And now, O our God, what shall we say after this? For we have forsaken thy commandments,
Joshua 7:8 - Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version My Lord God, what shall I say, seeing Israel turning their backs to their enemies? Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 O Lord, what shall I say, when Israel turneth their backs before their enemies! Amplified Bible - Classic Edition O Lord, what can I say, now that Israel has turned to flee before their enemies! American Standard Version (1901) Oh, Lord, what shall I say, after that Israel hath turned their backs before their enemies! Common English Bible Please forgive me, LORD. What can I say now that Israel has retreated before its enemies? Catholic Public Domain Version My Lord God, what shall I say, seeing Israel turning their backs to their enemies? English Standard Version 2016 O Lord, what can I say, when Israel has turned their backs before their enemies! |
And now, O our God, what shall we say after this? For we have forsaken thy commandments,
the daughters of kings have delighted thee in thy glory. The queen stood on thy right hand, in gilded clothing; surrounded with variety.
I will stand upon my watch, and fix my foot upon the tower: and I will watch, to see what will be said to me, and what I may answer to him that reproveth me.
And Josue said: Alas, O Lord God, why wouldst thou bring this people over the river Jordan, to deliver us into the hand of the Amorrhite, and to destroy us? Would God, we had stayed beyond the Jordan as we began!
The Chanaanites, and all the inhabitants of the land will hear of it, and being gathered together will surround us and cut off our name from the earth. And what wilt thou do to thy great name?
And the people returned to the camp: and the ancients of Israel said: Why hath the Lord defeated us to-day before the Philistines? Let us fetch unto us the ark of the covenant of the Lord from Silo: and let it come in the midst of us, that it may save us from the hand of our enemies.