Deuteronomy 9:2-4

International Standard Version

² The Anakim^[a] are strong and tall, and you know them. You’ve heard it said, ‘Who can stand up against the Anakim?’^{[b] 3} But know today that the Lord your God is going ahead of you as a consuming fire. He will destroy and subdue them before you. He will dispossess and destroy them quickly, just as the Lord told you. ⁴ After the Lord has expelled them before you, you are not to say to yourselves, ‘The Lord caused me to enter and possess this land because of my righteousness.’