For disaster from God terrifies me, and because of his majesty I could not do these things.
Joshua 24:27 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised And Joshua said to all the people, ‘You see this stone #– #it will be a witness against us, for it has heard all the words the Lord said to us, and it will be a witness against you, so that you will not deny your God.’ Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And Joshua said unto all the people, Behold, this stone shall be a witness unto us; for it hath heard all the words of the LORD which he spake unto us: it shall be therefore a witness unto you, lest ye deny your God. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And Joshua said to all the people, See, this stone shall be a witness against us, for it has heard all the words the Lord spoke to us; so it shall be a witness against you, lest [afterward] you lie (pretend) and deny your God. American Standard Version (1901) And Joshua said unto all the people, Behold, this stone shall be a witness against us; for it hath heard all the words of Jehovah which he spake unto us: it shall be therefore a witness against you, lest ye deny your God. Common English Bible Joshua said to all the people, “This stone will serve here as a witness against us, because it has heard all the LORD’s words that he spoke to us. It will serve as a witness against you in case you aren’t true to your God.” Catholic Public Domain Version And he said to all the people, "Lo, this stone shall be to you as a testimony, which has heard all the words of the Lord that he has spoken to you, lest perhaps, afterward, you might choose to deny it, and to lie to the Lord your God." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And he said to all the people: Behold, this stone shall be a testimony unto you, that it hath heard all the words of the Lord, which he hath spoken to you: lest perhaps hereafter you will deny it, and lie to the Lord your God. |
For disaster from God terrifies me, and because of his majesty I could not do these things.
this would also be an iniquity deserving punishment, for I would have denied God above.
Otherwise, I might have too much and deny you, saying, ‘Who is the Lord? ’ or I might have nothing and steal, profaning the name of my God.
Listen, heavens, and pay attention, earth, for the Lord has spoken: ‘I have raised children and brought them up, but they have rebelled against me.
transgression and deception against the Lord, turning away from following our God, speaking oppression and revolt, conceiving and uttering lying words from the heart.
For the stones will cry out from the wall, and the rafters will answer them from the woodwork.
but for a whole month #– #until it comes out of your nostrils and becomes nauseating to you #– #because you have rejected the Lord who is among you, and wept before him, “Why did we ever leave Egypt? ” ’
But whoever denies me before others, I will also deny him before my Father in heaven.
He answered, ‘I tell you, if they were to keep silent, the stones would cry out.’
I call heaven and earth as witnesses against you today that I have set before you life and death, blessing and curse. Choose life so that you and your descendants may live,
Therefore write down this song for yourselves and teach it to the Israelites; have them sing it, so that this song may be a witness for me against the Israelites.
And when many troubles and afflictions come to them, this song will testify against them, because their descendants will not have forgotten it. For I know what they are prone to do, even before I bring them into the land I swore to give them.’
‘Take this book of the law and place it beside the ark of the covenant of the Lord your God so that it may remain there as a witness against you.
Pay attention, heavens, and I will speak; listen, earth, to the words from my mouth.
I call heaven and earth as witnesses against you today that you will quickly perish from the land you are about to cross the Jordan to possess. You will not live long there, but you will certainly be destroyed.
They claim to know God, but they deny him by their works. They are detestable, disobedient, and unfit for any good work.
So the Reubenites and Gadites named the altar: It is a witness between us that the Lord is God.
I know your works. Look, I have placed before you an open door that no one can close because you have but little power; yet you have kept my word and have not denied my name.
Afterwards, Samuel took a stone and set it upright between Mizpah and Shen. He named it Ebenezer, explaining, ‘The Lord has helped us to this point.’