Judges 2:21

2:21 So I will no longer remove before them any of the nations that Joshua left unconquered when he died.

Numbers 33:55

33:55 But if you do not drive out the inhabitants of the land before you, then those whom you allow to remain will be irritants in your eyes and thorns in your side, and will cause you trouble in the land where you will be living.

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.

[23:13]  ¹ tn Heb “be a trap and a snare to you.”

[23:13]  ² tn Heb “in.”

[23:13]  ³ tn Heb “thorns in your eyes.”

[23:13]  ⁴ tn Or “perish.”