Joshua 24:16
What does Joshua 24:16 mean?
A plain-English look at Joshua 24:16 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000And the people answered and said, Far be it from us that we should forsake Jehovah, to serve other gods;
KJV
King James Version · 1611And the people answered and said, God forbid that we should forsake the Lord, to serve other gods;
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And the people answered and said, Far be it from us that we should forsake Jehovah, to serve other gods;
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949Then the people in answer said, Never will we give up the Lord to be the servants of other gods;
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862And the people answer and say, `Far be it from us to forsake Jehovah, to serve other gods;
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And the people answered, and said, God forbid we should leave the Lord, and serve strange gods.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And the people answered and said, Far be it from us that we should forsake Jehovah, to serve othergods;
Context
v.15And if it seem evil unto you to serve Jehovah, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve Jehovah.
v.16This passage
v.17for Jehovah our God, he it is that brought us and our fathers up out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage, and that did those great signs in our sight, and preserved us in all the way wherein we went, and among all the peoples through the midst of whom we passed;
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Romans 3:6
God forbid: for then how shall God judge the world?
- Romans 6:2
God forbid. We who died to sin, how shall we any longer live therein?
- 1 Samuel 12:23
Moreover as for me, far be it from me that I should sin against Jehovah in ceasing to pray for you: but I will instruct you in the good and the right way.
- Hebrews 10:38
But my righteous one shall live by faith: And if he shrink back, my soul hath no pleasure in him.
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