Joshua 7:9

What does Joshua 7:9 mean?

A plain-English look at Joshua 7:9 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

For the Canaanites and all the inhabitants of the land will hear of it, and will compass us round, and cut off our name from the earth: and what wilt thou do for thy great name?

KJV

King James Version · 1611

For the Canaanites and all the inhabitants of the land shall hear of it, and shall environ us round, and cut off our name from the earth: and what wilt thou do unto thy great name?

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

For the Canaanites and all the inhabitants of the land will hear of it, and will compass us round, and cut off our name from the earth: and what wilt thou do for thy great name?

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

For when the news comes to the Canaanites and all the people of the land, they will come up, shutting us in and cutting off our name from the earth: and what will you do for the honour of your great name?

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

and the Canaanite and all the inhabitants of the land do hear, and have come round against us, and cut off our name out of the earth; and what dost Thou do for Thy great name?'

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

The Chanaanites, and all the inhabitants of the land, will hear of it, and being gathered together will surround us, and cut off our name from the earth: and what wilt thou do to thy great name?

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

When the Canaanites and all the inhabitants of the land shall hear [of it], they will surround us, and cut off our name from the earth. And what wilt thou do unto thy great name?

Context

v.8Oh, Lord, what shall I say, after that Israel hath turned their backs before their enemies!

v.9This passage

v.10And Jehovah said unto Joshua, Get thee up; wherefore art thou thus fallen upon thy face?

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Deuteronomy 9:28

    lest the land whence thou broughtest us out say, Because Jehovah was not able to bring them into the land which he promised unto them, and because he hated them, he hath brought them out to slay them in the wilderness.

  • Ezekiel 20:9

    But I wrought for my name’s sake, that it should not be profaned in the sight of the nations, among which they were, in whose sight I made myself known unto them, in bringing them forth out of the land of Egypt.

  • Psalms 106:6

    We have sinned with our fathers, We have committed iniquity, we have done wickedly.

  • Numbers 14:13

    And Moses said unto Jehovah, Then the Egyptians will hear it; for thou broughtest up this people in thy might from among them;

  • Deuteronomy 32:26

    I said, I would scatter them afar, I would make the remembrance of them to cease from among men;

  • Psalms 124:2

    If it had not been Jehovah who was on our side, When men rose up against us;

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