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Joshua 23
Revised Geneva Translation
Joshua 23
Revised Geneva Translation
23 And long after the LORD had given rest to Israel from all their enemies all around, when Joshua was old and stricken in age,
2 then Joshua called all Israel, their elders, and their heads, and their judges, and their officers, and said to them, “I am old and stricken in age.
3 “You have seen all that the LORD your God has done to all these nations before you, how the LORD your God Himself has fought for you.
4 “Behold, I have divided to you, by lot, these nations that remain, to be an inheritance according to your tribes, from Jordan, with all the nations that I have destroyed, even to the Great Sea, westward.
5 “And the LORD your God shall expel them before you and cast them out of your sight. And you shall possess their land, as the LORD your God has said to you.
6 “Be, therefore, of a valiant courage, to observe and do all that is written in the Book of the Law of Moses, so that you do not turn from there to the right hand or to the left,
7 “or associate with these nations, with those who are left with you, or make mention of the name of their gods, or swear by them, or serve them, or bow to them.
8 “But hold fast to the LORD your God, as you have done to this day.
9 “For the LORD has cast out before you great nations and mighty; and no man has stood before your face to this day.
10 “One man of you shall chase a thousand. For the LORD your God, He fights for you, as He has promised you.
11 “Take good heed, therefore, to yourselves, that you love the LORD your God.
12 “Or else, if you go back and cling to the rest of these nations, of those that remain with you, and make marriages with them, and go to them, and they to you,
13 “know for certain that the LORD your God will cast out no more of these nations from before you. But they shall be a snare and destruction to you, and a whip on your sides, and thorns in your eyes, until you perish out of this good land which the LORD your God has given you.
14 And behold, this day I enter into the way of all the world. And you know in all your hearts and in all your souls that nothing has failed of all the good things which the LORD your God promised you. All has come to pass to you. Nothing of it has failed.
15 “Therefore, as all good things have come upon you which the LORD your God promised you, so shall the LORD bring upon you every miserable thing, until He has destroyed you out of this good land which the LORD your God has given you.
16 “When you shall transgress the Covenant of the LORD your God, which He Commanded you, and shall go and serve other gods, and bow yourselves to them, then shall the wrath of the LORD grow hot against you. And you shall quickly perish out of the good land which He has given you.”
Joshua 23
New International Version
Joshua 23
New International Version
Joshua’s Farewell to the Leaders
23 After a long time had passed and the Lord had given Israel rest(A) from all their enemies around them, Joshua, by then a very old man,(B) 2 summoned all Israel—their elders,(C) leaders, judges and officials(D)—and said to them: “I am very old.(E) 3 You yourselves have seen everything the Lord your God has done to all these nations for your sake; it was the Lord your God who fought for you.(F) 4 Remember how I have allotted(G) as an inheritance(H) for your tribes all the land of the nations that remain—the nations I conquered—between the Jordan and the Mediterranean Sea(I) in the west. 5 The Lord your God himself will push them out(J) for your sake. He will drive them out(K) before you, and you will take possession of their land, as the Lord your God promised you.(L)
6 “Be very strong; be careful to obey all that is written in the Book of the Law(M) of Moses, without turning aside(N) to the right or to the left.(O) 7 Do not associate with these nations that remain among you; do not invoke the names of their gods or swear(P) by them. You must not serve them or bow down(Q) to them. 8 But you are to hold fast to the Lord(R) your God, as you have until now.
9 “The Lord has driven out before you great and powerful nations;(S) to this day no one has been able to withstand you.(T) 10 One of you routs a thousand,(U) because the Lord your God fights for you,(V) just as he promised. 11 So be very careful(W) to love the Lord(X) your God.
12 “But if you turn away and ally yourselves with the survivors of these nations that remain among you and if you intermarry with them(Y) and associate with them,(Z) 13 then you may be sure that the Lord your God will no longer drive out(AA) these nations before you. Instead, they will become snares(AB) and traps for you, whips on your backs and thorns in your eyes,(AC) until you perish from this good land,(AD) which the Lord your God has given you.
14 “Now I am about to go the way of all the earth.(AE) You know with all your heart and soul that not one of all the good promises the Lord your God gave you has failed. Every promise(AF) has been fulfilled; not one has failed.(AG) 15 But just as all the good things(AH) the Lord your God has promised you have come to you, so he will bring on you all the evil things(AI) he has threatened, until the Lord your God has destroyed you(AJ) from this good land he has given you.(AK) 16 If you violate the covenant of the Lord your God, which he commanded you, and go and serve other gods and bow down to them, the Lord’s anger will burn against you, and you will quickly perish from the good land he has given you.(AL)”
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