¹⁰ Now the priests who carried the ark remained standing in the middle of the Jordan until everything the Lord had commanded Joshua was done by the people, just as Moses had directed Joshua. The people hurried over,

¹³ And as soon as the priests who carry the ark of the Lord—the Lord of all the earth^(A)—set foot in the Jordan, its waters flowing downstream^(B) will be cut off^(C) and stand up in a heap.^(D)”

Warning Against Unbelief

⁷ So, as the Holy Spirit says:^(A)

² For he says,

I tell you, now is the time of God’s favor, now is the day of salvation.

¹⁶ So this is what the Sovereign Lord says:

¹⁰ Whatever^(A) your hand finds to do, do it with all your might,^(B) for in the realm of the dead,^(C) where you are going, there is neither working nor planning nor knowledge nor wisdom.^(D)

¹⁶ the water from upstream stopped flowing.^(A) It piled up in a heap^(B) a great distance away, at a town called Adam in the vicinity of Zarethan,^(C) while the water flowing down^(D) to the Sea of the Arabah^(E) (that is, the Dead Sea^(F)) was completely cut off.^(G) So the people crossed over opposite Jericho.^{(H) 17} The priests^(I) who carried the ark of the covenant of the Lord stopped in the middle of the Jordan and stood on dry ground,^(J) while all Israel passed by until the whole nation had completed the crossing on dry ground.^(K)