Bible Strands
Deuteronomy 31:4
And the LORD will do to them as He did to Sihon and Og, the kings of the Amorites, when He destroyed them along with their land.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Moses addresses the Israelites on the plains of Moab, concluding his leadership before Joshua assumes command. He declares that Yahweh will personally cross ahead of the army to destroy the remaining nations.
The words — The verb עָשָׂה ('a.Sah, "to do/make") appears twice in parallel: "he will do... as he did." This structural echo anchors the future promise in a recorded past action.
The thread — The verse explicitly links the upcoming campaign to God's prior defeat of Sihon and Og (Deuteronomy 2:33; Numbers 21:24) and aligns with the broader pattern of divine displacement of Canaanite populations (Exodus 23:28).
Why it lands — The text states that military victory will mirror a past divine judgment, requiring the reader to treat the commanded destruction of the land as a non-negotiable execution of divine will rather than a human strategy.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And the Lord shall do unto them as he did to Sihon and to Og, kings of the Amorites, and unto the land of them, whom he destroyed.
Cross-references
- Exodus 23:28 I will send the hornet before you to drive the Hivites and Canaanites and Hittites out of your way.
- Numbers 21:24 And Israel put him to the sword and took possession of his land, from the Arnon to the Jabbok—but only up to the border of the Ammonites, because it was fortified.
- Deuteronomy 2:33 And the LORD our God delivered him over to us, and we defeated him and his sons and his whole army.
- Deuteronomy 3:3 So the LORD our God also delivered Og king of Bashan and his whole army into our hands. We struck them down until no survivor was left.
- Deuteronomy 3:21 And at that time I commanded Joshua: “Your own eyes have seen all that the LORD your God has done to these two kings. The LORD will do the same to all the kingdoms you are about to enter.
- Deuteronomy 7:16 You must destroy all the peoples the LORD your God will deliver to you. Do not look on them with pity. Do not worship their gods, for that will be a snare to you.
- Deuteronomy 7:2 and when the LORD your God has delivered them over to you to defeat them, then you must devote them to complete destruction. Make no treaty with them and show them no mercy.