CINXE.COM

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "//www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="//www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" /><title>Joshua 23:13 know for sure that the LORD your God will no longer drive out these nations before you. Instead, they will become for you a snare and a trap, a scourge in your sides and thorns in your eyes, until you perish from this good land that the LORD your God has given you.</title><link rel="canonical" href="https://biblehub.com/joshua/23-13.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/new9.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><meta property="og:image" content="https://biblehub.com/visuals/13/06_Jos_23_13.jpg" /><meta property="og:title" content="Joshua 23:13 - Joshua's Charge to Leaders" /><meta property="og:site_name" content="Bible Hub" /><meta property="og:description" content="know for sure that the LORD your God will no longer drive out these nations before you. Instead, they will become for you a snare and a trap, a scourge in your sides and thorns in your eyes, until you perish from this good land that the LORD your God has given you." /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/vmenus/joshua/23-13.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="/bmc/joshua/23-13.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/joshua/">Joshua</a> > <a href="/joshua/23.htm">Chapter 23</a> > Verse 13</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div><div id="ad1"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/ad13.htm" width="100%" height="48" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="/joshua/23-12.htm" title="Joshua 23:12">◄</a> Joshua 23:13 <a href="/joshua/23-14.htm" title="Joshua 23:14">►</a></div></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="topverse"> <a href="#audio" class="clickchap2" title="Context and Audio Bible"> Audio </a> <a href="#crossref" class="clickchap2" title="Cross References"> Cross </a> <a href="#study" class="clickchap2" title="Study Bible"> Study </a> <a href="#commentary" class="clickchap2" title="Commentary"> Comm </a> <a href="#lexicon" class="clickchap2" title="Lexicon"> Heb </a> </div><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheadingv">Verse<a href="/bsb/joshua/23.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><a href="/niv/joshua/23.htm">New International Version</a> then you may be sure that the LORD your God will no longer drive out these nations before you. Instead, they will become snares and traps for you, whips on your backs and thorns in your eyes, until you perish from this good land, which the LORD your God has given you. <a href="/nlt/joshua/23.htm">New Living Translation</a> then know for certain that the LORD your God will no longer drive them out of your land. Instead, they will be a snare and a trap to you, a whip for your backs and thorny brambles in your eyes, and you will vanish from this good land the LORD your God has given you. <a href="/esv/joshua/23.htm">English Standard Version</a> know for certain that the LORD your God will no longer drive out these nations before you, but they shall be a snare and a trap for you, a whip on your sides and thorns in your eyes, until you perish from off this good ground that the LORD your God has given you. <a href="/bsb/joshua/23.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> know for sure that the LORD your God will no longer drive out these nations before you. Instead, they will become for you a snare and a trap, a scourge in your sides and thorns in your eyes, until you perish from this good land that the LORD your God has given you. <a href="/kjv/joshua/23.htm">King James Bible</a> Know for a certainty that the LORD your God will no more drive out any of these nations from before you; but they shall be snares and traps unto you, and scourges in your sides, and thorns in your eyes, until ye perish from off this good land which the LORD your God hath given you. <a href="/nkjv/joshua/23.htm">New King James Version</a> know for certain that the LORD your God will no longer drive out these nations from before you. But they shall be snares and traps to you, and scourges on your sides and thorns in your eyes, until you perish from this good land which the LORD your God has given you. <a href="/nasb_/joshua/23.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> know with certainty that the LORD your God will not continue to drive these nations out from before you; but they will be a snare and a trap to you, and a whip on your sides and thorns in your eyes, until you perish from this good land which the LORD your God has given you. <a href="/nasb/joshua/23.htm">NASB 1995</a> know with certainty that the LORD your God will not continue to drive these nations out from before you; but they will be a snare and a trap to you, and a whip on your sides and thorns in your eyes, until you perish from off this good land which the LORD your God has given you. <a href="/nasb77/joshua/23.htm">NASB 1977 </a> know with certainty that the LORD your God will not continue to drive these nations out from before you; but they shall be a snare and a trap to you, and a whip on your sides and thorns in your eyes, until you perish from off this good land which the LORD your God has given you. <a href="/lsb/joshua/23.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> know with certainty that Yahweh your God will not continue to dispossess these nations from before you; but they will be a snare and a trap to you and a whip on your sides and thorns in your eyes, until you perish from off this good land which Yahweh your God has given you. <a href="/amp/joshua/23.htm">Amplified Bible</a> know and understand with certainty that the LORD your God will not continue to drive these nations out from before you; but they will be a snare and trap to you, and a whip on your sides and thorns in your eyes, until you perish from this good land which the LORD your God has given you. <a href="/csb/joshua/23.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> know for certain that the LORD your God will not continue to drive these nations out before you. They will become a snare and a trap for you, a sharp stick for your sides and thorns in your eyes, until you disappear from this good land the LORD your God has given you. <a href="/hcsb/joshua/23.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> know for certain that the LORD your God will not continue to drive these nations out before you. They will become a snare and a trap for you, a scourge for your sides and thorns in your eyes, until you disappear from this good land the LORD your God has given you.&#8221 <a href="/asv/joshua/23.htm">American Standard Version</a> know for a certainty that Jehovah your God will no more drive these nations from out of your sight; but they shall be a snare and a trap unto you, and a scourge in your sides, and thorns in your eyes, until ye perish from off this good land which Jehovah your God hath given you. <a href="/erv/joshua/23.htm">English Revised Version</a> know for a certainty that the LORD your God will no more drive these nations from out of your sight; but they shall be a snare and a trap unto you, and a scourge in your sides, and thorns in your eyes, until ye perish from off this good land which the LORD your God hath given you. <a href="/gwt/joshua/23.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> then you should know that the LORD your God will never again force these people out of your way. Instead, they will be a snare and a trap for you, a whip laid to your sides, and thorns in your eyes until none of you are left in this good land that the LORD your God has given you. <a href="/gnt/joshua/23.htm">Good News Translation</a> you may be sure that the LORD your God will no longer drive these nations out as you advance. Rather, they will be as dangerous for you as a trap or a pit and as painful as a whip on your back or thorns in your eyes. And this will last until none of you are left in this good land which the LORD your God has given you. <a href="/isv/joshua/23.htm">International Standard Version</a> know for certain that the LORD your God will not continue to drive out these nations ahead of you. Instead, they will be a snare and a trap for you, a whip to your backs, and thorns in your eyes, until you perish from this good land that the LORD your God has given you. <a href="/msb/joshua/23.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> know for sure that the LORD your God will no longer drive out these nations before you. Instead, they will become for you a snare and a trap, a scourge in your sides and thorns in your eyes, until you perish from this good land that the LORD your God has given you. <a href="/net/joshua/23.htm">NET Bible</a> know for certain that the LORD our God will no longer drive out these nations from before you. They will trap and ensnare you; they will be a whip that tears your sides and thorns that blind your eyes until you disappear from this good land the LORD your God gave you. <a href="/nheb/joshua/23.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> know for a certainty that the LORD your God will no longer drive these nations from out of your sight; but they shall be a snare and a trap to you, a scourge in your sides, and thorns in your eyes, until you perish from off this good land which the LORD your God has given you. <a href="/wbt/joshua/23.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Know for a certainty that the LORD your God will no more drive out any of these nations from before you; but they shall be snares and traps to you, and scourges in your sides, and thorns in your eyes, until ye perish from off this good land which the LORD your God hath given you. <a href="/web/joshua/23.htm">World English Bible</a> know for a certainty that Yahweh your God will no longer drive these nations from out of your sight; but they shall be a snare and a trap to you, a scourge in your sides, and thorns in your eyes, until you perish from off this good land which Yahweh your God has given you. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/joshua/23.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> certainly know that your God YHWH is not continuing to dispossess these nations from before you, and they have been to you for a trap, and for a snare, and for a scourge, in your sides, and for thorns in your eyes, until you perish from off this good ground which your God YHWH has given to you. <a href="/ylt/joshua/23.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> know certainly that Jehovah your God is not continuing to dispossess these nations from before you, and they have been to you for a gin, and for a snare, and for a scourge, in your sides, and for thorns in your eyes, till ye perish from off this good ground which Jehovah your God hath given to you. <a href="/slt/joshua/23.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Knowing, ye shall know that Jehovah your God will not add to drive out these nations from before you: and they, were to you for a snare and for a noose, and for a scourge in your sides, and for thorns in your eyes, till your destruction from this good land which Jehovah your God gave to you.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/joshua/23.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Know ye for a certainty that the Lord your God will not destroy them be- fore your face, but they shall be a pit and a snare in your way, and a stumblingblock at your side, and stakes in your eyes, till he take you away and destroy you from off this excellent land, which he hath given you. <a href="/cpdv/joshua/23.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> even now, know this: that the Lord your God will not wipe them away before your face. Instead, they shall be a pit and a snare to you, and a stumbling block at your side, and stakes in your eyes, until he takes you away and scatters you from this excellent land, which he has delivered to you. <a href="/nabre/joshua/23.htm">New American Bible</a> know for certain that the LORD, your God, will no longer dispossess these nations at your approach. Instead they will be a snare and a trap for you, a scourge for your sides and thorns for your eyes, until you perish from this good land which the LORD, your God, has given you. <a href="/nrsvce/joshua/23.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> know assuredly that the LORD your God will not continue to drive out these nations before you; but they shall be a snare and a trap for you, a scourge on your sides, and thorns in your eyes, until you perish from this good land that the LORD your God has given you.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/joshua/23.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Then know for sure that the LORD your God will no more destroy these nations from before you; but they shall be snares and traps to you, and spears in your sides and fishhooks in your eyes, until you perish from off this good land which the LORD your God has given you. <a href="/hpbt/joshua/23.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> You shall know that LORD JEHOVAH your God will not continue to destroy these nations from before you, and they shall be a trap for you and for a stumbling block, and spearheads in your sides and fishhooks in your eyes, until you shall be destroyed from the good land that LORD JEHOVAH your God gave to you<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/joshua/23.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> know for a certainty that the LORD your God will no more drive these nations from out of your sight; but they shall be a snare and a trap unto you, and a scourge in your sides, and pricks in your eyes, until ye perish from off this good land which the LORD your God hath given you. <a href="/sep/joshua/23.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> know that the Lord will no more destroy these nations from before you; and they will be to you snares and stumbling-blocks, and nails in your heels, and darts in your eyes, until ye be destroyed from off this good land, which the Lord your God has given you. <a href="/parallel/joshua/23-13.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/p91zXIGB0Rk?start=6162" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/joshua/23.htm">Joshua's Charge to Leaders</a> …12For if you turn away and cling to the rest of these nations that remain among you, and if you intermarry and associate with them, 13<a href="/hebrew/3045.htm" title="3045: yā·ḏō·w·a‘ (V-Qal-InfAbs) -- A primitive root; to know; used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially.">know for sure</a> <a href="/hebrew/3045.htm" title="3045: tê·ḏə·‘ū (V-Qal-Imperf-2mp) -- A primitive root; to know; used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">that</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·hê·ḵem (N-mpc:: 2mp) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">your God</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">will no</a> <a href="/hebrew/3254.htm" title="3254: yō·w·sîp̄ (V-Hifil-Imperf-3ms) -- To add. A primitive root; to add or augment.">longer</a> <a href="/hebrew/3423.htm" title="3423: lə·hō·w·rîš (Prep-l:: V-Hifil-Inf) -- Or yaresh; a primitive root; to occupy; by implication, to seize, to rob, to inherit; also to expel, to impoverish, to ruin.">drive out</a> <a href="/hebrew/428.htm" title="428: hā·’êl·leh (Art:: Pro-cp) -- These. Prolonged from 'el; these or those.">these</a> <a href="/hebrew/1471.htm" title="1471: hag·gō·w·yim (Art:: N-mp) -- Rarely goy; apparently from the same root as gevah; a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts.">nations</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: mil·lip̄·nê·ḵem (Prep-m, Prep-l:: N-mpc:: 2mp) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">before you.</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: wə·hā·yū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3cp) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">Instead, they will become</a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·ḵem (Prep:: 2mp) -- ">for you</a> <a href="/hebrew/6341.htm" title="6341: lə·p̄aḥ (Prep-l:: N-ms) -- A, sheet, a spring net. From pachach; a sheet; also a spring net.">a snare</a> <a href="/hebrew/4170.htm" title="4170: ū·lə·mō·w·qêš (Conj-w, Prep-l:: N-ms) -- A bait or lure, a snare. Or moqesh; from yaqosh; a noose: by implication, a hook.">and a trap,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7850.htm" title="7850: ū·lə·šō·ṭêṭ (Conj-w, Prep-l:: N-ms) -- A scourge. Active participle of an otherwise unused root meaning to flog; a goad.">a scourge</a> <a href="/hebrew/6654.htm" title="6654: bə·ṣid·dê·ḵem (Prep-b:: N-mpc:: 2mp) -- A side. Contr. From an unused root meaning to sidle off; a side; figuratively, an adversary.">in your sides</a> <a href="/hebrew/6796.htm" title="6796: wə·liṣ·ni·nîm (Conj-w, Prep-l:: N-mp) -- A thorn, prick. Or tsanin; from the same as tsen; a thorn.">and thorns</a> <a href="/hebrew/5869.htm" title="5869: bə·‘ê·nê·ḵem (Prep-b:: N-cdc:: 2mp) -- An eye. Probably a primitive word; an eye; by analogy, a fountain.">in your eyes,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5704.htm" title="5704: ‘aḏ- (Prep) -- As far as, even to, up to, until, while. Properly, the same as ad; as far as, whether of space or time or degree.">until</a> <a href="/hebrew/6.htm" title="6: ’ă·ḇā·ḏə·ḵem (V-Qal-Inf:: 2mp) -- To perish. A primitive root; properly, to wander away, i.e. Lose oneself; by implication to perish.">you perish</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: mê·‘al (Prep-m) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">from</a> <a href="/hebrew/2063.htm" title="2063: haz·zōṯ (Art:: Pro-fs) -- Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that. Irregular feminine of zeh; this.">this</a> <a href="/hebrew/2896.htm" title="2896: haṭ·ṭō·w·ḇāh (Art:: Adj-fs) -- Pleasant, agreeable, good.">good</a> <a href="/hebrew/127.htm" title="127: hā·’ă·ḏā·māh (Art:: N-fs) -- Ground, land. From 'adam; soil.">land</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">that</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·hê·ḵem (N-mpc:: 2mp) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">your God</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: nā·ṯan (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">has given</a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·ḵem (Prep:: 2mp) -- ">you.</a> 14Now behold, today I am going the way of all the earth, and you know with all your heart and soul that not one of the good promises the LORD your God made to you has failed. Everything was fulfilled for you; not one promise has failed.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/judges/2-3.htm">Judges 2:3</a> So now I tell you that I will not drive out these people before you; they will be thorns in your sides, and their gods will be a snare to you.” <a href="/exodus/23-33.htm">Exodus 23:33</a> They must not remain in your land, lest they cause you to sin against Me. For if you serve their gods, it will surely be a snare to you.” <a href="/numbers/33-55.htm">Numbers 33:55</a> But if you do not drive out the inhabitants of the land before you, those you allow to remain will become barbs in your eyes and thorns in your sides; they will harass you in the land where you settle. <a href="/deuteronomy/7-16.htm">Deuteronomy 7:16</a> You must destroy all the peoples the LORD your God will deliver to you. Do not look on them with pity. Do not worship their gods, for that will be a snare to you. <a href="/deuteronomy/7-2.htm">Deuteronomy 7:2</a> and when the LORD your God has delivered them over to you to defeat them, then you must devote them to complete destruction. Make no treaty with them and show them no mercy. <a href="/deuteronomy/20-18.htm">Deuteronomy 20:18</a> so that they cannot teach you to do all the detestable things they do for their gods, and so cause you to sin against the LORD your God. <a href="/deuteronomy/28-15.htm">Deuteronomy 28:15</a> If, however, you do not obey the LORD your God by carefully following all His commandments and statutes I am giving you today, all these curses will come upon you and overtake you: <a href="/deuteronomy/28-63.htm">Deuteronomy 28:63</a> Just as it pleased the LORD to make you prosper and multiply, so also it will please Him to annihilate you and destroy you. And you will be uprooted from the land you are entering to possess. <a href="/psalms/106-34.htm">Psalm 106:34-36</a> They did not destroy the peoples as the LORD had commanded them, / but they mingled with the nations and adopted their customs. / They worshiped their idols, which became a snare to them. <a href="/1_kings/11-2.htm">1 Kings 11:2</a> These women were from the nations about which the LORD had told the Israelites, “You must not intermarry with them, for surely they will turn your hearts after their gods.” Yet Solomon clung to these women in love. <a href="/1_kings/11-4.htm">1 Kings 11:4</a> For when Solomon grew old, his wives turned his heart after other gods, and he was not wholeheartedly devoted to the LORD his God, as his father David had been. <a href="/2_kings/17-15.htm">2 Kings 17:15</a> They rejected His statutes and the covenant He had made with their fathers, as well as the decrees He had given them. They pursued worthless idols and became worthless themselves, going after the surrounding nations that the LORD had commanded them not to imitate. <a href="/2_chronicles/25-14.htm">2 Chronicles 25:14-15</a> When Amaziah returned from the slaughter of the Edomites, he brought back the gods of the Seirites, set them up as his own gods, bowed before them, and burned sacrifices to them. / Therefore the anger of the LORD burned against Amaziah, and He sent him a prophet, who said, “Why have you sought this people’s gods, which could not deliver them from your hand?” <a href="/isaiah/30-1.htm">Isaiah 30:1</a> “Woe to the rebellious children,” declares the LORD, “to those who carry out a plan that is not Mine, who form an alliance, but against My will, heaping up sin upon sin. <a href="/jeremiah/18-15.htm">Jeremiah 18:15</a> Yet My people have forgotten Me. They burn incense to worthless idols that make them stumble in their ways, leaving the ancient roads to walk on rutted bypaths instead of on the highway.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Know for a certainty that the LORD your God will no more drive out any of these nations from before you; but they shall be snares and traps to you, and scourges in your sides, and thorns in your eyes, until you perish from off this good land which the LORD your God has given you.will no<a href="/exodus/23-33.htm">Exodus 23:33</a> They shall not dwell in thy land, lest they make thee sin against me: for if thou serve their gods, it will surely be a snare unto thee.<a href="/numbers/33-55.htm">Numbers 33:55</a> But if ye will not drive out the inhabitants of the land from before you; then it shall come to pass, that those which ye let remain of them shall be pricks in your eyes, and thorns in your sides, and shall vex you in the land wherein ye dwell.<a href="/deuteronomy/7-16.htm">Deuteronomy 7:16</a> And thou shalt consume all the people which the LORD thy God shall deliver thee; thine eye shall have no pity upon them: neither shalt thou serve their gods; for that will be a snare unto thee.snares<a href="/deuteronomy/7-16.htm">Deuteronomy 7:16</a> And thou shalt consume all the people which the LORD thy God shall deliver thee; thine eye shall have no pity upon them: neither shalt thou serve their gods; for that will be a snare unto thee.<a href="/judges/2-3.htm">Judges 2:3</a> Wherefore I also said, I will not drive them out from before you; but they shall be as thorns in your sides, and their gods shall be a snare unto you.<a href="/1_kings/11-4.htm">1 Kings 11:4</a> For it came to pass, when Solomon was old, that his wives turned away his heart after other gods: and his heart was not perfect with the LORD his God, as was the heart of David his father.until ye perish<a href="/leviticus/26-31.htm">Leviticus 26:31-35</a> And I will make your cities waste, and bring your sanctuaries unto desolation, and I will not smell the savour of your sweet odours… <a href="/deuteronomy/4-26.htm">Deuteronomy 4:26</a> I call heaven and earth to witness against you this day, that ye shall soon utterly perish from off the land whereunto ye go over Jordan to possess it; ye shall not prolong your days upon it, but shall utterly be destroyed.<a href="/deuteronomy/28-63.htm">Deuteronomy 28:63-68</a> And it shall come to pass, that as the LORD rejoiced over you to do you good, and to multiply you; so the LORD will rejoice over you to destroy you, and to bring you to nought; and ye shall be plucked from off the land whither thou goest to possess it… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_thessalonians/1-5.htm">Certainty</a> <a href="/joshua/23-5.htm">Drive</a> <a href="/joshua/9-25.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/joshua/5-12.htm">Longer</a> <a href="/joshua/23-12.htm">Nations</a> <a href="/joshua/22-20.htm">Perish</a> <a href="/numbers/33-55.htm">Pricks</a> <a href="/acts/22-25.htm">Scourge</a> <a href="/hebrews/12-6.htm">Scourges</a> <a href="/joshua/23-1.htm">Sides</a> <a href="/joshua/23-5.htm">Sight</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/7-16.htm">Snare</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/3-19.htm">Snares</a> <a href="/numbers/33-55.htm">Thorns</a> <a href="/2_timothy/2-26.htm">Trap</a> <a href="/2_peter/2-14.htm">Traps</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_samuel/20-9.htm">Certainty</a> <a href="/judges/1-19.htm">Drive</a> <a href="/joshua/24-7.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/judges/2-14.htm">Longer</a> <a href="/joshua/24-18.htm">Nations</a> <a href="/joshua/23-16.htm">Perish</a> <a href="/acts/9-5.htm">Pricks</a> <a href="/1_kings/12-11.htm">Scourge</a> <a href="/psalms/89-32.htm">Scourges</a> <a href="/judges/2-3.htm">Sides</a> <a href="/joshua/24-15.htm">Sight</a> <a href="/judges/2-3.htm">Snare</a> <a href="/judges/2-3.htm">Snares</a> <a href="/judges/2-3.htm">Thorns</a> <a href="/judges/2-3.htm">Trap</a> <a href="/psalms/38-12.htm">Traps</a><div class="vheading2">Joshua 23</div>1. <a href="/joshua/23-1.htm">Joshua's exhortation before his death</a> 3. <a href="/joshua/23-3.htm">by former benefits</a> 5. <a href="/joshua/23-5.htm">by promises</a> 11. <a href="/joshua/23-11.htm">and by threatenings</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/joshua/23.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/joshua/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/joshua/23.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>know for sure This phrase emphasizes certainty and assurance. It reflects the biblical theme of God's faithfulness to His word, whether in blessing or judgment. The Israelites are reminded of the consequences of disobedience, echoing the covenantal warnings found in Deuteronomy.that the LORD your God will no longer drive out these nations before you. This refers to the Canaanite nations that remained in the Promised Land. Historically, God had promised to drive out these nations (<a href="/exodus/23-30.htm">Exodus 23:30-31</a>), but this was contingent on Israel's obedience. The failure to fully conquer the land is a recurring theme in Judges, illustrating the consequences of incomplete obedience.Instead, they will become for you a snare and a trap, The imagery of a snare and trap suggests entanglement and danger. In the ancient Near Eastern context, snares were used for hunting, symbolizing how the Canaanite practices and idolatry could ensnare the Israelites spiritually. This warning is consistent with earlier admonitions in <a href="/exodus/23-33.htm">Exodus 23:33</a> and <a href="/deuteronomy/7-16.htm">Deuteronomy 7:16</a>.a scourge in your sides and thorns in your eyes, These metaphors indicate persistent irritation and suffering. The "scourge" and "thorns" suggest physical and spiritual torment, reflecting the consequences of allowing pagan influences to persist. This language is reminiscent of <a href="/numbers/33-55.htm">Numbers 33:55</a>, where similar warnings are given about the inhabitants of the land.until you perish from this good land The phrase underscores the conditional nature of Israel's possession of the land. The "good land" is a reference to the land flowing with milk and honey, promised to the patriarchs. The potential for perishing from the land is a fulfillment of covenant curses outlined in <a href="/deuteronomy/28.htm">Deuteronomy 28</a>.that the LORD your God has given you. This acknowledges God's sovereignty and grace in giving the land to Israel. It serves as a reminder of the divine gift and the responsibility that comes with it. The land is not just a possession but a sacred trust, highlighting the covenant relationship between God and His people.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/joshua.htm">Joshua</a> The leader of Israel who succeeded Moses and led the Israelites into the Promised Land. He is delivering his farewell address to the Israelites in this chapter. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a> The covenant God of Israel, who promised to give the land of Canaan to the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_nations.htm">The Nations</a> Refers to the Canaanite nations that inhabited the Promised Land before the Israelites. These nations were to be driven out by the Israelites as commanded by God. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_promised_land.htm">The Promised Land</a> The land of Canaan, which God promised to the descendants of Abraham. It is described as a "good land" given by God. 5. <a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a> The descendants of Jacob, also known as Israel, who were chosen by God to be His people and to inherit the Promised Land.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/o/obedience_to_god's_commands.htm">Obedience to God's Commands</a> The importance of complete obedience to God's instructions is highlighted. Partial obedience can lead to spiritual compromise and consequences. <a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_compromise.htm">The Danger of Compromise</a> Allowing influences contrary to God's will can lead to spiritual snares and traps, drawing believers away from their faith. <a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness_and_justice.htm">God's Faithfulness and Justice</a> God is faithful to His promises, but He is also just. Disobedience can lead to the withdrawal of His protection and blessings. <a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_disobedience.htm">The Consequences of Disobedience</a> The Israelites' failure to fully obey God resulted in ongoing struggles and suffering. This serves as a warning to remain vigilant in faith. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_spiritual_vigilance.htm">The Importance of Spiritual Vigilance</a> Believers must remain vigilant in their spiritual walk, avoiding influences that can lead them away from God.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_joshua_23.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Joshua 23</a> <a href="/q/what_happened_at_jesus'_crucifixion.htm">What events define the crucifixion in Journey to the Cross?</a> <a href="/q/how_credible_is_joshua_13_1's_claim.htm">Joshua 13:1 - How credible is it that after all the previous conquests, so much land still remained, contradicting earlier assertions that the land was largely subdued?</a> <a href="/q/why_couldn't_israel_drive_out_some_peoples.htm">Joshua 13:13 - How could Israel remain unable to drive out certain peoples if God supposedly promised victory, suggesting an inconsistency with divine intervention claims?</a> <a href="/q/how_does_judges_2_3_align_with_joshua.htm">In Judges 2:3, God says He will no longer drive out the remaining nations; how does this align with earlier promises of total conquest in Joshua?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/joshua/23.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 13. - Snares and traps. Perhaps, rather, nets and snares. The LXX., where our translation has snare, has παγίς, and for traps has incorrectly σκάνδαλα. The snare or pach was evidently (<a href="/amos/3-5.htm">Amos 3:5</a>) laid upon the earth; but there is no evidence for Gesenius' idea that the mokesh which follows, there as here, means the stick of the trap, which when displaced involved the bird in the net. As the primary signification of this latter word, which is akin to קֶשֶׁת a bow, seems to mean something curved, it is probably a noose or springe. And the word and its cognates are used of involving, or catching, people by its use. Furst's Lexicon confirms this view, which has been independently arrived at. Scourges. The Hebrew word is in the singular. It is translated ἥλους, nails, in the LXX., and offendiculum in the Vulgate. In your sides. Rather, on your sides. The words here are very similar to those in <a href="/numbers/33-55.htm">Numbers 33:55</a>. Moses, however, does but use two of the similes of which here we have four. He has, moreover, a different word (שִׂכִּים) for thorns, and the word here translated thorns is there substituted for scourges; "thorns in your sides." Joshua crowds together his similes "to describe the shame, and trouble, and oppression which they would bring upon themselves by joining in the idolatry of the Canaanites" (Keil). The Lord your God. Here, as elsewhere in this and many other passages, we have in the original, Jehovah your God. It is important to remember that the sacred writer is calling the God of Israel by His own proper name, that by which He was distinguished from the gods of the nations round about. <a href="/commentaries/joshua/23-13.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>know for sure יָד֙וֹעַ֙ (yā·ḏō·w·a‘) Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3045.htm">Strong's 3045: </a> To know that כִּי֩ (kî) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction the LORD יְהוָ֣ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel your God אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֗ם (’ĕ·lō·hê·ḵem) Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative will no לֹ֨א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no longer יוֹסִ֜יף (yō·w·sîp̄) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3254.htm">Strong's 3254: </a> To add, augment drive out לְהוֹרִ֛ישׁ (lə·hō·w·rîš) Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3423.htm">Strong's 3423: </a> To occupy, to seize, to rob, to inherit, to expel, to impoverish, to ruin these הָאֵ֖לֶּה (hā·’êl·leh) Article | Pronoun - common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_428.htm">Strong's 428: </a> These, those nations הַגּוֹיִ֥ם (hag·gō·w·yim) Article | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1471.htm">Strong's 1471: </a> A foreign nation, a Gentile, a troop of animals, a flight of locusts before you. מִלִּפְנֵיכֶ֑ם (mil·lip̄·nê·ḵem) Preposition-m, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> The face Instead, they will become וְהָי֨וּ (wə·hā·yū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> To fall out, come to pass, become, be for you לָכֶ֜ם (lā·ḵem) Preposition | second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> a snare לְפַ֣ח (lə·p̄aḥ) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6341.htm">Strong's 6341: </a> A, sheet, a spring net and a trap, וּלְמוֹקֵ֗שׁ (ū·lə·mō·w·qêš) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4170.htm">Strong's 4170: </a> A bait or lure, a snare a scourge וּלְשֹׁטֵ֤ט (ū·lə·šō·ṭêṭ) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7850.htm">Strong's 7850: </a> To flog, a goad for your sides בְּצִדֵּיכֶם֙ (bə·ṣid·dê·ḵem) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6654.htm">Strong's 6654: </a> A side, an adversary and thorns וְלִצְנִנִ֣ים (wə·liṣ·ni·nîm) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6796.htm">Strong's 6796: </a> A thorn, prick in your eyes, בְּעֵינֵיכֶ֔ם (bə·‘ê·nê·ḵem) Preposition-b | Noun - cdc | second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5869.htm">Strong's 5869: </a> An eye, a fountain until עַד־ (‘aḏ-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5704.htm">Strong's 5704: </a> As far as, even to, up to, until, while you perish אֲבָדְכֶ֗ם (’ă·ḇā·ḏə·ḵem) Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6.htm">Strong's 6: </a> To wander away, lose oneself, to perish from מֵ֠עַל (mê·‘al) Preposition-m <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against this הַזֹּ֔את (haz·zōṯ) Article | Pronoun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2063.htm">Strong's 2063: </a> Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that, good הַטּוֹבָה֙ (haṭ·ṭō·w·ḇāh) Article | Adjective - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2896.htm">Strong's 2896: </a> Pleasant, agreeable, good land הָאֲדָמָ֤ה (hā·’ă·ḏā·māh) Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_127.htm">Strong's 127: </a> Ground, land that אֲשֶׁר֙ (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that the LORD יְהוָ֖ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel your God אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃ (’ĕ·lō·hê·ḵem) Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative has given נָתַ֣ן (nā·ṯan) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> To give, put, set you. לָכֶ֔ם (lā·ḵem) Preposition | second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/joshua/23-13.htm">Joshua 23:13 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/joshua/23-13.htm">Joshua 23:13 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/joshua/23-13.htm">Joshua 23:13 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/joshua/23-13.htm">Joshua 23:13 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/joshua/23-13.htm">Joshua 23:13 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/joshua/23-13.htm">Joshua 23:13 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/joshua/23-13.htm">Joshua 23:13 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/joshua/23-13.htm">Joshua 23:13 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/joshua/23-13.htm">Joshua 23:13 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/joshua/23-13.htm">Joshua 23:13 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/joshua/23-13.htm">OT History: Joshua 23:13 Know for a certainty that Yahweh your (Josh. Jos)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/joshua/23-12.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Joshua 23:12"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Joshua 23:12" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/joshua/23-14.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Joshua 23:14"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Joshua 23:14" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>