Discovery BoxJoshua 23:13 
Context23:13 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 23:15-16
Context23:15 But in the same way every faithful promise the Lord your God made to you has been realized, 5 it is just as certain, if you disobey, that the Lord will bring on you every judgment 6 until he destroys you from this good land which the Lord your God gave you. 23:16 If you violate the covenantal laws of the Lord your God which he commanded you to keep, 7 and follow, worship, and bow down to other gods, 8 the Lord will be very angry with you and you will disappear 9 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 “and it will be as every good word which the
6 tn Heb “so the
7 tn Heb “when you violate the covenant of the
8 tn Heb “and you walk and serve other gods and bow down to them.”
9 tn Or “perish.”
