Joshua 7 · Verse 9

Joshua 7:9

For the Canaanites and all the inhabitants of the land shall hear of it, and shall environ us round, and cut off our name from the earth: and what wilt thou do unto thy great name?
Joshua 7:9, King James Version

Joshua 7:9 in other translations

BSBWhen the Canaanites and all who live in the land hear about this, they will surround us and wipe out our name from the earth. Then what will You do for Your great name?”
WEBFor 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. What will you do for your great name?”
ASVFor the Canaanites and all the inhabitants of the land will hear of it, and will compass us round, and cut off our name from the earth: and what wilt thou do for thy great name?
YLTand the Canaanite and all the inhabitants of the land do hear, and have come round against us, and cut off our name out of the earth; and what dost Thou do for Thy great name?'
DARBYWhen the Canaanites and all the inhabitants of the land shall hear of it, they will surround us, and cut off our name from the earth. And what wilt thou do unto thy great name?
BBEFor when the news comes to the Canaanites and all the people of the land, they will come up, shutting us in and cutting off our name from the earth: and what will you do for the honour of your great name?
WebsterFor the Canaanites, and all the inhabitants of the land will hear of it, and will environ us, and cut off our name from the earth: and what wilt thou do to thy great name?

What does Joshua 7:9 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Joshua 7:6-9

6-9. Joshua rent his clothes, and fell to the earth ... before the ark ... he and the elders--It is evident, from those tokens of humiliation and sorrow, that a solemn fast was observed on this occasion. The language of Joshua's prayer is thought by many to savor of human infirmity and to be wanting in that reverence and submission he owed to God. But, although apparently breathing a spirit of bold remonstrance and…

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Joshua 7:6-9

Joshua's concern for the honour of God, more than even for the fate of Israel, was the language of the Spirit of adoption. He pleaded with God. He laments their defeat, as he feared it would reflect on God's wisdom and power, his goodness and faithfulness. We cannot at any time urge a better plea than this, Lord, what wilt thou do for thy great name? Let God be glorified in all, and then welcome his whole will.

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Joshua 7:9 in the original Hebrew

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וְיִשְׁמְע֣וּve.yish.me.'Uand they may hearH8085
הַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֗יha.ke.na.'a.Nithe Canaanite[s]H3669
וְכֹל֙ve.Kholand allH3605
יֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.Vei[the] inhabitants ofH3427
הָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzthe landH776
וְנָסַ֣בּוּve.na.Sa.buand they will surroundH5437
עָלֵ֔ינוּ'a.Lei.nu<on> usH5921
וְהִכְרִ֥יתוּve.hikh.Ri.tuand they will cut offH3772
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
שְׁמֵ֖נוּshe.Me.nuname ourH8034
מִן\־min-fromH4480
הָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzthe earthH776
וּמַֽה\־u.mah-and what?H4100
תַּעֲשֵׂ֖הta.'a.Sehwill you doH6213
לְשִׁמְךָ֥le.shim.Khafor name yourH8034
הַגָּדֽוֹל\׃\ \סha.ga.Dol<the> greatH1419

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Cross references for Joshua 7:9

  • Exodus 32:12

    Wherefore should the Egyptians speak, and say, For mischief did he bring them out, to slay them in the mountains, and to consume them from the face of the earth? Turn from thy fierce wrath, and repent of this evil against thy people.

  • Ezekiel 36:22-23

    Therefore say unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord God; I do not this for your sakes, O house of Israel, but for mine holy name’s sake, which ye have profaned among the heathen, whither ye went. And I will sanctify my great name, which was profaned among the heathen, which ye have profaned in the midst of them; and the heathen shall know that I am the Lord, saith the Lord God, when I shall be sanctified in you before their eyes.

  • Psalms 83:4

    They have said, Come, and let us cut them off from being a nation; that the name of Israel may be no more in remembrance.

  • John 12:28

    Father, glorify thy name. Then came there a voice from heaven, saying, I have both glorified it, and will glorify it again.

  • Numbers 14:13

    And Moses said unto the Lord, Then the Egyptians shall hear it, (for thou broughtest up this people in thy might from among them;)

  • Joel 2:17

    Let the priests, the ministers of the Lord, weep between the porch and the altar, and let them say, Spare thy people, O Lord, and give not thine heritage to reproach, that the heathen should rule over them: wherefore should they say among the people, Where is their God?

  • Psalms 124:2-3

    If it had not been the Lord who was on our side, when men rose up against us: Then they had swallowed us up quick, when their wrath was kindled against us:

  • Deuteronomy 9:28

    Lest the land whence thou broughtest us out say, Because the Lord was not able to bring them into the land which he promised them, and because he hated them, he hath brought them out to slay them in the wilderness.

  • Deuteronomy 32:26-27

    I said, I would scatter them into corners, I would make the remembrance of them to cease from among men: Were it not that I feared the wrath of the enemy, lest their adversaries should behave themselves strangely, and lest they should say, Our hand is high, and the Lord hath not done all this.

  • Psalms 106:6-8

    We have sinned with our fathers, we have committed iniquity, we have done wickedly. Our fathers understood not thy wonders in Egypt; they remembered not the multitude of thy mercies; but provoked him at the sea, even at the Red sea. Nevertheless he saved them for his name’s sake, that he might make his mighty power to be known.

  • Ezekiel 20:9

    But I wrought for my name’s sake, that it should not be polluted before the heathen, among whom they were, in whose sight I made myself known unto them, in bringing them forth out of the land of Egypt.

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shall hear.
Ex 32:12; Nu 14:13
environ.
Ps 83:4; 124:2,3
what wilt thou.
De 32:26,27; Ps 106:6-8; Eze 20:9; 36:22,23; Joe 2:17; Joh 12:28

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Context

  • Joshua 7:8

    O Lord, what shall I say, when Israel turneth their backs before their enemies!

  • Joshua 7:9

    For the Canaanites and all the inhabitants of the land shall hear of it, and shall environ us round, and cut off our name from the earth: and what wilt thou do unto thy great name?

  • Joshua 7:10

    And the Lord said unto Joshua, Get thee up; wherefore liest thou thus upon thy face?

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Joshua 7:9 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Porque los Cananeos y todos los moradores de la tierra oirán, y nos cercarán, y raerán nuestro nombre de sobre la tierra: entonces ¿qué harás tú á tu grande nombre?
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Le Cananéen et tous les habitants du pays l’entendront, et nous envelopperont, et ils retrancheront notre nom de dessus la terre; et que feras-tu pour ton grand nom?
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und hören es die Kanaaniter und alle Bewohner des Landes, so werden sie uns umzingeln und unseren Namen von der Erde ausrotten; und was wirst du für deinen großen Namen tun?
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Audient Chananæi, et omnes habitatores terræ, et pariter conglobati circumdabunt nos, atque delebunt nomen nostrum de terra: et quid facies magno nomini tuo?