Deuteronomy 13:17

God's Word

Don’t ever take any of the things claimed for destruction. Then the Lord will stop being angry and will show you mercy. In his mercy he will make your population increase, as he swore to your ancestors.

Cross References

Genesis 26:24

That night the Lord appeared to Isaac, and said, “I am the God of your father Abraham. Don’t be afraid, because I am with you. I will bless you and increase the number of your descendants for my servant Abraham’s sake.”

Genesis 26:4

I will make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and give all these lands to your descendants. Through your descendant all the nations of the earth will be blessed.

Genesis 28:14

Your descendants will be like the dust on the earth. You will spread out to the west and to the east, to the north and to the south. Through you and through your descendant every family on earth will be blessed.

Psalm 78:38

But he is compassionate. He forgave their sin. He did not destroy them. He restrained his anger many times. He did not display all of his fury.

Psalm 85:3

You laid aside all your fury. You turned away from your burning anger.

Exodus 20:6

But I show mercy to thousands of generations of those who love me and obey my commandments.

Exodus 32:12

Don’t let the Egyptians say, ‘He was planning all along to kill them in the mountains and wipe them off the face of the earth. That’s why he brought them out ⌞of our land⌟.’ Don’t be so angry. Reconsider your decision to bring this disaster on your people.

Lamentations 3:32

Even if he makes us suffer, he will have compassion in keeping with the richness of his mercy.

Ezekiel 37:26

I will promise them peace. This promise  will last forever. I will establish them, make them increase in number, and put my holy place among them permanently.

Hosea 11:9

I will not act on my burning anger. I will not destroy Ephraim again. I am God, not a human. I am the Holy One among you, and I will not come to you in anger.

Numbers 25:4

The Lord said to Moses, “Take all the leaders of the people, and execute them in broad daylight in the Lord’s presence. This will turn the Lord’s anger away from Israel.”

1 Corinthians 16:22

If anyone doesn’t love the Lord, let him be cursed! Our Lord, come!

Deuteronomy 13:18

The Lord your God will do this if you listen to him, obey all the commands that I’m giving you today, and do what he considers right.

Deuteronomy 30:3

he will restore your fortunes. He will have mercy on you and gather you from all the nations of the world where he will scatter you.

Deuteronomy 30:5

The Lord your God will bring you to the land your ancestors owned. You will take possession of it, and the Lord will make you more prosperous and numerous than your ancestors were.

Deuteronomy 7:13

He will love you, bless you, and increase the number of your descendants. He will bless you with children. He will bless your land with produce: grain, new wine, and olive oil. He will bless your herds with calves, and your flocks with lambs and kids. This will all happen in the land the Lord will give you, as he swore to your ancestors.

Deuteronomy 7:26

Never bring a disgusting idol into your house. If you do, you and the idol will be destroyed. Consider it detestable and disgusting. It must be destroyed.”

Joshua 22:20

Didn’t Achan, son of Zerah, act faithlessly with the things claimed by the Lord? Didn’t the Lord become angry with the whole congregation of Israel? Achan wasn’t the only one who died because of his sin.”

Joshua 6:18

But stay away from what has been claimed by the Lord for destruction, or you, too, will be destroyed by the Lord. If you take anything that is claimed by the Lord, you will bring destruction and disaster on the camp of Israel.

Joshua 6:24

Then Israel burned the city and everything in it. But they put the silver and gold and everything made of bronze and iron into the Lord’s treasury.

Joshua 6:26

At that time Joshua pronounced this curse: “The Lord will curse whoever comes to rebuild the city of Jericho. It will cost him his firstborn son to lay the foundation. It will cost him his youngest son to set up the city doors.”

Joshua 7:1

The people of Israel proved to be disloyal about the things claimed by the Lord. Achan, son of Carmi, grandson of Zabdi, great-grandson of Zerah, and a member of the tribe of Judah, took something that had been claimed by the Lord. So the Lord became angry with the people of Israel.

Joshua 7:26

They made such a large pile of stones over Achan that it is still there today. Then the Lord withdrew his burning anger. For this reason that place is still called the valley of Achor today.

Joshua 8:28

So Joshua burned Ai and made it a deserted mound of ruins. It is still in ruins today.