23:13 know for certain that the Lord our God will no longer drive out these nations from before you. They will trap and ensnare you; 1 they will be a whip that tears 2 your sides and thorns that blind 3 your eyes until you disappear 4 from this good land the Lord your God gave you.
Joshua 23:15
23:15 But in the same way every faithful promise the Lord your God made to you has been realized, 5 it is just as certain, if you disobey, that the Lord will bring on you every judgment 6 until he destroys you from this good land which the Lord your God gave you.
1 tnHeb “be a trap and a snare to you.”
2 tnHeb “in.”
3 tnHeb “thorns in your eyes.”
4 tn Or “perish.”
5 tnHeb “and it will be as every good word which the Lord your God spoke to you has come to pass.”
6 tnHeb “so the Lord will bring every injurious [or “evil”] word [or “thing”] upon you.”