Joshua 23:15

Therefore it shall come to pass, that as all good things are come upon you, which the LORD your God promised you; so shall the LORD bring upon you all evil things, until he have destroyed you from off this good land which the LORD your God hath given you.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
good	הַטּ֔וֹב ha.Tov	H2896	good (as an adjective) in the widest sense · definite article + adjective, masculine singular absolute
things	הַדָּבָ֣ר ha.da.Var	H1697	a word · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
come	בָּ֤א ba'	H935	to go or come (in a wide variety of applications) · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
LORD	יְהוָ֥ה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
God	אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֖ם 'e.lo.hei.Khem	H430	gods in the ordinary sense · noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine plural
promised	דִּבֶּ֛ר di.Ber	H1696	perhaps properly · verb, piel perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
LORD	יְהוָ֜ה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
bring	יָבִ֨יא ya.Vi'	H935	to go or come (in a wide variety of applications) · verb, hiphil imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
evil	הָרָ֔ע ha.Ra'	H7451	bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral) · definite article + adjective, masculine singular absolute
things	הַדָּבָ֣ר ha.da.Var	H1697	a word · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
destroyed	הַשְׁמִיד֣וֹ hash.mi.Do	H8045	to desolate · verb, hiphil infinitive construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
good	הַטּוֹבָה֙ ha.to.Vah	H2896	good (as an adjective) in the widest sense · definite article + adjective, feminine singular absolute
land	הָאֲדָמָ֤ה ha.'a.da.Mah	H127	soil (from its general redness) · definite article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
LORD	יְהוָ֖ה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
God	אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם 'e.lo.hei.Khem	H430	gods in the ordinary sense · noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine plural
given	נָתַ֣ן na.Tan	H5414	to give · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular

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Cross-references

Deuteronomy 28:15-68 But it shall come to pass, if thou wilt not hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to observe to do all his commandments and his statut…
Leviticus 26:14-46 But if ye will not hearken unto me, and will not do all these commandments;
Judges 3:8 Therefore the anger of the LORD was hot against Israel, and he sold them into the hand of Chushan-rishathaim king of Mesopotamia: and the ch…
Judges 4:1-2 And the children of Israel again did evil in the sight of the LORD, when Ehud was dead.
Judges 6:1 And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the LORD: and the LORD delivered them into the hand of Midian seven years.
Judges 10:6-7 And the children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the LORD, and served Baalim, and Ashtaroth, and the gods of Syria, and the gods of…
Judges 13:1 And the children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the LORD; and the LORD delivered them into the hand of the Philistines forty years…
2 Chronicles 36:16-17 But they mocked the messengers of God, and despised his words, and misused his prophets, until the wrath of the LORD arose against his peopl…

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Commentary

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Joshua 23:12

BY THREATENINGS IN CASE OF DISOBEDIENCE. (Jos 23:12) Else if ye do in any wise go back, and cleave unto the remnant of these nations--As marriage connections with the idolatrous Canaanites would present many and strong temptations to transgress it, these were strictly prohibited (Exo 34:12-16; Deu 7:3). With his eye, as it were, upon those prohibitions, Joshua threatens them with the certain withdrawal of the divine aid in the further expulsion of the Canaanites (a threat founded Exo 23:33; Num 33:55; Deu 7:16). Next: Joshua Chapter 24

Adam Clarke on Joshua 23:15

So shall the Lord bring upon you all evil things - His faithfulness in fulfilling his promises is a proof that he will as faithfully accomplish his threatenings, for the veracity of God is equally pledged for both.

John Gill on Joshua 23:15

Therefore it shall come to pass, that as all the good things are come upon you which the Lord hath promised you,.... Of which there was full proof, and it could not be denied: so shall the Lord bring upon you all evil things; calamities and distresses, by his sore judgments of famine, sword, pestilence, evil beasts, and captivity, in case of disobedience to his commands: until he have destroyed you from off this good land which the Lord your God hath given you; for as he is faithful to his promises, so to his threatenings; and from his punctual performance of the one may be argued and expected the sure fulfilment of the other, and which has been abundantly verified in that people; see Levi…

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John Calvin on Joshua 23:12–end

Joshua 23:12-16 12. Else if you do in any wise go back, and cleave unto the remnant of these nations, even these that remain among you, and shall make marriages with them, and go in unto them, and they to you: 12. Quia si avertendo aversi fueritis, et adhaeseritis residuis gentibus istis, residuis, inquam, istis quae sunt vobiscum: et affinitatem contraxeritis cum eis, et misceatis vos cum eis, et ipsae vobiscum: 13. 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 you perish from off this good land which the LORD your God has give…

Joshua 23:15

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Joshua 23:12

Adam Clarke on Joshua 23:15

John Gill on Joshua 23:15

John Calvin on Joshua 23:12–end

Joshua 23:15

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Joshua 23:12

Adam Clarke on Joshua 23:15

John Gill on Joshua 23:15

John Calvin on Joshua 23:12–end

Keil & Delitzsch on Joshua 23:14–end

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Joshua 23:15-16

Rashi on Joshua 23:13