Joshua 23:13
23:13 know for certain that the Lord our God will no longer drive out these nations from before you. They will trap and ensnare you; 1 they will be a whip that tears 2 your sides and thorns that blind 3 your eyes until you disappear 4 from this good land the Lord your God gave you.
Joshua 23:16
23:16 If you violate the covenantal laws of the Lord your God which he commanded you to keep, 5 and follow, worship, and bow down to other gods, 6 the Lord will be very angry with you and you will disappear 7 quickly from the good land which he gave to you.”
1 tn Heb “be a trap and a snare to you.”
2 tn Heb “in.”
3 tn Heb “thorns in your eyes.”
4 tn Or “perish.”
5 tn Heb “when you violate the covenant of the Lord your God which he commanded you.”
6 tn Heb “and you walk and serve other gods and bow down to them.”
7 tn Or “perish.”