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.”

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — God commands Israel to cross the Arnon Valley and take Sihon's land, announcing that He will immediately instill terror in surrounding kingdoms.

The words — אָחֵל ('a.Chel) means "I will begin" and תֵּת (tet) means "to put," anchoring the declaration in a sudden, initiated divine action rather than a gradual process.

The thread — The pattern of enemy nations hearing Israel's reputation and trembling appears in Exodus 15:14, Deuteronomy 11:25, and Deuteronomy 28:10.

Why it lands — The text states that God will actively place dread on all peoples so they hear reports and shake in anguish, requiring readers to attribute geopolitical fear to divine intervention rather than human tactics.

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The Hebrew words

הַיּ֣וֹםhai./Yomthe/ day הַזֶּ֗הha./Zeh<the>/ this אָחֵל֙'a.ChelI will begin תֵּ֤תtetto put פַּחְדְּךָ֙pach.de./Khadread/ your וְיִרְאָ֣תְךָ֔ve./yir.'A.te./khaand/ fear/ your עַל־'al-on פְּנֵי֙pe.Nei[the] face of הָֽעַמִּ֔יםha./'a.Mimthe/ peoples תַּ֖חַתTa.chatunder כָּל־kol-all הַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha./sha.Ma.yimthe/ heavens אֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.Sherwho יִשְׁמְעוּן֙yish.me.'U/nthey will hear/ !שִׁמְעֲךָ֔shim.'a./Khareport/ your וְרָגְז֥וּve./ra.ge.Zuand/ they will tremble וְחָל֖וּve./cha.Luand/ they will be in anguish מִפָּנֶֽיךָ׃mi./pa.Nei./kha<from>/ because of/ you

King James Version

This day will I begin to put the dread of thee and the fear of thee upon the nations that are under the whole heaven, who shall hear report of thee, and shall tremble, and be in anguish because of thee.

Cross-references

Exodus 15:14 The nations will hear and tremble; anguish will grip the dwellers of Philistia.
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.
Deuteronomy 28:10 Then all the peoples of the earth will see that you are called by the name of the LORD, and they will stand in awe of you.
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.
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.
Joshua 9:24 The Gibeonites answered, “Your servants were told clearly that the LORD your God had commanded His servant Moses to give you all the land and wipe out all its inhabitants before you. So we greatly feared for our lives because of you, and that is why we have done this.
2 Kings 7:6 For the Lord had caused the Arameans to hear the sound of chariots, horses, and a great army, so that they said to one another, “Look, the king of Israel must have hired the kings of the Hittites and Egyptians to attack us.”
Psalms 105:38 Egypt was glad when they departed, for the dread of Israel had fallen on them.
Revelation 3:9 As for those who belong to the synagogue of Satan, who claim to be Jews but are liars instead, I will make them come and bow down at your feet, and they will know that I love you.
Jeremiah 33:9 So this city will bring Me renown, joy, praise, and glory before all the nations of the earth, who will hear of all the good I do for it. They will tremble in awe because of all the goodness and prosperity that I will provide for it.