Joshua 24:17

15 But if it is unpleasing in your sight to serve the LORD, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your fathers served beyond the Euphrates, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are living. As for me and my house, we will serve the LORD!”

16 The people replied, “Far be it from us to forsake the LORD to serve other gods!

For the LORD our God brought us and our fathers out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery, and performed these great signs before our eyes. He also protected us throughout our journey and among all the nations through which we traveled.

18 And the LORD drove out before us all the nations, including the Amorites who lived in the land. We too will serve the LORD, because He is our God!”

19 But Joshua said to the people, “You are not able to serve the LORD, for He is a holy God; He is a jealous God; He will not forgive your rebellion or your sins.

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

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BSB
For the LORD our God brought us and our fathers out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery, and performed these great signs before our eyes. He also protected us throughout our journey and among all the nations through which we traveled.
KJV
For the LORD our God, he it is that brought us up and our fathers out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage, and which did those great signs in our sight, and preserved us in all the way wherein we went, and among all the people through whom we passed:
WEB
for it is the LORD our God who brought us and our fathers up out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage, and who did those great signs in our sight, and preserved us in all the way in which we went, and among all the peoples through the middle of whom we passed.
ASV
for Jehovah our God, he it is that brought us and our fathers up out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage, and that did those great signs in our sight, and preserved us in all the way wherein we went, and among all the peoples through the midst of whom we passed;
DARBY
for Jehovah our God, he it is that brought us up and our fathers out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage, and who did those great signs before our eyes, and preserved us in all the way wherein we went, and among all the peoples through whom we passed!
BLB
For YHWH our God [is] He who brought us and our fathers up from the land of Egypt, from the house of slavery, and who did in our sight these great signs, and preserved us in all the way that we went in it, and in all the people among whom we passed.
ÅB
For Herren vår Gud han var det som førte oss og våre fedre opp av Egypt, av slavehuset, og som gjorde disse store tegn for våre øyne og voktet oss på hele den vei vi gikk, og blant alle de folk hvis land vi dro igjennom,
OTB
Det var Herren vår Gud som førte oss og våre forfedre opp fra Egypt, fra det landet med slaveri, og utførte de store tegnene for våre øyne. Han beskyttet oss på hele vår reise og blant alle de folkene vi reiste gjennom.
B1930
For Herren vår Gud han var det som førte oss og våre fedre op av Egyptens land, av trælehuset, og som gjorde disse store tegn for våre øine og voktet oss på hele den vei vi gikk, og blandt alle de folk hvis land vi drog igjennem,

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Exodus 19:4

    ‘You have seen for yourselves what I did to Egypt, and how I carried you on eagles’ wings and brought you to Myself.

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  • Isaiah 63:7–14

    I will make known the LORD’s loving devotion and His praiseworthy acts, because of all that the LORD has done for us— the many good things for the house of Israel according to His great compassion and loving devotion.

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  • Amos 2:9–10

    Yet it was I who destroyed the Amorite before them, though his height was like that of the cedars, and he was as strong as the oaks. Yet I destroyed his fruit above and his roots below.

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  • Deuteronomy 32:11–12

    As an eagle stirs up its nest and hovers over its young, He spread His wings to catch them and carried them on His pinions.

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  • Isaiah 46:4

    Even to your old age, I will be the same, and I will bear you up when you turn gray. I have made you, and I will carry you; I will sustain you and deliver you.

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  • Joshua 24:5–14

    Then I sent Moses and Aaron, and I afflicted the Egyptians by what I did there, and afterward I brought you out.

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