²⁷ “I will cause the people ahead of you to feel terror^[a] and throw into confusion^(A) all the nations you come to. I will make all your enemies turn their backs to you in retreat. ²⁸ I will send the hornet^[b](B) in front of you, and it will drive the Hivites, Canaanites, and Hittites away from you.

²⁰ The Lord your God will also send the hornet against them until all the survivors and those hiding from you perish.^(A)