I pray that the Lord our God will be with us, as he was with our ancestors. I pray that he will never leave us.
Joshua 24:23 - Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version Then Joshua said, “So throw away the false gods that you have among you. Love the Lord, the God of Israel, with all your heart.” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Now therefore put away, said he, the strange gods which are among you, and incline your heart unto the LORD God of Israel. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Then put away, said he, the foreign gods that are among you and incline your hearts to the Lord, the God of Israel. American Standard Version (1901) Now therefore put away, said he, the foreign gods which are among you, and incline your heart unto Jehovah, the God of Israel. Common English Bible “So now put aside the foreign gods that are among you. Focus your hearts on the LORD, the God of Israel.” Catholic Public Domain Version "Now therefore," he said, "take away strange gods from among yourselves, and incline your hearts to the Lord, the God of Israel." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Now therefore, said he, put away strange gods from among you: and incline your hearts to the Lord the God of Israel. |
I pray that the Lord our God will be with us, as he was with our ancestors. I pray that he will never leave us.
I pray that we will turn to him and follow him. Then we will obey all the laws, decisions, and commands that he gave our ancestors.
Take away any desire to do evil. Keep me from joining the wicked in doing wrong. Help me stay away from their feasts.
I, the Lord, am your God. I brought you out of Egypt. Israel, open your mouth, and I will feed you.
So you must not make idols using gold or silver to compete with me. You must not make these false gods.
“Ephraim, I will have nothing more to do with idols. I am the one who answers your prayers and watches over you. I am like a fir tree that is always green. Your fruit comes from me.”
Then Joshua said to the people, “Now you have heard the Lord’s words. So you must respect the Lord and sincerely serve him. Throw away the false gods that your ancestors worshiped. That was something that happened a long time ago on the other side of the Euphrates River and in Egypt. Now you must serve only the Lord.