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Joshua 2:11

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9 and said to them, “I know that the LORD has given you this land and that the fear of you has fallen on us, so that all who dwell in the land are melting in fear of you.

10 For we have heard how the LORD dried up the waters of the Red Sea before you when you came out of Egypt, and what you did to Sihon and Og, the two kings of the Amorites across the Jordan, whom you devoted to destruction.

When we heard this, our hearts melted and everyone’s courage failed because of you, for the LORD your God is God in the heavens above and on the earth below.

12 Now therefore, please swear to me by the LORD that you will indeed show kindness to my family, because I showed kindness to you. Give me a sure sign

13 that you will spare the lives of my father and mother, my brothers and sisters, and all who belong to them, and that you will deliver us from death.”

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BSB
When we heard this, our hearts melted and everyone’s courage failed because of you, for the LORD your God is God in the heavens above and on the earth below.
KJV
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.
WEB
As soon as we had heard it, our hearts melted, and there wasn’t any more spirit in any man, because of you: for the LORD your God, he is God in heaven above, and on earth beneath.
ASV
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.
DARBY
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.
BLB
And we heard, and our hearts melted, and there did not stand the spirit anymore in any man before your⁺ faces, for YHWH your⁺ God, He [is] God in the heavens above and on the earth beneath.
ÅB
Da vi hørte det, ble vårt hjerte fullt av angst, og nå er det ikke mere noen som har mot til å møte dere; for Herren deres Gud han er Gud både i himmelen der oppe og på jorden her nede.
OTB
Da vi hørte om det, smeltet våre hjerter av frykt, og ingen mot var igjen i noen lenger på grunn av dere, for Herren deres Gud er Gud i himmelen ovenfor og på jorden nedenfor.
B1930
Da vi hørte det, blev vårt hjerte fullt av angst, og nu er det ikke mere nogen som har mot til å møte eder; for Herren eders Gud han er Gud både i himmelen der oppe og på jorden her nede.

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Cross references

  • Deuteronomy 4:39

    Know therefore this day and take to heart that the LORD is God in heaven above and on the earth below; there is no other.

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  • Joshua 5:1

    Now when all the Amorite kings west of the Jordan and all the Canaanite kings along the coast heard how the LORD had dried up the waters of the Jordan before the Israelites until they had crossed over, their hearts melted and their spirits failed for fear of the Israelites.

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  • Isaiah 13:7

    Therefore all hands will fall limp, and every man’s heart will melt.

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  • Joshua 7:5

    And the men of Ai struck down about thirty-six of them, chasing them from the gate as far as the quarries and striking them down on the slopes. So the hearts of the people melted and became like water.

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  • Jeremiah 16:19–21

    O LORD, my strength and my fortress, my refuge in the day of distress, the nations will come to You from the ends of the earth, and they will say, “Our fathers inherited nothing but lies, worthless idols of no benefit at all.

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  • Daniel 6:25–27

    Then King Darius wrote to the people of every nation and language throughout the land: “May your prosperity abound.

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  • Daniel 4:34–35

    But at the end of those days I, Nebuchadnezzar, looked up to heaven, and my sanity was restored to me. Then I praised the Most High, and I honored and glorified Him who lives forever: “For His dominion is an everlasting dominion, and His kingdom endures from generation to generation.

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  • Zechariah 8:20–23

    This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Peoples will yet come—the residents of many cities—

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