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!”

[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.”

[23:16]  ⁵ tn Heb “when you violate the covenant of the Lord your God which he commanded you.”

[23:16]  ⁶ tn Heb “and you walk and serve other gods and bow down to them.”

[23:16]  ⁷ tn Or “perish.”

[24:15]  ⁹ tn Heb “if it is bad in your eyes.”

[24:15]  ¹⁰ tn Or “to serve.”

[24:15]  ¹¹ tn Or “will serve.”

[24:15]  ¹² tn Heb “your fathers.”

[24:15]  ¹³ tn Or “served.”

[24:15]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “the river,” referring to the Euphrates. This has been specified in the translation for clarity; see v. 3.

[24:15]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “house.”

[24:15]  ¹⁶ tn Or “will serve.”