Deuteronomy 9:5
Not for thy righteousness, or for the uprightness of thine heart, dost thou go to possess their land: but for the wickedness of these nations the Lord thy God doth drive them out from before thee, and that he may perform the word which the Lord sware unto thy fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
Context
This verse from Deuteronomy Chapter 9 connects to 10 cross-references. Moses warns Israel not to think their conquest of Canaan is due to their righteousness, for they have been a stiff-necked people throughout the wilderness. He recounts the golden calf incident in detail—how he lay prostrate forty days and nights …
Other Translations
Not for thy righteousness, or for the uprightness of thy heart, dost thou go in to possess their land; but for the wickedness of these nations Jehovah thy God doth drive them out from before thee, and that he may establish the word which Jehovah sware unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob.
not for thy righteousness, and for the uprightness of thy heart, art thou going in to possess their land; but for the wickedness of these nations is Jehovah thy God dispossessing them from before thee; and in order to establish the word which Jehovah hath sworn to thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob;
Not for your righteousness or because your hearts are upright are you going in to take their land; but because of the evil-doing of these nations the Lord your God is driving them out from before you, and to give effect to his oath to your fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
Cross References
He hath holpen his servant Israel, in remembrance of his mercy;
As he spake to our fathers, to Abraham, and to his seed for ever.
Ye are the children of the prophets, and of the covenant which God made with our fathers, saying unto Abraham, …
And we declare unto you glad tidings, how that the promise which was made unto the fathers,
God hath fulfilled the same unto us their children, in that he hath raised up Jesus again; as it is …
But I wrought for my name’s sake, that it should not be polluted before the heathen, in whose sight I …
Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing …
And the Lord appeared unto Abram, and said, Unto thy seed will I give this land: and there builded he …
For all the land which thou seest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed for ever.
And he said unto him, I am the Lord that brought thee out of Ur of the Chaldees, to give …