( لأنتم ) يا معشر المسلمين ( أشد رهبة في صدورهم من الله ) أي يرهبونكم أشد من رهبتهم من الله ( ذلك ) أي ذلك الخوف منكم ( بأنهم قوم لا يفقهون ) عظمة الله .
O believers! You are more fearful within the hearts of the Jews and hypocrites than Allah. Their extreme fear of you and feeble fear of Allah is because they are a people who have no understanding. If they had understanding, they would know that Allah is more deserving of being feared, because He is the one who gave you power over them.