Joshua 23:16

Whenever you break the covenant of the Lord your God, which he has laid upon you, and go to serve other gods, bowing down to them, then will the anger of the Lord blaze against you, until you perish quickly off the fine country which he has given you.”

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In The King James Version

When ye have transgressed the covenant of the LORD your God, which he commanded you, and have gone and served other gods, and bowed yourselves to them; then shall the anger of the LORD be kindled against you, and ye shall perish quickly from off the good land which he hath given unto you.

In Context

15Well, as all the good promises have been fulfilled to you, of which the Lord your God told you, so will the Lord fulfil all his threats to you until he wipes you off this fine country which the Lord your God has given you.

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Matthew Henry on Joshua 23:12-16

11 Take good heed therefore unto yourselves, that ye love the Lord your God. 12 Else if ye 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: 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 ye perish from off this good land… Read the whole commentary →

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