Joshua 2:11 - Forerunner Commentary

Joshua 2:11

9 and said to the men: ^a“I know that the Lord has given you the land, that ^bthe terror of you has fallen on us, and that all the inhabitants of the land ^care fainthearted because of you.

10 For we have heard how the Lord ^adried up the water of the Red Sea for you when you came out of Egypt, and ^bwhat you did to the two kings of the Amorites who were on the other side of the Jordan, Sihon and Og, whom you ^cutterly destroyed.

11 And as soon as we ^aheard these things, ^bour hearts melted; neither did there remain any more courage in anyone because of you, for ^cthe Lord your God, He is God in heaven above and on earth beneath.

12 Now therefore, I beg you, ^aswear to me by the Lord, since I have shown you kindness, that you also will show kindness to ^bmy father’s house, and ^cgive me a true token,

13 and ^aspare my father, my mother, my brothers, my sisters, and all that they have, and deliver our lives from death.”

14 So the men answered her, “Our lives for yours, if none of you tell this business of ours. And it shall be, when the Lord has given us the land, that ^awe will deal kindly and truly with you.”

15 Then she ^alet them down by a rope through the window, for her house was on the city wall; she dwelt on the wall.

Verse Comparison: Joshua 2:11

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American Standard Version
And as soon as we had heard it, our hearts did melt, neither did there remain any more spirit in any man, because of you: for Jehovah your God, he is God in heaven above, and on earth beneath.

Amplified® Bible
When we heard it, our hearts melted, neither did spirit {or} courage remain any more in any man because of you, for the Lord your God, He is God in heaven above and on earth beneath.

Contemporary English Version
We know that the LORD your God rules heaven and earth, and we've lost our courage and our will to fight.

Darby English Version
We heard [of it], and our heart melted, and there remained no more spirit in any man because of you; for Jehovah your God, he is God in the heavens above and on the earth beneath.

Good News Bible
We were afraid as soon as we heard about it; we have all lost our courage because of you. The LORD your God is God in heaven above and here on earth.

King James Version
And as soon as we had heard these things, our hearts did melt, neither did there remain any more courage in any man, because of you: for the LORD your God, he is God in heaven above, and in earth beneath.

New American Standard Bible
"When we heard {it,} our hearts melted and no courage remained in any man any longer because of you; for the LORD your God, He is God in heaven above and on earth beneath.

New International Version
When we heard of it, our hearts melted and everyone's courage failed because of you, for the LORD your God is God in heaven above and on the earth below.

New King James Version
And as soon as we heard these things, our hearts melted; neither did there remain any more courage in anyone because of you, for the LORD your God, He is God in heaven above and on earth beneath.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"When we heard it, our hearts melted and no courage remained in any man any longer because of you; for the LORD your God, has pre-eminence in heaven above and on earth beneath.

Revised Standard Version
And as soon as we heard it, our hearts melted, and there was no courage left in any man, because of you; for the LORD your God is he who is God in heaven above and on earth beneath.

Young's Literal Translation
And we hear, and melt doth our heart, and there hath not stood any more spirit in `any' man, from your presence, for Jehovah your God, He `is' God in the heavens above, and on the earth beneath.

New English Translation
When we heard the news we lost our courage and no one could even breathe for fear of you.¹ For the Lord your God is God in heaven above and on earth below!

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