Joshua 24:20 - Forerunner Commentary

Joshua 24:20

18 And the Lord drove out from before us all the people, including the Amorites who dwelt in the land. ^aWe also will serve the Lord, for He is our God.”

19 But Joshua said to the people, ^a“You cannot serve the Lord, for He is a ^bholy God. He is ^ca jealous God; ^dHe will not forgive your transgressions nor your sins.

20 ^aIf you forsake the Lord and serve foreign gods, ^bthen He will turn and do you harm and consume you, after He has done you good.”

21 And the people said to Joshua, “No, but we will serve the Lord!”

22 So Joshua said to the people, “You are witnesses against yourselves that ^ayou have chosen the Lord for yourselves, to serve Him.” And they said, “We are witnesses!”

23 “Now therefore,” he said, ^a“put away the foreign gods which are among you, and ^bincline your heart to the Lord God of Israel.”

24 And the people ^asaid to Joshua, “The Lord our God we will serve, and His voice we will obey!”

25 So Joshua ^amade a covenant with the people that day, and made for them a statute and an ordinance ^bin Shechem.

26 Then Joshua ^awrote these words in the Book of the Law of God. And he took ^ba large stone, and ^cset it up there ^dunder the oak that was by the sanctuary of the Lord.

27 And Joshua said to all the people, “Behold, this stone shall be ^aa witness to us, for ^bit has heard all the words of the Lord which He spoke to us. It shall therefore be a witness to you, lest you deny your God.”

Verse Comparison: Joshua 24:20

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American Standard Version
If ye forsake Jehovah, and serve foreign gods, then he will turn and do you evil, and consume you, after that he hath done you good.

Amplified® Bible
If you forsake the Lord and serve strange gods, then He will turn and do you harm and consume you, after having done you good.

Contemporary English Version
If you turn your backs on the LORD and worship the gods of other nations, the LORD will turn against you. He will make terrible things happen to you and wipe you out, even though he had been good to you before.

Darby English Version
If ye forsake Jehovah, and serve strange gods, then he will turn and do you hurt, and consume you, after that he hath done you good.

Good News Bible
and if you leave him to serve foreign gods, he will turn against you and punish you. He will destroy you, even though he was good to you before."

King James Version
If ye forsake the LORD, and serve strange gods, then he will turn and do you hurt, and consume you, after that he hath done you good.

New American Standard Bible
"If you forsake the LORD and serve foreign gods, then He will turn and do you harm and consume you after He has done good to you."

New International Version
If you forsake the LORD and serve foreign gods, he will turn and bring disaster on you and make an end of you, after he has been good to you."

New King James Version
If you forsake the LORD and serve foreign gods, then He will turn and do you harm and consume you, after He has done you good.”

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"If you forsake the LORD and serve foreign gods, then He will turn and do you harm and consume you after He has done good to you."

Revised Standard Version
If you forsake the LORD and serve foreign gods, then he will turn and do you harm, and consume you, after having done you good."

Young's Literal Translation
When ye forsake Jehovah, and have served gods of a stranger, then He hath turned back and done evil to you, and consumed you, after that He hath done good to you.'

New English Translation
If¹ you abandon the Lord and worship² foreign gods, he will turn against you;³ he will bring disaster on you and destroy you,⁴ though he once treated you well.”⁵

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