Joshua 7:7-9

New English Translation

⁷ Joshua prayed,^[a] “O, Sovereign Lord! Why did you bring these people across the Jordan to hand us over to the Amorites so they could destroy us? If only we had been satisfied to live on the other side of the Jordan! ⁸ O Lord, what can I say now that Israel has retreated^[b] before its enemies? ⁹ When the Canaanites and all who live in the land hear about this, they will turn against us and destroy the very memory of us^[c] from the earth. What will you do to protect your great reputation?”^[d]