Joshua 23:13

Joshua 23:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Know for a certainty that the Lord your God will no more drive out any of these nations from before you; but they shall be snares and traps unto you, and scourges in your sides, and thorns in your eyes, until ye perish from off this good land which the Lord your God hath given you.
• New International Version (NIV)then you may be sure that the Lord your God will no longer drive out these nations before you. Instead, they will become snares and traps for you, whips on your backs and thorns in your eyes, until you perish from this good land, which the Lord your God has given you.
• English Standard Version (ESV)know for certain that the Lord your God will no longer drive out these nations before you, but they shall be a snare and a trap for you, a whip on your sides and thorns in your eyes, until you perish from off this good ground that the Lord your God has given you.
• New King James Version (NKJV)know for certain that the Lord your God will no longer drive out these nations from before you. But they shall be snares and traps to you, and scourges on your sides and thorns in your eyes, until you perish from this good land which the Lord your God has given you.

Context of Joshua 23:13

11Be very careful to love the Lord your God. 12“But if you turn away and go along with the other nations within your ⌞borders⌟, if you intermarry with them or associate with them, then you should know that the Lord your God will never again force these people out of your way. Instead, they will be a snare and a trap for you, a whip laid to your sides, and thorns in your eyes until none of you are left in this good land that the Lord your God has given you. 14“Pay attention, because I will soon die like everyone else. You know with all your heart and soul that not one single promise which the Lord your God has given you has ever failed to come true. Every single word has come true. 15“Every good word the Lord your God has promised you has come true for you. In the same way the Lord will bring about every evil curse until he has destroyed you from this good land that he has given you.

Joshua 23:13 word by word

יָד֙וֹעַ֙ תֵּֽדְע֔וּ כִּי֩ לֹ֨א יוֹסִ֜יף יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֗ם לְהוֹרִ֛ישׁ אֶת־הַגּוֹיִ֥ם הָאֵ֖לֶּה מִלִּפְנֵיכֶ֑ם וְהָי֨וּ לָכֶ֜ם לְפַ֣ח וּלְמוֹקֵ֗שׁ וּלְשֹׁטֵ֤ט בְּצִדֵּיכֶם֙ וְלִצְנִנִ֣ים בְּעֵינֵיכֶ֔ם עַד־אֲבָדְכֶ֗ם מֵ֠עַל הָאֲדָמָ֤ה הַטּוֹבָה֙ הַזֹּ֔את אֲשֶׁר֙ נָתַ֣ן לָכֶ֔ם יְהוָ֖ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Knowיָדַעyâda‛ · to knowH3045
• that the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• your Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• will no moreיָסַףyâsaph · to add: againH3254
• drive outיָרַשׁyârash yârêsh · to possess: takeH3423
• these nationsגּוֹיgôy gôy · nationH1471
• from beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• you; but they shall be snaresפַּחpach · snareH6341
• and trapsמוֹקֵשׁmôqêsh môqêsh · snareH4170
• unto you, and scourgesשֹׁטֵטshôţêţ · scourgeH7850
• in your sidesצַדtsad · sideH6654
• and thornsצָנִיןtsânîyn tsânin · thornH6796
• in your eyesעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eyeH5869
• until ye perishאָבַד'âbad · to perishH6
• from off this goodטוֹבţôb · pleasantH2896
• landאֲדָמָה'ădâmâh · land: soilH127
• hath givenנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414

Cross-references for Joshua 23:13

• Exodus 23:33Never let them live in your land, or they will make you sin against me and trap you into serving their gods.”
• Numbers 33:55“ ‘But if you do not force out those who live in the land, they will be like splinters in your eyes and thorns in your sides. They will constantly fight with you over the land you live in.
• Deuteronomy 7:16You must destroy all the people the Lord your God hands over to you. Have no pity on them, and never worship their gods, because they will be a trap for you.
• Judges 2:2You must never make a treaty with the people who live in this land. You must tear down their altars.’ But you didn’t obey me. What do you think you’re doing?
• Psalms 106:35Instead, they intermarried with other nations. They learned to do what other nations did,
• Judges 2:3So I have this to say, ‘I will not force them out of your way. They will be like thorns in your sides, and their gods will become a trap for you.’ ”
• 1 Kings 11:4In his old age, his wives tempted him to follow other gods. He was no longer committed to the Lord his God as his father David had been.
• Psalms 69:22Let the table set for them become a trap and a snare for their friends.
• 2 Timothy 2:26Then they might come back to their senses and God will free them from the devil’s snare so that they can do his will.
• Leviticus 26:31I will make your cities deserted and ruin your sacred places. I will no longer accept the soothing aroma from your sacrifices.
• Deuteronomy 4:26you will quickly disappear from the land you’re going to possess on the other side of the Jordan River. You won’t live very long there. You’ll be completely wiped out.
• Deuteronomy 28:63At one time the Lord was more than glad to make you prosperous and numerous. Now the Lord will be more than glad to destroy you and wipe you out. You will be torn out of the land you’re about to enter and take possession of.
• Deuteronomy 29:28In his fierce anger and fury the Lord uprooted these people from their land and deported them to another country, where they still are today.”
• Deuteronomy 30:18If you do, I tell you today that you will certainly be destroyed. You will not live for a long time in the land that you’re going to take possession of when you cross the Jordan River.
• 2 Kings 17:22The Israelites followed all the sins Jeroboam committed and never turned away from them.
• 2 Kings 25:21The king of Babylon executed them at Riblah in the territory of Hamath. So the people of Judah were captives when they left their land.

Commentaries on Joshua 23:13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13They shall be snares - לפח lephach, a net or gin, set by the artful fowler to catch heedless birds. And traps - מוקש mokesh, any snare, toil, or trap, placed on the ground to catch the unwary traveler or wild beast by the foot. Scourges in your sides, and thorns in your eyes - Nothing can be conceived more vexatious and distressing than a continual goad in the side, or thorn in the eye. They will drive you into obedience to their false gods, and put out…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 11-16Verses 11-16 Would we cleave to the Lord, we must always stand upon our guard, for many a soul is lost through carelessness. Love the Lord your God, and you will not leave him. Has God been thus true to you? Be not you false to him. He is faithful that has promised, He 10:23. The experience of every Christian witnesses the same truth. Conflicts may have been severe and long, trials great and many; but at the last he will acknowledge that goodness and…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 13God will no longer drive out: If Israel associated with the remaining people of Canaan, God would allow the people of Canaan to remain in the land. God ultimately gives people what they desire.Read the comment

Topics related to Joshua 23:13

• Company
• Fear of God
• Fellowship
• Miscegenation
• Trap

In the dictionaries

• God
• Certainty
• Cleave
• Harlot
• Mention
• Therefrom
• Hunting
• Joshua, Book of
• Offence; Offend
• Scourge; Scourging

Commentaries on Joshua 23

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings