Joshua 24:19 - Easy To Read Version

¹⁹ Then Joshua said, “{That is not true.} You will not be able to continue serving the Lord. The Lord God is holy. And God hates his people worshiping other gods. God will not forgive you if you turn against him like that.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁹ And Joshua said unto the people, Ye cannot serve the LORD: for he is an holy God; he is a jealous God; he will not forgive your transgressions nor your sins.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁹ And Joshua said to the people, You cannot serve the Lord, for He is a holy God; He is a jealous God. He will not forgive your transgressions or your sins.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁹ And Joshua said unto the people, Ye cannot serve Jehovah; for he is a holy God; he is a jealous God; he will not forgive your transgression nor your sins.

Common English Bible

¹⁹ Then Joshua said to the people, “You can’t serve the LORD, because he is a holy God. He is a jealous God. He won’t forgive your rebellion and your sins.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁹ And Joshua said to the people: "You will not be able to serve the Lord. For he is a holy and powerful God, and he is jealous, and he will not ignore your wickedness and sins.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁹ And Josue said to the people: You will not be able to serve the Lord. For he is a holy God, and mighty and jealous, and will not forgive your wickedness and sins.

Joshua 24:19 Cross References

2 Chronicles 36:16

But God’s people made fun of God’s prophets. They refused to listen to God’s prophets. They hated God’s messages. Finally God could not hold his anger any longer. God became angry at his people and there was nothing that could be done to stop it.

Psalm 99:3

Let all the people praise your name.\par God’s name is awesome.\par God is holy.\par

Psalm 99:5

Praise the Lord our God,\par and worship his holy footstool. {\cf2\super [534]} \par

Psalm 99:9

Praise the Lord our God.\par Bow down toward his holy mountain\par and worship him.\par The Lord our God is truly holy!\par

Exodus 20:5

Don’t worship or serve idols of any kind. Why? Because I, the Lord, am your God. I hate my people worshiping other gods. [125] People who sin against me become my enemies. And I will punish those people. And I will punish their children, their grandchildren, and even their great-grandchildren.

Exodus 23:21

Obey the angel and follow him. Don’t rebel against him. The angel will not forgive the wrong things you do to him. He has my power in him.

Exodus 34:14

Don’t worship any other god. I am YAHWEH KANAH—the jealous Lord. That is my name. I am EL KANAH—the jealous God.

Exodus 34:7

The Lord shows his kindness to thousands {of generations}. The Lord forgives [340] people for the wrong things they do. But the Lord does not forget to punish guilty people. The Lord will punish not only the guilty people, but their children, their grandchildren, and their great-grandchildren will suffer for the bad things those people do. [341] ”

Isaiah 2:9

People have become worse and worse. People have become very low. God, surely you will not forgive them, will you? {\cf2\super [22]}

Isaiah 27:11

The vines will become dry. And the branches will break off. Women will use those branches for firewood.

Isaiah 30:11

Stop seeing things that will really happen! Get out of our way! Stop telling us about the Holy One of Israel.”

Isaiah 30:15

The Lord my Master, the Holy One of Israel, says, “If you come back to me you will be saved. The only strength you have will come if you trust me. But you must be calm.”

Isaiah 5:16

The Lord All-Powerful will judge fairly, and people will know he is great. The Holy God will do the things that are right, and the people will respect him.

Leviticus 10:3

Then Moses said to Aaron, “The Lord says, ‘The priests that come near me must respect me! I must be holy to them and to all the people.’” So Aaron did not say anything {about his sons dying}.

Leviticus 11:44

Why? Because I am the Lord your God! I am holy, so you should keep yourselves holy! Don’t make yourselves unclean with those crawling things!

Leviticus 11:45

I brought you people from Egypt. I did this so you could be my special people and I could be your God. I am holy, so you must be holy too!”

Leviticus 19:2

“Tell all the people of Israel: I am the Lord your God! I am holy, so you must be holy!

Leviticus 20:26

I have made you my special people. So you must be holy for me! Why? Because I am the Lord, and I am holy!

Leviticus 20:7

“Be special. Make yourselves holy [350] . Why? Because {I am holy}! I am the Lord your God.

Nahum 1:2

The Lord is a jealous God.\par The Lord punishes guilty people.\par The Lord punishes guilty people,\par and the Lord is very angry!\par The Lord punishes his enemies.\par He stays angry at his enemies.\par

Habakkuk 1:13

Your eyes are too good to look at evil.\par You can’t watch people doing wrong.\par So how can you watch\par those evil people win?\par How can you watch bad people\par defeating good people?\par

Matthew 6:24

“No person can serve two masters at the same time. He will hate one master and love the other master. Or he will follow one master and refuse to follow the other master. So you cannot serve God and Money {\cf2\super [81]} at the same time.

Joshua 24:18

The Lord helped us to defeat the people living in these lands. The Lord helped us to defeat the Amorite people who lived in this land where we are now. So we will continue to serve the Lord. Why? Because he is our God.”

Joshua 24:23

Then Joshua said, “So throw away the false gods that you have among you. Love the Lord the God of Israel with all your heart.”

Ruth 1:15

Naomi said, “Look, your sister-in-law has gone back to her own people and her own gods. So you should do the same thing.”

1 Samuel 3:14

That is why I swore (promised) that sacrifices and grain offerings will never take away the sins of the people in Eli’s family.”

1 Samuel 6:20

So the people of Beth Shemesh said, “Where is a priest that can care for this Holy Box? Where should the Box go from here?”