Joshua 3:13

Whenever the soles of the feet of the priests who carry the ark of the covenant of the Lord, the Lord of all the earth, rest in the water of the Jordan, the waters of the Jordan will be stopped. The waters which are flowing down, they will be dammed up.”

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In The King James Version

And it shall come to pass, as soon as the soles of the feet of the priests that bear the ark of the LORD, the Lord of all the earth, shall rest in the waters of Jordan, that the waters of Jordan shall be cut off from the waters that come down from above; and they shall stand upon an heap.

In Context

12Now choose twelve men from the tribes of Israel, a man from each tribe.

14And when the people left their tents to cross the Jordan, headed by the priests who carried the ark of the covenant,

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Cross References

Joshua 3:11See, the ark of the covenant of the Lord of all the earth is crossing the Jordan in front of you.

Psalms 78:13Through the sea which he split he brought them, making waters stand up like a heap;

Zechariah 4:14Then he explained, “They are the two anointed ones who attend the Lord of all the earth.”

Matthew Henry on Joshua 3:8-14

7 And the Lord said unto Joshua, This day will I begin to magnify thee in the sight of all Israel, that they may know that, as I was with Moses, so I will be with thee. 8 And thou shalt command the priests that bear the ark of the covenant, saying, When ye are come to the brink of the water of Jordan, ye shall stand still in Jordan. 9 And Joshua said unto the children of Israel, Come hither, and hear the words of the Lord your God. 10 And Joshua said, Hereby ye shall know that the living God is among you, and that… Read the whole commentary →

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