Joshua 7:9
“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?”
Joshua 7:9 in 7 translations
- KJVKing James Version
- 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?
- DRADouay–Rheims
- 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?
- ASVAmerican Standard Version
- 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?
- DARBYDarby
- 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?
- WEBThe World English Bible
- For the Canaanites and all the inhabitants of the land will hear of it, and will surround us, and cut off our name from the earth. What will you do for your great name?
- YLTYoung's Literal Translation
- 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?'
- BPVBiblePics Version
- "For the Canaanites and all the inhabitants of the land will hear about it, and they will surround us and cut off our name from the earth. What will You do for Your great name?"
Context: Joshua 7
7And Joshua said, Alas, O Lord GOD, wherefore hast thou at all brought this people over Jordan, to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites, to destroy us? would to God we had been content, and dwelt on the other side Jordan!
8O Lord, what shall I say, when Israel turneth their backs before their enemies!
9For 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?
10And the LORD said unto Joshua, Get thee up; wherefore liest thou thus upon thy face?
11Israel hath sinned, and they have also transgressed my covenant which I commanded them: for they have even taken of the accursed thing, and have also stolen, and dissembled also, and they have put it even among their own stuff.
About Joshua 7: Achan's Sin
Joshua's army is defeated at Ai because of Achan's disobedience.
Commentary
Joshua 7 is a chapter that speaks to the consequences of sin and the importance of obedience to God. In this chapter, the Israelites are defeated in battle against the city of Ai because of the sin of Achan. Achan had taken some of the spoils of Jericho, which was forbidden by God, and this sin caused the Israelites to be defeated. This is a reminder to us that sin has consequences and that we must be obedient to God's commands.