19 Then Joshua said to the people, “You will not be able to serve the Lord, (A)for He is a holy God. He is (B)a jealous God; (C)He will not forgive your wrongdoing or your sins. 20 (D)If you abandon the Lord and serve foreign gods, then He will turn and do you harm and destroy you after He has done good to you.” 21 And the people said to Joshua, “No, but we will serve the Lord.” 22 So Joshua said to the people, “You are witnesses against yourselves that (E)you have chosen for yourselves the Lord, to serve Him.” And they said, “We are witnesses.” 23 “Now then, do away with the foreign gods which are in your midst, and (F)incline your hearts to the Lord, the God of Israel.”

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19 Joshua said to the people, “You are not able to serve the Lord. He is a holy God;(A) he is a jealous God.(B) He will not forgive(C) your rebellion(D) and your sins. 20 If you forsake the Lord(E) and serve foreign gods, he will turn(F) and bring disaster(G) on you and make an end of you,(H) after he has been good to you.”

21 But the people said to Joshua, “No! We will serve the Lord.”

22 Then Joshua said, “You are witnesses(I) against yourselves that you have chosen(J) to serve the Lord.”

“Yes, we are witnesses,(K)” they replied.

23 “Now then,” said Joshua, “throw away the foreign gods(L) that are among you and yield your hearts(M) to the Lord, the God of Israel.”

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