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13 know for certain that the Lord your God will no longer drive out these nations from before you. They will trap and ensnare you;[a] they will be a whip that tears[b] your sides and thorns that blind[c] your eyes until you disappear[d] from this good land the Lord your God gave you.

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Footnotes

  1. Joshua 23:13 tn Heb “be a trap and a snare to you.”
  2. Joshua 23:13 tn Heb “in.”
  3. Joshua 23:13 tn Heb “thorns in your eyes.”
  4. Joshua 23:13 tn Or “perish.”

13 then you may be sure that the Lord your God will no longer drive out(A) these nations before you. Instead, they will become snares(B) and traps for you, whips on your backs and thorns in your eyes,(C) until you perish from this good land,(D) which the Lord your God has given you.

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