Joshua 1:9

Fear Courage and strength God's presence Strength and help in weakness

⁷ Only be thou strong and very courageous, that thou mayest observe to do according to all the law, which Moses my servant commanded thee: turn not from it to the right hand or to the left, that thou mayest prosper whithersoever thou goest.

⁸ This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.

Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the LORD thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.

¹⁰ Then Joshua commanded the officers of the people, saying,

¹¹ Pass through the host, and command the people, saying, Prepare you victuals; for within three days ye shall pass over this Jordan, to go in to possess the land, which the LORD your God giveth you to possess it.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB: Have I not commanded you to be strong and courageous? Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.”
KJV: Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the LORD thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.
WEB: Haven’t I commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Don’t be afraid. Don’t be dismayed, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.”
ASV: Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of good courage; be not affrighted, neither be thou dismayed: for Jehovah thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.
DARBY: Have I not commanded thee: Be strong and courageous? Be not afraid, neither be dismayed; for Jehovah thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.
BLB: Have I not commanded you to be strong and to be of good courage? Do not be afraid nor dismayed, for with you YHWH your God [is] in every [place] where you go.”

ÅB: Har jeg ikke befalt deg: Vær frimodig og sterk, frykt ikke og reddes ikke? For Herren din Gud er med deg i alt det du tar deg fore.
OTB: Har jeg ikke befalt deg? Vær sterk og modig. Frykt ikke og bli ikke skremt, for Herren din Gud er med deg hvor du enn går."
B1930: Har jeg ikke befalt dig: Vær frimodig og sterk, frykt ikke og reddes ikke? For Herren din Gud er med dig i alt det du tar dig fore.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Short explanation

Be strong and courageous, for the Lord your God is with you. Courage comes not from our being strong, but from God being with us.

Context: God speaks to Joshua after Moses' death, before the people enter the land.

See also: Deuteronomy 31:6, Isaiah 41:10

The explanation was written by an AI and has not yet been reviewed by a person. All explanations

Cross references

Genesis 28:15
And, behold, I am with thee, and will keep thee in all places whither thou goest, and will bring thee again into this land; for I will not leave thee, until I have done that which I have spoken to thee of.
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Jeremiah 1:7–8
But the LORD said unto me, Say not, I am a child: for thou shalt go to all that I shall send thee, and whatsoever I command thee thou shalt speak.
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Psalms 27:1–2
The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the LORD is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?
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Joshua 1:6–7
Be strong and of a good courage: for unto this people shalt thou divide for an inheritance the land, which I sware unto their fathers to give them.
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Deuteronomy 20:1
When thou goest out to battle against thine enemies, and seest horses, and chariots, and a people more than thou, be not afraid of them: for the LORD thy God is with thee, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.
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Psalms 46:7
The LORD of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah.
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Deuteronomy 31:7–8
And Moses called unto Joshua, and said unto him in the sight of all Israel, Be strong and of a good courage: for thou must go with this people unto the land which the LORD hath sworn unto their fathers to give them; and thou shalt cause them to inherit it.
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Isaiah 43:1
But now thus saith the LORD that created thee, O Jacob, and he that formed thee, O Israel, Fear not: for I have redeemed thee, I have called thee by thy name; thou art mine.
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