Deuteronomy 1:44 “Then the Amorites who lived in the hills came out against you and chas…”

Deuteronomy 1:44

Then the Amorites who lived in the hills came out against you and chased you like a swarm of bees. They routed you from Seir all the way to Hormah.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And the Amorites, which dwelt in that mountain, came out against you, and chased you, as bees do, and destroyed you in Seir, even unto Hormah.

World English Bible

The Amorites, who lived in that hill country, came out against you and chased you as bees do, and beat you down in Seir, even to Hormah.

American Standard Version

And the Amorites, that dwelt in that hill-country, came out against you, and chased you, as bees do, and beat you down in Seir, even unto Hormah.

Geneva Bible 1599

Then the Amorites which dwelt in that mountaine came out against you, and chased you (as bees vse to doe) and destroied you in Seir, euen vnto Hormah.

Darby Translation

And the Amorite that dwelt on that hill came out against you, and chased you, like as bees do, and cut you in pieces in Seir, as far as Hormah.

Young's Literal Translation

and the Amorite who is dwelling in that hill-country cometh out to meet you, and they pursue you as the bees do, and smite you in Seir — unto Hormah.

Bible in Basic English

And the Amorites who were in the hill-country came out against you and put you to flight, rushing after you like bees, and overcame you in Seir, driving you even as far as Hormah.

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Cross references

“chased you”

Psalm 118:12 Isaiah 7:18 Deuteronomy 28:25 Deuteronomy 32:30

Psalm 118:12 · BSB

They swarmed around me like bees, but they were extinguished like burning thorns; in the name of the LORD I cut them off.

Isaiah 7:18 · BSB

On that day the LORD will whistle to the flies at the farthest streams of the Nile and to the bees in the land of Assyria.

Deuteronomy 28:25 · BSB

The LORD will cause you to be defeated before your enemies. You will march out against them in one direction but flee from them in seven. You will be an object of horror to all the kingdoms of the earth.

Deuteronomy 32:30 · BSB

How could one man pursue a thousand, or two put ten thousand to flight, unless their Rock had sold them, unless the LORD had given them up?

“unto Hormah”

Numbers 14:45 Numbers 21:3

Numbers 14:45 · BSB

Then the Amalekites and Canaanites who lived in that part of the hill country came down, attacked them, and routed them all the way to Hormah.

Numbers 21:3 · BSB

And the LORD heard Israel’s plea and delivered up the Canaanites. Israel devoted them and their cities to destruction; so they named the place Hormah.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

43So I spoke to you, but you would not listen. You rebelled against the command of the LORD and presumptuously went up into the hill country.

45And you returned and wept before the LORD, but He would not listen to your voice or give ear to you.

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