סla./Khemto <the>/ you

King James Version

There shall no man be able to stand before you: for the Lord your God shall lay the fear of you and the dread of you upon all the land that ye shall tread upon, as he hath said unto you.

Cross-references

Exodus 23:27 I will send My terror ahead of you and throw into confusion every nation you encounter. I will make all your enemies turn and run.
Deuteronomy 7:24 He will hand their kings over to you, and you will wipe out their names from under heaven. No one will be able to stand against you; you will annihilate them.
Joshua 1:5 No one shall stand against you all the days of your life. As I was with Moses, so will I be with you; I will never leave you nor forsake you.
Deuteronomy 2:25 This very day I will begin to put the dread and fear of you upon all the nations under heaven. They will hear the reports of you and tremble in anguish because of you.”
Joshua 5:1 Now when all the Amorite kings west of the Jordan and all the Canaanite kings along the coast heard how the LORD had dried up the waters of the Jordan before the Israelites until they had crossed over, their hearts melted and their spirits failed for fear of the Israelites.
Joshua 2:9 and said to them, “I know that the LORD has given you this land and that the fear of you has fallen on us, so that all who dwell in the land are melting in fear of you.