“And now, O our God, what shall we say after this? For we have forsaken your commandments,
Joshua 7:8 - English Standard Version 2016 O Lord, what can I say, when Israel has turned their backs before their enemies! Higit pang mga bersyonKing 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? Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version My Lord God, what shall I say, seeing Israel turning their backs to their enemies? |
“And now, O our God, what shall we say after this? For we have forsaken your commandments,
You have made us turn back from the foe, and those who hate us have gotten spoil.
You have also turned back the edge of his sword, and you have not made him stand in battle.
I will take my stand at my watchpost and station myself on the tower, and look out to see what he will say to me, and what I will answer concerning my complaint.
And Joshua said, “Alas, O Lord God, why have you brought this people over the Jordan at all, to give us into the hands of the Amorites, to destroy us? Would that we had been content to dwell beyond the Jordan!
For the Canaanites and all the inhabitants of the land will hear of it and will surround us and cut off our name from the earth. And what will you do for your great name?”
And when the people came to the camp, the elders of Israel said, “Why has the Lord defeated us today before the Philistines? Let us bring the ark of the covenant of the Lord here from Shiloh, that it may come among us and save us from the power of our enemies.”