Joshua 7:8

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Pardon me, O Lord, what can I say now that Israel has turned its back and fled from its enemies?

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  • Ezra 9:10 : 10 'But now, our God, what can we say after this? For we have forsaken the commandments'
  • Hab 2:1 : 1 I will stand at my watch post and station myself on the rampart; I will wait to see what He will say to me and what I will answer regarding my complaint.
  • Rom 3:5-6 : 5 But if our unrighteousness highlights the righteousness of God, what shall we say? Is God unjust for bringing His wrath on us? (I am speaking in human terms.) 6 Certainly not! If that were so, how could God judge the world?

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  • Josh 7:9-12
    4 verses
    83%

    9The Canaanites and all the inhabitants of the land will hear of this and surround us. They will cut off our name from the earth. And then, what will you do for your great name?

    10The Lord said to Joshua, "Stand up! Why are you down on your face?

    11Israel has sinned; they have violated my covenant, which I commanded them to keep. They have taken some of the devoted things; they have stolen, they have lied, and they have put them with their own possessions.

    12That is why the Israelites cannot stand against their enemies; they turn their backs and run because they have been made liable to destruction. I will not be with you anymore unless you destroy whatever among you is devoted to destruction.

  • Josh 7:6-7
    2 verses
    82%

    6Then Joshua tore his clothes and fell face down to the ground before the ark of the Lord, remaining there until evening. The elders of Israel did the same and put dust on their heads.

    7Joshua said, "Alas, Sovereign Lord, why did you bring this people across the Jordan to deliver us into the hands of the Amorites to destroy us? If only we had been content to stay on the other side of the Jordan!

  • Josh 8:15
    74%

    15Joshua and all Israel pretended to be beaten before them and fled toward the wilderness.

  • Josh 10:25
    73%

    25Then Joshua said to them, 'Do not be afraid or discouraged. Be strong and courageous, for this is what the LORD will do to all the enemies you fight against.'

  • Josh 10:8
    73%

    8And the LORD said to Joshua, “Do not be afraid of them. I have given them into your hand; not one of them will be able to stand against you.”

  • Judg 1:1
    72%

    1After the death of Joshua, the Israelites asked the LORD, "Who will go up first for us to fight against the Canaanites?"

  • Josh 5:1
    72%

    1When all the kings of the Amorites west of the Jordan and all the kings of the Canaanites by the sea heard how the LORD had dried up the waters of the Jordan to allow the Israelites to cross, their hearts melted, and they lost all courage because of the Israelites.

  • Josh 5:13
    72%

    13Now when Joshua was near Jericho, he looked up and saw a man standing in front of him with a drawn sword in his hand. Joshua approached him and asked, "Are you for us or for our enemies?"

  • Josh 9:24
    72%

    24They answered Joshua, 'Your servants were clearly told how the LORD your God had commanded His servant Moses to give you this entire land and destroy all its inhabitants before you. So we feared greatly for our lives because of you, and that is why we did this.'

  • Deut 20:3
    71%

    3He shall say to them: 'Hear, O Israel, you are about to go into battle against your enemies. Do not let your hearts be faint; do not be afraid, panic, or dread them.'

  • Josh 11:6-8
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    71%

    6The LORD said to Joshua, 'Do not be afraid of them, for by this time tomorrow I will deliver all of them slain before Israel. You are to hamstring their horses and burn their chariots in the fire.'

    7So Joshua and all his warriors came against them suddenly at the waters of Merom and attacked them.

    8The LORD gave them into the hand of Israel, who struck them down and pursued them as far as Greater Sidon, Misrephoth Maim, and the valley of Mizpeh to the east. They struck them down until no survivors remained.

  • Josh 8:1
    71%

    1The Lord said to Joshua, "Do not be afraid or dismayed. Take all the fighting men with you and go up to Ai. See, I have delivered into your hand the king of Ai, his people, his city, and his land."

  • Exod 23:27
    71%

    27I will send my terror ahead of you and throw into confusion every nation you encounter. I will make all your enemies turn their backs and run.

  • Jer 46:5
    71%

    5Why do I see them terrified, retreating? Their warriors are beaten down; they flee in haste without looking back—terror is all around! declares the Lord.

  • Deut 1:42
    71%

    42But the LORD said to me, 'Tell them, "Do not go up or fight, because I am not with you; you will be defeated by your enemies."'

  • Josh 8:20
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    20When the men of Ai looked back, they saw the smoke of the city rising to the sky, and they had no power to flee in any direction. The Israelites who had fled toward the wilderness now turned against their pursuers.

  • Josh 2:24
    70%

    24They said to Joshua, "The LORD has surely given the whole land into our hands; all the inhabitants of the land are melting in fear because of us."

  • Josh 2:9-10
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    70%

    9and said to them, "I know that the LORD has given you this land and that fear of you has fallen on us, so that all who live in this country are melting in fear because of you.

    10We have heard how the LORD dried up the water of the Red Sea for you when you came out of Egypt, and what you did to Sihon and Og, the two kings of the Amorites east of the Jordan, whom you completely destroyed.

  • Josh 1:16
    70%

    16They answered Joshua, saying, “We will do everything you have commanded us, and we will go wherever you send us.

  • Josh 8:5-6
    2 verses
    70%

    5"I and all the people with me will approach the city, and when they come out to meet us as they did before, we will flee before them."

    6"They will chase after us until we lure them away from the city, for they will say, 'They are running away from us as they did before.' So we will flee before them."

  • Josh 1:9-10
    2 verses
    70%

    9Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or discouraged, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.”

    10Then Joshua commanded the officers of the people:

  • Josh 3:9-10
    2 verses
    70%

    9Joshua said to the Israelites, 'Come here and listen to the words of the LORD your God.'

    10Joshua said, 'By this you will know that the living God is among you and that He will surely drive out before you the Canaanites, Hittites, Hivites, Perizzites, Girgashites, Amorites, and Jebusites.'

  • Josh 23:3
    70%

    3You have seen everything the LORD your God has done to all the nations before you, for the LORD your God is the one who fought for you.

  • Num 14:3
    70%

    3Why is the LORD bringing us to this land only to fall by the sword? Our wives and children will be taken as plunder. Wouldn't it be better for us to return to Egypt?

  • 2 Chr 20:12
    70%

    12Our God, will you not judge them? For we have no power to face this vast army coming against us. We do not know what to do, but our eyes are on you.

  • Josh 4:15
    70%

    15Then the LORD said to Joshua,

  • Josh 6:7
    69%

    7And he commanded the people, 'Advance and march around the city, with the armed men going ahead of the ark of the LORD.'