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Joshua 23:9

God's power and sovereignty

7 So you are not to associate with these nations that remain among you. You must not call on the names of their gods or swear by them, and you must not serve them or bow down to them.

8 Instead, you shall hold fast to the LORD your God, as you have done to this day.

The LORD has driven out great and powerful nations before you, and to this day no one can stand against you.

10 One of you can put a thousand to flight, because the LORD your God fights for you, just as He promised.

11 Therefore watch yourselves carefully, that you love the LORD your God.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
The LORD has driven out great and powerful nations before you, and to this day no one can stand against you.
KJV
For the LORD hath driven out from before you great nations and strong: but as for you, no man hath been able to stand before you unto this day.
WEB
“For the LORD has driven great and strong nations out from before you. But as for you, no man has stood before you to this day.
ASV
For Jehovah hath driven out from before you great nations and strong: but as for you, no man hath stood before you unto this day.
DARBY
For Jehovah hath dispossessed from before you great and strong nations; and as to you, no man hath been able to stand before you unto this day.
BLB
And YHWH has driven out from before you⁺ great and mighty nations; and [as for] you⁺, a man has not been able to stand against you⁺ to this day.
ÅB
Derfor har Herren drevet store og sterke folk bort for dere, og ingen har holdt stand mot dere til denne dag.
OTB
For Herren har drevet ut store og mektige nasjoner foran dere, og til denne dag har ingen vært i stand til å stå imot dere.
B1930
Derfor har Herren drevet store og sterke folk bort for eder, og ingen har holdt stand mot eder til denne dag.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Joshua 1:5

    No one shall stand against you all the days of your life. As I was with Moses, so will I be with you; I will never leave you nor forsake you.

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  • Deuteronomy 11:23

    then the LORD will drive out all these nations before you, and you will dispossess nations greater and stronger than you.

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  • Joshua 23:5

    The LORD your God will push them out of your way and drive them out before you, so that you can take possession of their land, as the LORD your God promised you.

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  • Exodus 23:30

    Little by little I will drive them out ahead of you, until you become fruitful and possess the land.

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  • Joshua 1:8–9

    This Book of the Law must not depart from your mouth; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. For then you will prosper and succeed in all you do.

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  • Joshua 15:14

    And Caleb drove out from there the three sons of Anak—the descendants of Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai, the children of Anak.

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  • Joshua 21:43–44

    Thus the LORD gave Israel all the land He had sworn to give their fathers, and they took possession of it and settled in it.

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  • Deuteronomy 7:24

    He will hand their kings over to you, and you will wipe out their names from under heaven. No one will be able to stand against you; you will annihilate them.

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