As the nations which the LORD destroys before your face, so shall you perish; because you would not be obedient unto the voice of the LORD your God.
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George Leo Haydock
AD 1849
Destroyed. Hebrew, "destroys. "Some were already subdued, others on the brink of ruin.
Disobedient to. God punished this sin in the most exemplary manner. (Haydock)