Joshua 7:8

New Living Translation

Lord, what can I say now that Israel has fled from its enemies?

Cross References

Ezra 9:10

“And now, O our God, what can we say after all of this? For once again we have abandoned your commands!

Psalm 44:10

You make us retreat from our enemies and allow those who hate us to plunder our land.

Psalm 89:43

You have made his sword useless and refused to help him in battle.

Habakkuk 2:1

I will climb up to my watchtower and stand at my guardpost. There I will wait to see what the Lord says and how he will answer my complaint.

Joshua 7:7

Then Joshua cried out, “Oh, Sovereign Lord, why did you bring us across the Jordan River if you are going to let the Amorites kill us? If only we had been content to stay on the other side!

Joshua 7:9

For when the Canaanites and all the other people living in the land hear about it, they will surround us and wipe our name off the face of the earth. And then what will happen to the honor of your great name?”

1 Samuel 4:3

After the battle was over, the troops retreated to their camp, and the elders of Israel asked, “Why did the Lord allow us to be defeated by the Philistines?” Then they said, “Let’s bring the Ark of the Covenant of the Lord from Shiloh. If we carry it into battle with us, it will save us from our enemies.”