Joshua 3 · Verse 11

Joshua 3:11

Behold, the ark of the covenant of the Lord of all the earth passeth over before you into Jordan.
Joshua 3:11, King James Version

Joshua 3:11 in other translations

BSBBehold, the ark of the covenant of the Lord of all the earth will go ahead of you into the Jordan.
WEBBehold, the ark of the covenant of the Lord of all the earth passes over before you into the Jordan.
ASVBehold, the ark of the covenant of the Lord of all the earth passeth over before you into the Jordan.
YLTlo, the ark of the covenant of the Lord of all the earth is passing over before you into Jordan;
DARBYBehold, the ark of the covenant of the Lord of all the earth is going over before you into the Jordan.
BBESee, the ark of the agreement of the Lord of all the earth is going over before you into Jordan.
WebsterBehold, the ark of the covenant of the Lord of all the earth passeth over before you into Jordan.

What does Joshua 3:11 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Joshua 3:9-13

Jos 3:9-13. Joshua Encourages the People. 9-13. Come hither, and hear the words of the Lord--It seems that the Israelites had no intimation how they were to cross the river till shortly before the event. The premonitory address of Joshua, taken in connection with the miraculous result exactly as he had described it, would tend to increase and confirm their faith in the God of their fathers as not a dull, senseless…

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Joshua 3:7-13

The waters of Jordan shall be cut off. This must be done in such a way as never was done, but in the dividing of the Red sea. That miracle is here repeated; God has the same power to finish the salvation of his people, as to begin it; the WORD of the Lord was as truly with Joshua as with Moses. God's appearances for his people ought to encourage faith and hope. God's work is perfect, he will keep his people…

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Joshua 3:11 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

הִנֵּה֙hi.Nehhere!H2009
אֲר֣וֹן'a.Ron[the] ark ofH727
הַבְּרִ֔יתha.be.Ritthe covenantH1285
אֲד֖וֹן'a.Don[the] lord ofH136
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
הָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzthe earthH776
עֹבֵ֥ר'o.Ver[is] about to pass onH5674
לִפְנֵיכֶ֖םlif.nei.Khem<to> before youH6440
בַּיַּרְדֵּֽן\׃bai.yar.Denin the JordanH3383

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Joshua 3:11

  • Zechariah 6:5

    And the angel answered and said unto me, These are the four spirits of the heavens, which go forth from standing before the Lord of all the earth.

  • Psalms 24:1

    A Psalm of David. The earth is the Lord’s, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein.

  • Zechariah 4:14

    Then said he, These are the two anointed ones, that stand by the Lord of the whole earth.

  • Joshua 3:13

    And it shall come to pass, as soon as the soles of the feet of the priests that bear the ark of the Lord, the Lord of all the earth, shall rest in the waters of Jordan, that the waters of Jordan shall be cut off from the waters that come down from above; and they shall stand upon an heap.

  • Micah 4:13

    Arise and thresh, O daughter of Zion: for I will make thine horn iron, and I will make thy hoofs brass: and thou shalt beat in pieces many people: and I will consecrate their gain unto the Lord, and their substance unto the Lord of the whole earth.

  • Joshua 3:3-6

    And they commanded the people, saying, When ye see the ark of the covenant of the Lord your God, and the priests the Levites bearing it, then ye shall remove from your place, and go after it. Yet there shall be a space between you and it, about two thousand cubits by measure: come not near unto it, that ye may know the way by which ye must go: for ye have not passed this way heretofore. And Joshua said unto the people, Sanctify yourselves: for to morrow the Lord will do wonders among you. And Joshua spake unto the priests, saying, Take up the ark of the covenant, and pass over before the people. And they took up the ark of the covenant, and went before the people.

  • Zephaniah 2:11

    The Lord will be terrible unto them: for he will famish all the gods of the earth; and men shall worship him, every one from his place, even all the isles of the heathen.

  • Zechariah 14:9

    And the Lord shall be king over all the earth: in that day shall there be one Lord, and his name one.

  • Job 41:11

    Who hath prevented me, that I should repay him? whatsoever is under the whole heaven is mine.

  • Isaiah 54:5

    For thy Maker is thine husband; the Lord of hosts is his name; and thy Redeemer the Holy One of Israel; The God of the whole earth shall he be called.

  • Isaiah 3:12

    As for my people, children are their oppressors, and women rule over them. O my people, they which lead thee cause thee to err, and destroy the way of thy paths.

  • Jeremiah 10:7

    Who would not fear thee, O King of nations? for to thee doth it appertain: forasmuch as among all the wise men of the nations, and in all their kingdoms, there is none like unto thee.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
the Lord.
13; Ps 24:1; Isa 54:5; Jer 10:7; Mic 4:13; Zep 2:11; Zec 4:14; 6:5
Zec 14:9
passeth.
3-6; Isa 3:12

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Context

  • Joshua 3:10

    And Joshua said, Hereby ye shall know that the living God is among you, and that he will without fail drive out from before you the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Hivites, and the Perizzites, and the Girgashites, and the Amorites, and the Jebusites.

  • Joshua 3:11

    Behold, the ark of the covenant of the Lord of all the earth passeth over before you into Jordan.

  • Joshua 3:12

    Now therefore take you twelve men out of the tribes of Israel, out of every tribe a man.

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Joshua 3:11 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
He aquí, el arca del pacto del Señoreador de toda la tierra pasa el Jordán delante de vosotros.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
voici, l’arche de l’alliance du Seigneur de toute la terre va passer devant vous dans le Jourdain.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Siehe, die Lade des Bundes des Herrn der ganzen Erde zieht vor euch her in den Jordan.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Ecce arca fœderis Domini omnis terræ antecedet vos per Jordanem.