Joshua 7:8

New English Translation

If only we had been satisfied to live on the other side of the Jordan! O Lord, what can I say now that Israel has retreated before its enemies?

Cross References

Ezra 9:10

“And now what are we able to say after this, our God? For we have forsaken your commandments

Psalm 44:10

You made us retreat from the enemy. Those who hate us take whatever they want from us.

Psalm 89:43

You turn back his sword from the adversary, and have not sustained him in battle.

Habakkuk 2:1

I will stand at my watch post; I will remain stationed on the city wall. I will keep watching, so I can see what he says to me and can know how I should answer when he counters my argument.

Joshua 7:7

Joshua prayed, “O, Master, Lord! Why did you bring these people across the Jordan to hand us over to the Amorites so they could destroy us?

Joshua 7:9

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 from the earth. What will you do to protect your great reputation?”

1 Samuel 4:3

When the army came back to the camp, the elders of Israel said, “Why did the Lord let us be defeated today by the Philistines? Let’s take with us the ark of the covenant of the Lord from Shiloh. When it is with us, it will save us from the hand of our enemies.