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I will not be with you anymore unless you destroy whatever among you is devoted to destruction. <a href="/nlt/joshua/7.htm">New Living Translation</a> That is why the Israelites are running from their enemies in defeat. For now Israel itself has been set apart for destruction. I will not remain with you any longer unless you destroy the things among you that were set apart for destruction. <a href="/esv/joshua/7.htm">English Standard Version</a> Therefore the people of Israel cannot stand before their enemies. They turn their backs before their enemies, because they have become devoted for destruction. I will be with you no more, unless you destroy the devoted things from among you. <a href="/bsb/joshua/7.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> This is why the Israelites cannot stand against their enemies. They will turn their backs and run from their enemies, because they themselves have been set apart for destruction. I will no longer be with you unless you remove from among you whatever is devoted to destruction. <a href="/kjv/joshua/7.htm">King James Bible</a> Therefore the children of Israel could not stand before their enemies, but turned their backs before their enemies, because they were accursed: neither will I be with you any more, except ye destroy the accursed from among you. <a href="/nkjv/joshua/7.htm">New King James Version</a> Therefore the children of Israel could not stand before their enemies, but turned their backs before their enemies, because they have become doomed to destruction. Neither will I be with you anymore, unless you destroy the accursed from among you. <a href="/nasb_/joshua/7.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Therefore the sons of Israel cannot stand against their enemies; they turn their backs before their enemies, because they have become designated for destruction. I will not be with you anymore unless you eliminate from your midst the things designated for destruction. <a href="/nasb/joshua/7.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220Therefore the sons of Israel cannot stand before their enemies; they turn their backs before their enemies, for they have become accursed. I will not be with you anymore unless you destroy the things under the ban from your midst. <a href="/nasb77/joshua/7.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “Therefore the sons of Israel cannot stand before their enemies; they turn their backs before their enemies, for they have become accursed. I will not be with you anymore unless you destroy the things under the ban from your midst. <a href="/lsb/joshua/7.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Therefore the sons of Israel cannot rise before their enemies; they turn their backs before their enemies, for they have become devoted to destruction. I will not be with you anymore unless you destroy the things devoted to destruction from your midst. <a href="/amp/joshua/7.htm">Amplified Bible</a> That is why the soldiers of Israel could not stand [and defend themselves] before their enemies; they turned their backs [and ran] before them, because they have become accursed. I will not be with you anymore unless you destroy the things under the ban from among you. <a href="/csb/joshua/7.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> This is why the Israelites cannot stand against their enemies. They will turn their backs and run from their enemies, because they have been set apart for destruction. I will no longer be with you unless you remove from among you what is set apart. <a href="/hcsb/joshua/7.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> This is why the Israelites cannot stand against their enemies. They will turn their backs and run from their enemies, because they have been set apart for destruction. I will no longer be with you unless you remove from you what is set apart.&#8221 <a href="/asv/joshua/7.htm">American Standard Version</a> Therefore the children of Israel cannot stand before their enemies; they turn their backs before their enemies, because they are become accursed: I will not be with you any more, except ye destroy the devoted thing from among you. <a href="/cev/joshua/7.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> What they stole was supposed to be destroyed, and now Israel itself must be destroyed. I cannot help you anymore until you do exactly what I have said. That's why Israel turns and runs from its enemies instead of standing up to them. <a href="/erv/joshua/7.htm">English Revised Version</a> Therefore the children of Israel cannot stand before their enemies, they turn their backs before their enemies, because they are become accursed: I will not be with you any more, except ye destroy the devoted thing from among you. <a href="/gwt/joshua/7.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> "The people of Israel will not be able to defend themselves against their enemies. They will run away from their enemies because the people of Israel are now claimed for destruction. I will not be with you anymore unless you destroy what I have claimed for myself. <a href="/gnt/joshua/7.htm">Good News Translation</a> This is why the Israelites cannot stand against their enemies. They retreat from them because they themselves have now been condemned to destruction! I will not stay with you any longer unless you destroy the things you were ordered not to take! <a href="/isv/joshua/7.htm">International Standard Version</a> The Israelis have been unable to stand before their enemies. They're turning their backs and running from their enemies because they themselves have been turned over to destruction. I will not be with you anymore unless you destroy these things that have been turned over to destruction. <a href="/msb/joshua/7.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> This is why the Israelites cannot stand against their enemies. They will turn their backs and run from their enemies, because they themselves have been set apart for destruction. I will no longer be with you unless you remove from among you whatever is devoted to destruction. <a href="/net/joshua/7.htm">NET Bible</a> The Israelites are unable to stand before their enemies; they retreat because they have become subject to annihilation. I will no longer be with you, unless you destroy what has contaminated you. <a href="/nheb/joshua/7.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Therefore the children of Israel can't stand before their enemies. They turn their backs before their enemies, because they have become devoted for destruction. I will not be with you any more, unless you destroy the devoted things from among you. <a href="/wbt/joshua/7.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Therefore the children of Israel could not stand before their enemies, but turned their backs before their enemies, because they were accursed: neither will I be with you any more, except ye destroy the accursed from among you. <a href="/web/joshua/7.htm">World English Bible</a> Therefore the children of Israel can’t stand before their enemies. They turn their backs before their enemies, because they have become devoted for destruction. I will not be with you any more, unless you destroy the devoted things from among you. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/joshua/7.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and the sons of Israel have not been able to stand before their enemies; they turn the neck before their enemies, for they have become a devoted thing; I do not add to be with you—if you do not destroy the devoted thing from your midst. <a href="/ylt/joshua/7.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> and the sons of Israel have not been able to stand before their enemies; the neck they turn before their enemies, for they have become a devoted thing; I add not to be with you -- if ye destroy not the devoted thing out of your midst. <a href="/slt/joshua/7.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And the sons of Israel shall not be able to rise up before their enemies; they will turn the neck before their enemies for they were for a devoted thing: I will not add to be with you if ye ill not destroy the devoted thing from the midst of you.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/joshua/7.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Neither can Israel stand before his enemies, but he shall flee from them: because he is defiled with the anathema. I will be no more with you, till you destroy him that is guilty of this wickedness. <a href="/cpdv/joshua/7.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Israel is not able to stand before his enemies, and he will flee from them. For he has been defiled by what is anathema. I will be no longer be with you, until you destroy him who is guilty of this wickedness. <a href="/nabre/joshua/7.htm">New American Bible</a> If the Israelites cannot stand up to their enemies, but must turn their back to them, it is because they are under the ban. I will not continue to be with you unless you remove that which is banned from among you. <a href="/nrsvce/joshua/7.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Therefore the Israelites are unable to stand before their enemies; they turn their backs to their enemies, because they have become a thing devoted for destruction themselves. I will be with you no more, unless you destroy the devoted things from among you.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/joshua/7.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Therefore the children of Israel cannot stand again before their enemies, but they shall turn their backs before their enemies, because they are accursed; neither will I be with you any more, unless you remove the curse from among you. <a href="/hpbt/joshua/7.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And the children of Israel shall not be able to stand again before their enemies but they shall turn their back before their enemies, because they were for destruction, and I shall not be with them again unless you remove the curse from among you<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/joshua/7.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> Therefore the children of Israel cannot stand before their enemies, they turn their backs before their enemies, because they are become accursed; I will not be with you any more, except ye destroy the accursed from among you. <a href="/sep/joshua/7.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And the children of Israel will not be able to stand before their enemies; they will turn their back before their enemies, for they have become an accursed thing: I will not any longer be with you, unless ye remove the cursed thing from yourselves. <a href="/parallel/joshua/7-12.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=1486" 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/7.htm">Israel Defeated at Ai</a> …11Israel has sinned; they have transgressed My covenant that I commanded them, and they have taken some of what was devoted to destruction. Indeed, they have stolen and lied, and they have put these things with their own possessions. 12<a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: bə·nê (N-mpc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">This is why the Israelites</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">cannot</a> <a href="/hebrew/3201.htm" title="3201: yuḵ·lū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- To be able, have power. Or yakowl; a primitive root; to be able, literally or morally."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6965.htm" title="6965: lā·qūm (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To arise, stand up, stand. A primitive root; to rise.">stand</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: lip̄·nê (Prep-l:: N-cpc) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">against</a> <a href="/hebrew/341.htm" title="341: ’ō·yə·ḇê·hem (V-Qal-Prtcpl-mpc:: 3mp) -- Hating, an adversary. Or owyeb; active participle of 'ayab; hating; an adversary.">their enemies.</a> <a href="/hebrew/6437.htm" title="6437: yip̄·nū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- To turn. A primitive root; to turn; by implication, to face, i.e. Appear, look, etc.">They will turn</a> <a href="/hebrew/6203.htm" title="6203: ‘ō·rep̄ (N-ms) -- Back of the neck, neck. From araph; the nape or back of the neck; hence, the back generally.">their backs</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: lip̄·nê (Prep-l:: N-cpc) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">and run from</a> <a href="/hebrew/341.htm" title="341: ’ō·yə·ḇê·hem (V-Qal-Prtcpl-mpc:: 3mp) -- Hating, an adversary. Or owyeb; active participle of 'ayab; hating; an adversary.">their enemies,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">because</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: hā·yū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">they themselves have been</a> <a href="/hebrew/2764.htm" title="2764: lə·ḥê·rem (Prep-l:: N-ms) -- A net, a doomed object, extermination. Or cherem; from charam; physical a net; usually a doomed object; abstr. Extermination.">set apart for destruction.</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.">I will no</a> <a href="/hebrew/3254.htm" title="3254: ’ō·w·sîp̄ (V-Hifil-Imperf-1cs) -- To add. A primitive root; to add or augment.">longer</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: lih·yō·wṯ (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">be</a> <a href="/hebrew/5973.htm" title="5973: ‘im·mā·ḵem (Prep:: 2mp) -- From amam; adverb or preposition, with, in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix.">with</a> <a href="/hebrew/518.htm" title="518: ’im- (Conj) -- If. A primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!">you unless</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."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8045.htm" title="8045: ṯaš·mî·ḏū (V-Hifil-Imperf-2mp) -- To be exterminated or destroyed. A primitive root; to desolate.">you remove</a> <a href="/hebrew/7130.htm" title="7130: miq·qir·bə·ḵem (Prep-m:: N-msc:: 2mp) -- Inward part, midst. From qarab; properly, the nearest part, i.e. The center, whether literal, figurative or adverbial.">from among you</a> <a href="/hebrew/2764.htm" title="2764: ha·ḥê·rem (Art:: N-ms) -- A net, a doomed object, extermination. Or cherem; from charam; physical a net; usually a doomed object; abstr. Extermination.">whatever is devoted to destruction.</a> 13Get up and consecrate the people, saying, ‘Consecrate yourselves for tomorrow, for this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: Among you, O Israel, there are things devoted to destruction. You cannot stand against your enemies until you remove them.…<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="/deuteronomy/31-17.htm">Deuteronomy 31:17</a> On that day My anger will burn against them, and I will abandon them and hide My face from them, so that they will be consumed, and many troubles and afflictions will befall them. On that day they will say, ‘Have not these disasters come upon us because our God is no longer with us?’ <a href="/judges/2-14.htm">Judges 2:14</a> Then the anger of the LORD burned against Israel, and He delivered them into the hands of those who plundered them. He sold them into the hands of their enemies all around, whom they were no longer able to resist. <a href="/isaiah/59-2.htm">Isaiah 59:2</a> But your iniquities have built barriers between you and your God, and your sins have hidden His face from you, so that He does not hear. <a href="/numbers/14-42.htm">Numbers 14:42-43</a> Do not go up, lest you be struck down by your enemies, because the LORD is not among you. / For there the Amalekites and Canaanites will face you, and you will fall by the sword. Because you have turned away from the LORD, He will not be with you.” <a href="/1_samuel/4-3.htm">1 Samuel 4:3</a> When the troops returned to the camp, the elders of Israel asked, “Why has the LORD brought defeat on us before the Philistines today? Let us bring the ark of the covenant of the LORD from Shiloh, so that it may go with us to save us from the hand of our enemies.” <a href="/2_kings/17-20.htm">2 Kings 17:20</a> So the LORD rejected all the descendants of Israel. He afflicted them and delivered them into the hands of plunderers, until He had banished them from His presence. <a href="/lamentations/2-5.htm">Lamentations 2:5</a> The Lord is like an enemy; He has swallowed up Israel. He has swallowed up all her palaces and destroyed her strongholds. He has multiplied mourning and lamentation for the Daughter of Judah. <a href="/hosea/9-12.htm">Hosea 9:12</a> Even if they raise their children, I will bereave them of each one. Yes, woe be to them when I turn away from them! <a href="/2_chronicles/15-2.htm">2 Chronicles 15:2</a> So he went out to meet Asa and said to him, “Listen to me, Asa and all Judah and Benjamin. The LORD is with you when you are with Him. If you seek Him, He will be found by you, but if you forsake Him, He will forsake you. <a href="/psalms/44-9.htm">Psalm 44:9</a> But You have rejected and humbled us; You no longer go forth with our armies. <a href="/jeremiah/7-12.htm">Jeremiah 7:12-15</a> But go now to the place in Shiloh where I first made a dwelling for My Name, and see what I did to it because of the wickedness of My people Israel. / And now, because you have done all these things, declares the LORD, and because I have spoken to you again and again but you would not listen, and I have called to you but you would not answer, / therefore what I did to Shiloh I will now do to the house that bears My Name, the house in which you trust, the place that I gave to you and your fathers. ... <a href="/romans/8-31.htm">Romans 8:31</a> What then shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? <a href="/1_corinthians/10-12.htm">1 Corinthians 10:12</a> So the one who thinks he is standing firm should be careful not to fall. <a href="/hebrews/13-5.htm">Hebrews 13:5</a> Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, for God has said: “Never will I leave you, never will I forsake you.” <a href="/james/4-4.htm">James 4:4</a> You adulteresses! Do you not know that friendship with the world is hostility toward God? Therefore, whoever chooses to be a friend of the world renders himself an enemy of God.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Therefore the children of Israel could not stand before their enemies, but turned their backs before their enemies, because they were accursed: neither will I be with you any more, except you destroy the accursed from among you.the children<a href="/joshua/22-18.htm">Joshua 22:18-20</a> But that ye must turn away this day from following the LORD? and it will be, seeing ye rebel to day against the LORD, that to morrow he will be wroth with the whole congregation of Israel… <a href="/numbers/14-45.htm">Numbers 14:45</a> Then the Amalekites came down, and the Canaanites which dwelt in that hill, and smote them, and discomfited them, even unto Hormah.<a href="/judges/2-4.htm">Judges 2:4</a> And it came to pass, when the angel of the LORD spake these words unto all the children of Israel, that the people lifted up their voice, and wept.they were<a href="/joshua/6-18.htm">Joshua 6:18</a> And ye, in any wise keep yourselves from the accursed thing, lest ye make yourselves accursed, when ye take of the accursed thing, and make the camp of Israel a curse, and trouble it.<a href="/deuteronomy/7-26.htm">Deuteronomy 7:26</a> Neither shalt thou bring an abomination into thine house, lest thou be a cursed thing like it: but thou shalt utterly detest it, and thou shalt utterly abhor it; for it is a cursed thing.<a href="/haggai/2-13.htm">Haggai 2:13,14</a> Then said Haggai, If one that is unclean by a dead body touch any of these, shall it be unclean? And the priests answered and said, It shall be unclean… neither<a href="/jeremiah/6-8.htm">Jeremiah 6:8</a> Be thou instructed, O Jerusalem, lest my soul depart from thee; lest I make thee desolate, a land not inhabited.<a href="/jeremiah/23-33.htm">Jeremiah 23:33</a> And when this people, or the prophet, or a priest, shall ask thee, saying, What is the burden of the LORD? thou shalt then say unto them, What burden? I will even forsake you, saith the LORD.<a href="/hosea/9-12.htm">Hosea 9:12</a> Though they bring up their children, yet will I bereave them, that there shall not be a man left: yea, woe also to them when I depart from them!<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/joshua/7-11.htm">Accursed</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/3-26.htm">Anymore</a> <a href="/joshua/7-8.htm">Backs</a> <a href="/joshua/7-11.htm">Ban</a> <a href="/joshua/7-1.htm">Children</a> <a href="/joshua/7-7.htm">Destroy</a> <a href="/joshua/6-17.htm">Destruction</a> <a href="/joshua/7-11.htm">Devoted</a> <a href="/joshua/7-8.htm">Enemies</a> <a href="/joshua/6-15.htm">Except</a> <a href="/joshua/7-11.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/joshua/7-10.htm">Stand</a> <a href="/joshua/7-8.htm">Turn</a> <a href="/joshua/7-8.htm">Turned</a> <a href="/joshua/2-18.htm">Unless</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/joshua/7-13.htm">Accursed</a> <a href="/judges/8-28.htm">Anymore</a> <a href="/joshua/9-5.htm">Backs</a> <a href="/joshua/7-15.htm">Ban</a> <a href="/joshua/7-23.htm">Children</a> <a href="/joshua/9-24.htm">Destroy</a> <a href="/joshua/8-26.htm">Destruction</a> <a href="/joshua/7-13.htm">Devoted</a> <a href="/joshua/7-13.htm">Enemies</a> <a href="/joshua/8-2.htm">Except</a> <a href="/joshua/7-13.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/joshua/7-13.htm">Stand</a> <a href="/joshua/8-21.htm">Turn</a> <a href="/joshua/7-26.htm">Turned</a> <a href="/2_samuel/2-27.htm">Unless</a><div class="vheading2">Joshua 7</div>1. <a href="/joshua/7-1.htm">The Israelites are smitten at Ai</a> 6. <a href="/joshua/7-6.htm">Joshua's complaint</a> 10. <a href="/joshua/7-10.htm">God instructs him what to do</a> 16. <a href="/joshua/7-16.htm">Achan is taken by the lot</a> 19. <a href="/joshua/7-19.htm">His confession</a> 24. <a href="/joshua/7-24.htm">He and all he had are destroyed in the valley of Achor</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/7.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/7.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>This is why the Israelites cannot stand against their enemies. The Israelites' inability to stand against their enemies is a direct consequence of disobedience to God's commands. In the context of <a href="/joshua/7.htm">Joshua 7</a>, this refers to Achan's sin of taking devoted things from Jericho, which were meant to be destroyed or dedicated to the Lord. This phrase highlights the principle that sin within the community can lead to collective failure. Historically, the Israelites were a people set apart by God, and their success was contingent upon their faithfulness to His covenant.They will turn their backs and run from their enemies, This phrase indicates a reversal of the victory and confidence the Israelites experienced at Jericho. The imagery of turning their backs suggests shame and defeat, contrasting with the triumph they were promised if they obeyed God. This reflects the broader biblical theme that disobedience leads to fear and retreat, as seen in <a href="/deuteronomy/28-25.htm">Deuteronomy 28:25</a>, where God warns of such consequences for unfaithfulness.because they themselves have been set apart for destruction. The term "set apart for destruction" echoes the concept of "herem," where certain things are devoted to God, often through destruction, as a form of judgment. In this context, the Israelites, due to Achan's sin, are under the same judgment meant for the Canaanites. This serves as a sobering reminder of the seriousness of sin and the holiness required by God. It also foreshadows the ultimate judgment and separation from God for those who do not repent.I will no longer be with you unless you remove from among you whatever is devoted to destruction. God's presence with Israel was conditional upon their obedience and holiness. This phrase underscores the necessity of purging sin from the community to restore fellowship with God. It reflects the broader biblical narrative where God's presence is contingent upon purity and obedience, as seen in <a href="/leviticus/26-12.htm">Leviticus 26:12</a> and <a href="/john/14-23.htm">John 14:23</a>. The call to remove what is devoted to destruction points to the need for repentance and cleansing, a theme fulfilled in Christ, who provides the ultimate means of purification and reconciliation with God.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/joshua.htm">Joshua</a> The leader of the Israelites after Moses, tasked with leading the people into the Promised Land. 2. <a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a> The chosen people of God, who are experiencing defeat due to disobedience. 3. <a href="/topical/a/achan.htm">Achan</a> The individual whose sin of taking devoted things led to Israel's defeat. 4. <a href="/topical/a/ai.htm">Ai</a> The city where the Israelites faced defeat due to Achan's sin. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_devoted_things.htm">The devoted things</a> Items that were supposed to be destroyed or dedicated to God, but were taken by Achan.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_disobedience.htm">The Consequences of Disobedience</a> Disobedience to God's commands can lead to defeat and separation from His presence. Just as Israel could not stand against their enemies, we too can face spiritual defeat when we harbor sin. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_holiness.htm">The Importance of Holiness</a> God calls His people to be set apart and holy. The Israelites were set apart for destruction because of sin, reminding us of the need to live lives that honor God. <a href="/topical/c/corporate_responsibility.htm">Corporate Responsibility</a> Achan's sin affected the entire community, illustrating how individual actions can impact the larger body of believers. We must be mindful of how our actions affect others. <a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_restoration.htm">Repentance and Restoration</a> God provides a path to restoration through repentance. Removing the devoted things was necessary for Israel to regain God's favor, just as we must confess and turn from sin. <a href="/topical/g/god's_presence_and_victory.htm">God's Presence and Victory</a> Victory is assured when God is with us. Ensuring His presence requires obedience and faithfulness to His commands.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_joshua_7.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Joshua 7</a> <a href="/q/why_did_achan's_sin_cause_israel's_loss.htm">Why did Achan's disobedience lead to Israel's defeat?</a> <a href="/q/does_deut._11_22-23_support_god_driving_out_nations.htm">In Deuteronomy 11:22-23, what evidence supports or contradicts the claim that God would 'drive out' nations from the land?</a> <a href="/q/why_commend_rahab's_deceit_in_james_2_25.htm">Why does the New Testament (James 2:25) commend Rahab's actions when they involved deception and potential betrayal of her city?</a> <a href="/q/is_there_evidence_of_shiloh's_destruction.htm">Jeremiah 7:12: Is there any archaeological evidence confirming the fate of Shiloh and the claims made about its destruction?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/joshua/7.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 12. - Therefore. This plain statement disposes of the idea that the repulse before Ai was simply the result of Joshua's rashness in sending so small a body of troops. The vivid narrative of the detection of Achan, obviously taken from contemporary records, precedes the account of the final capture of the city, although Joshua, who, as we have seen, does not neglect to employ human means, resolves to take greater precautions before making a second attack. Not a hint is dropped that the former number of men was insufficient, or that Joshua had been misled by the information brought by the reconnoitring party. In the mind of the historian the defect is entirely owing to the existence of secret sin in the Israelitish camp. Except ye destroy the accursed from among. Dr. Maclear, in the 'Cambridge Bible for Schools,' calls attention to the fact that <a href="/1_corinthians/5-13.htm">1 Corinthians 5:13</a> is a quotation from the LXX. here, substituting, however, τὸν πονηρὸν for το ἀνάθεμα. <a href="/commentaries/joshua/7-12.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>This is why the Israelites בְּנֵ֣י (bə·nê) Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> A son cannot וְלֹ֨א (wə·lō) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no stand לָקוּם֙ (lā·qūm) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6965.htm">Strong's 6965: </a> To arise, stand up, stand against לִפְנֵ֣י (lip̄·nê) Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> The face their enemies. אֹיְבֵיהֶ֔ם (’ō·yə·ḇê·hem) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_341.htm">Strong's 341: </a> Hating, an adversary They will turn יִפְנוּ֙ (yip̄·nū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6437.htm">Strong's 6437: </a> To turn, to face, appear, look their backs עֹ֗רֶף (‘ō·rep̄) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6203.htm">Strong's 6203: </a> The nape, back of the neck, the back and run from לִפְנֵ֣י (lip̄·nê) Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> The face their enemies, אֹֽיְבֵיהֶ֔ם (’ō·yə·ḇê·hem) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_341.htm">Strong's 341: </a> Hating, an adversary because כִּ֥י (kî) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction they have been הָי֖וּ (hā·yū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> To fall out, come to pass, become, be set apart for destruction. לְחֵ֑רֶם (lə·ḥê·rem) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2764.htm">Strong's 2764: </a> A net, a doomed object, extermination I will no לֹ֤א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no longer אוֹסִיף֙ (’ō·w·sîp̄) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3254.htm">Strong's 3254: </a> To add, augment be לִֽהְי֣וֹת (lih·yō·wṯ) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> To fall out, come to pass, become, be with עִמָּכֶ֔ם (‘im·mā·ḵem) Preposition | second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5973.htm">Strong's 5973: </a> With, equally with you unless אִם־ (’im-) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_518.htm">Strong's 518: </a> Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not you remove תַשְׁמִ֛ידוּ (ṯaš·mî·ḏū) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8045.htm">Strong's 8045: </a> To be exterminated or destroyed from among you מִֽקִּרְבְּכֶֽם׃ (miq·qir·bə·ḵem) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7130.htm">Strong's 7130: </a> The nearest part, the center whatever is devoted to destruction. הַחֵ֖רֶם (ha·ḥê·rem) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2764.htm">Strong's 2764: </a> A net, a doomed object, extermination <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/joshua/7-12.htm">Joshua 7:12 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/joshua/7-12.htm">Joshua 7:12 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/joshua/7-12.htm">Joshua 7:12 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/joshua/7-12.htm">Joshua 7:12 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/joshua/7-12.htm">Joshua 7:12 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/joshua/7-12.htm">Joshua 7:12 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/joshua/7-12.htm">Joshua 7:12 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/joshua/7-12.htm">Joshua 7:12 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/joshua/7-12.htm">Joshua 7:12 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/joshua/7-12.htm">Joshua 7:12 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/joshua/7-12.htm">OT History: Joshua 7:12 Therefore the children of Israel can't stand (Josh. 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