Joshua 24:20

The Passion Translation

If after Yahweh has been gracious to you, you turn and forsake him to worship other gods, then he will turn and deal harshly with you and totally consume you!”

Cross References

Isaiah 1:28

There will be a shattering of rebels and sinners together, and those who forsake the Lord will be consumed.

Isaiah 63:10

But they rebelled against him and grieved his Holy Spirit. Only then did he turn against them. He became their enemy and fought against them.

Jeremiah 17:13

Yahweh, you are the only hope of Israel! All who forsake you will be covered with shame. Those who turn away from you will be written in the dirt. To forsake you, Yahweh, is to forsake the fountain of living waters.

Ezekiel 18:24

“However, if the righteous man abandons his righteous ways and acts wickedly, and follows all the despicable practices of the wicked, should he be allowed to live? None of his righteous deeds will be remembered from then on, for he is guilty of being unfaithful to me, and he will most certainly die.

Acts 7:42

“When God saw what they had done, he turned away from them and handed them over to the worship of the stars of heaven, as recorded in the prophetic writings: ‘People of Israel, you failed to worship me when you offered animal sacrifices for forty years in the wilderness.

Hebrews 10:38

And he also says, “My righteous ones will live from my faith. But if fear holds them back, my soul is not content with them!”

Joshua 24:21

“No, no!” the people responded. “We promise to worship and serve Yahweh!”