Deuteronomy 4:26

4:26 I invoke heaven and earth as witnesses against you ¹  today that you will surely and swiftly be removed ²  from the very land you are about to cross the Jordan to possess. You will not last long there because you will surely be ³  annihilated.

Deuteronomy 30:18

30:18 I declare to you this very day that you will certainly ⁴  perish! You will not extend your time in the land you are crossing the Jordan to possess. ⁵ 

Joshua 23:15-16

23:15 But in the same way every faithful promise the Lord your God made to you has been realized, ⁶  it is just as certain, if you disobey, that the Lord will bring on you every judgment ⁷  until he destroys you from this good land which the Lord your God gave you. 23:16 If you violate the covenantal laws of the Lord your God which he commanded you to keep, ⁸  and follow, worship, and bow down to other gods, ⁹  the Lord will be very angry with you and you will disappear ¹⁰  quickly from the good land which he gave to you.”

Joshua 23:1

Joshua Challenges Israel to be Faithful

23:1 A long time ¹¹  passed after the Lord made Israel secure from all their enemies, ¹²  and Joshua was very old. ¹³ 

Joshua 9:7

9:7 The men of Israel said to the Hivites, “Perhaps you live near us. ¹⁴  So how can we make a treaty with you?”

Joshua 9:2

9:2 they formed an alliance to fight against Joshua and Israel. ¹⁵ 

Joshua 15:29

15:29 Baalah, Iim, Ezem,

Joshua 17:6

17:6 for the daughters of Manasseh were assigned land among his sons. The land of Gilead belonged to the rest of the descendants of Manasseh.

Joshua 17:2

17:2 The rest of Manasseh’s descendants were also assigned land ¹⁶  by their clans, including the descendants of Abiezer, Helek, Asriel, Shechem, Hepher, and Shemida. These are the male descendants of Manasseh son of Joseph by their clans.

Joshua 7:20

7:20 Achan told Joshua, “It is true. I have sinned against the Lord God of Israel in this way: ¹⁷ 

Joshua 7:2

7:2 Joshua sent men from Jericho ¹⁸  to Ai (which is located near Beth Aven, east of Bethel ¹⁹ ) and instructed them, “Go up and spy on the land.” So the men went up and spied on Ai.

Joshua 1:1

The Lord Commissions Joshua

1:1 After Moses the Lord’s servant died, the Lord said to Joshua son of Nun, Moses’ assistant:

Joshua 1:1

The Lord Commissions Joshua

1:1 After Moses the Lord’s servant died, the Lord said to Joshua son of Nun, Moses’ assistant:

[4:26]  ¹ sn I invoke heaven and earth as witnesses against you. This stock formula introduces what is known form-critically as a רִיב (riv) or controversy pattern. It is commonly used in the ancient Near Eastern world in legal contexts and in the OT as a forensic or judicial device to draw attention to Israel’s violation of the Lord’s covenant with them (see Deut 30:19; Isa 1:2; 3:13; Jer 2:9). Since court proceedings required the testimony of witnesses, the Lord here summons heaven and earth (that is, all creation) to testify to his faithfulness, Israel’s disobedience, and the threat of judgment.

[4:26]  ² tn Or “be destroyed”; KJV “utterly perish”; NLT “will quickly disappear”; CEV “you won’t have long to live.”

[4:26]  ³ tn Or “be completely” (so NCV, TEV). It is not certain here if the infinitive absolute indicates the certainty of the following action (cf. NIV) or its degree.

[30:18]  ⁴ tn The Hebrew text uses the infinitive absolute for emphasis, which the translation indicates with “certainly.”

[30:18]  ⁵ tn Heb “to go there to possess it.”

[23:15]  ⁶ tn Heb “and it will be as every good word which the Lord your God spoke to you has come to pass.”

[23:15]  ⁷ tn Heb “so the Lord will bring every injurious [or “evil”] word [or “thing”] upon you.”

[23:16]  ⁸ tn Heb “when you violate the covenant of the Lord your God which he commanded you.”

[23:16]  ⁹ tn Heb “and you walk and serve other gods and bow down to them.”

[23:16]  ¹⁰ tn Or “perish.”

[23:1]  ¹¹ tn Heb “many days.”

[23:1]  ¹² tn Heb “the Lord had given rest to Israel from their enemies all around.”

[23:1]  ¹³ tn Heb “was old, coming into the days.” This expression, referring to advancing in years, also occurs in the following verse.

[9:7]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “in our midst.”

[9:2]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “they gathered together to fight against Joshua and Israel [with] one mouth.”

[17:2]  ¹⁶ tn Heb “and it belonged to the sons of Manasseh who remained.”

[7:20]  ¹⁷ tn Heb “like this and like this I did.”

[7:2]  ¹⁸ map For location see Map5 B2; Map6 E1; Map7 E1; Map8 E3; Map10 A2; Map11 A1.

[7:2]  ¹⁹ map For the location of Bethel see Map4 G4; Map5 C1; Map6 E3; Map7 D1; Map8 G3.