Joshua 7:8 - Forerunner Commentary

Joshua 7:8

6 Then Joshua ^atore his clothes, and fell to the earth on his face before the ark of the Lord until evening, he and the elders of Israel; and they ^bput dust on their heads.

7 And Joshua said, “Alas, Lord¹ God, ^awhy have You brought this people over the Jordan at all—to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites, to destroy us? Oh, that we had been content, and dwelt on the other side of the Jordan!

8 O Lord, what shall I say when Israel turns its¹ back before its enemies?

9 For the Canaanites and all the inhabitants of the land will hear it, and surround us, and ^acut off our name from the earth. Then ^bwhat will You do for Your great name?”

The Sin of Achan

10 So the Lord said to Joshua: “Get up! Why do you lie thus on your face?

11 Israel has sinned, and they have also transgressed My covenant which I commanded them. ^aFor they have even taken some of the¹ accursed things, and have both stolen and ^bdeceived; and they have also put it among their own stuff.

12 ^aTherefore the children of Israel could not stand before their enemies, but turned their backs before their enemies, because ^bthey have become doomed to destruction. Neither will I be with you anymore, unless you destroy the accursed from among you.

13 Get up, ^asanctify the people, and say, ^b‘Sanctify yourselves for tomorrow, because thus says the Lord God of Israel: “There is an accursed thing in your midst, O Israel; you cannot stand before your enemies until you take away the accursed thing from among you.”

14 In the morning therefore you shall be brought according to your tribes. And it shall be that the tribe which ^athe Lord takes shall come according to families; and the family which the Lord takes shall come by households; and the household which the Lord takes shall come man by man.

Verse Comparison: Joshua 7:8

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American Standard Version
Oh, Lord, what shall I say, after that Israel hath turned their backs before their enemies!

Amplified® Bible
O Lord, what can I say, now that Israel has turned to flee before their enemies!

Contemporary English Version
I don't even know what to say to you, since Israel's army has turned and run from the enemy.

Darby English Version
Ah Lord! what shall I say after Israel have turned their backs before their enemies?

Good News Bible
What can I say, O Lord, now that Israel has retreated from the enemy?

King James Version
O LORD, what shall I say, when Israel turneth their backs before their enemies!

New American Standard Bible
"O Lord, what can I say since Israel has turned {their} back before their enemies?

New International Version
O Lord, what can I say, now that Israel has been routed by its enemies?

New King James Version
O Lord, what shall I say when Israel turns its back before its enemies?

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"O Lord, what can I say since Israel has turned their back before their enemies?

Revised Standard Version
O Lord, what can I say, when Israel has turned their backs before their enemies!

Young's Literal Translation
Oh, Lord, what do I say, after that Israel hath turned the neck before its enemies?

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