28. I will send hornets ahead of you. They will drive the Hivites, Canaanites and Hittites out of your way.
29. "But I will not drive them out in just one year. If I did, the land would be deserted. There would be too many wild animals for you.
30. I will drive them out ahead of you little by little. I will do it until your numbers have increased enough for you to take control of the land.
31. "I will make your borders secure from the Red Sea to the Mediterranean Sea. They will go from the desert to the Euphrates River. "I will hand over to you the people who live in the land. You will drive them out to make room for you.
32. Do not make a covenant with them or with their gods.