BibleGateway: Deuteronomy 7:7-16 ESV Text: Deuteronomy 7:7-16 KJV Text: The section starts at about 1:8 and ends at about 3:14 7 The LORD did not set his love upon you, nor choose you, because ye… Like Israel, we were not chosen because we were such strong people, but because of the Lord’s great love.