Joshua 23:13

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 23:16

23:16 If you violate the covenantal laws of the Lord your God which he commanded you to keep, ⁵  and follow, worship, and bow down to other gods, ⁶  the Lord will be very angry with you and you will disappear ⁷  quickly from the good land which he gave to you.”

Joshua 24:15

24:15 If you have no desire ⁸  to worship ⁹  the Lord, choose today whom you will worship, ¹⁰  whether it be the gods whom your ancestors ¹¹  worshiped ¹²  beyond the Euphrates, ¹³  or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are living. But I and my family ¹⁴  will worship ¹⁵  the Lord!”

¹ tn Heb “be a trap and a snare to you.”

² tn Heb “in.”

³ tn Heb “thorns in your eyes.”

⁴ tn Or “perish.”

⁵ tn Heb “when you violate the covenant of the Lord your God which he commanded you.”

⁶ tn Heb “and you walk and serve other gods and bow down to them.”

⁷ tn Or “perish.”

⁹ tn Heb “if it is bad in your eyes.”

¹⁰ tn Or “to serve.”

¹¹ tn Or “will serve.”

¹² tn Heb “your fathers.”

¹³ tn Or “served.”

¹⁴ tn Heb “the river,” referring to the Euphrates. This has been specified in the translation for clarity; see v. 3.

¹⁵ tn Heb “house.”

¹⁶ tn Or “will serve.”