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Judges 2:21
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Christian Standard Bible®
I will no longer drive out before them any of the nations Joshua left when he died.
I will no longer drive out before them any of the nations Joshua left when he died.
Hebrew Names Version
I also will not henceforth drive out any from before them of the nations that Yehoshua left when he died;
I also will not henceforth drive out any from before them of the nations that Yehoshua left when he died;
King James Version
I also will not henceforth drive out any from before them of the nations which Joshua left when he died:
I also will not henceforth drive out any from before them of the nations which Joshua left when he died:
Lexham English Bible
I will not again drive out anyone from before them from the nations that Joshua left when he died,
I will not again drive out anyone from before them from the nations that Joshua left when he died,
English Standard Version
I will no longer drive out before them any of the nations that Joshua left when he died,
I will no longer drive out before them any of the nations that Joshua left when he died,
New Century Version
I will no longer defeat the nations who were left when Joshua died.
I will no longer defeat the nations who were left when Joshua died.
New English Translation
So I will no longer remove before them any of the nations that Joshua left unconquered when he died.
So I will no longer remove before them any of the nations that Joshua left unconquered when he died.
Amplified Bible
I also will no longer drive out before them any of the nations which Joshua left [to be conquered] when he died,
I also will no longer drive out before them any of the nations which Joshua left [to be conquered] when he died,
New American Standard Bible
I in turn will no longer drive out from them any of the nations which Joshua left when he died,
I in turn will no longer drive out from them any of the nations which Joshua left when he died,
Geneva Bible (1587)
Therefore will I no more cast out before them any of the nations, which Ioshua left when he dyed,
Therefore will I no more cast out before them any of the nations, which Ioshua left when he dyed,
Legacy Standard Bible
keep yourselves in the love of God, waiting for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to eternal life.
keep yourselves in the love of God, waiting for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to eternal life.
Contemporary English Version
so I'll stop helping them defeat their enemies. Israel still had a lot of enemies when Joshua died,
so I'll stop helping them defeat their enemies. Israel still had a lot of enemies when Joshua died,
Complete Jewish Bible
in the future, I will not expel ahead of them any of the nations that Y'hoshua left when he died.
in the future, I will not expel ahead of them any of the nations that Y'hoshua left when he died.
Darby Translation
I also will not henceforth dispossess from before them any of the nations that Joshua left when he died;
I also will not henceforth dispossess from before them any of the nations that Joshua left when he died;
Easy-to-Read Version
So I will no longer defeat the nations and clear the way for the Israelites. Those nations were still in this land when Joshua died, and I will let them stay in this land.
So I will no longer defeat the nations and clear the way for the Israelites. Those nations were still in this land when Joshua died, and I will let them stay in this land.
George Lamsa Translation
I also will no longer destroy any man from before them of the nations which Joshua left when he died;
I also will no longer destroy any man from before them of the nations which Joshua left when he died;
Good News Translation
I will no longer drive out any of the nations that were still in the land when Joshua died.
I will no longer drive out any of the nations that were still in the land when Joshua died.
Literal Translation
I also from now on will not dispossess any from before them of the nations that Joshua left when he died;
I also from now on will not dispossess any from before them of the nations that Joshua left when he died;
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
I wil from hence forth dryue out none of the Heythen, who Iosua lefte behynde him, wha he dyed,
I wil from hence forth dryue out none of the Heythen, who Iosua lefte behynde him, wha he dyed,
American Standard Version
I also will not henceforth drive out any from before them of the nations that Joshua left when he died;
I also will not henceforth drive out any from before them of the nations that Joshua left when he died;
Bible in Basic English
From now on I will not go on driving out from before them any of the nations which at the death of Joshua were still living in this land;
From now on I will not go on driving out from before them any of the nations which at the death of Joshua were still living in this land;
Bishop's Bible (1568)
I will hencefoorth not cast out before them one man of the nations whiche Iosuah left when he dyed:
I will hencefoorth not cast out before them one man of the nations whiche Iosuah left when he dyed:
JPS Old Testament (1917)
I also will not henceforth drive out any from before them of the nations that Joshua left when he died;
I also will not henceforth drive out any from before them of the nations that Joshua left when he died;
King James Version (1611)
I also will not henceforth driue out any from before them of the nations which Ioshua left when he died:
I also will not henceforth driue out any from before them of the nations which Ioshua left when he died:
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
therefore I will not any more cast out a man of the nations before their face, which Joshua the son of Naue left in the land. And the Lord left them,
therefore I will not any more cast out a man of the nations before their face, which Joshua the son of Naue left in the land. And the Lord left them,
English Revised Version
I also will not henceforth drive out any from before them of the nations which Joshua left when he died:
I also will not henceforth drive out any from before them of the nations which Joshua left when he died:
Berean Standard Bible
I will no longer drive out before them any of the nations Joshua left when he died.
I will no longer drive out before them any of the nations Joshua left when he died.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
whiche Josue `lefte, and was deed;
whiche Josue `lefte, and was deed;
Young's Literal Translation
I also continue not to dispossess any from before them of the nations which Joshua hath left when he dieth,
I also continue not to dispossess any from before them of the nations which Joshua hath left when he dieth,
Update Bible Version
I also will not, from now on, drive out any from before them of the nations that Joshua left when he died;
I also will not, from now on, drive out any from before them of the nations that Joshua left when he died;
Webster's Bible Translation
I also will not henceforth drive out from before them any of the nations which Joshua left when he died:
I also will not henceforth drive out from before them any of the nations which Joshua left when he died:
World English Bible
I also will not henceforth drive out any from before them of the nations that Joshua left when he died;
I also will not henceforth drive out any from before them of the nations that Joshua left when he died;
New King James Version
I also will no longer drive out before them any of the nations which Joshua left when he died,
I also will no longer drive out before them any of the nations which Joshua left when he died,
New Living Translation
I will no longer drive out the nations that Joshua left unconquered when he died.
I will no longer drive out the nations that Joshua left unconquered when he died.
New Life Bible
I will stop driving away from them any of the nations Joshua left when he died.
I will stop driving away from them any of the nations Joshua left when he died.
New Revised Standard
I will no longer drive out before them any of the nations that Joshua left when he died."
I will no longer drive out before them any of the nations that Joshua left when he died."
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
I also, will no further dispossess a man from before them, - from among the nations which Joshua left remaining, when he died;
I also, will no further dispossess a man from before them, - from among the nations which Joshua left remaining, when he died;
Douay-Rheims Bible
I also will not destroy the nations which Josue left when he died:
I also will not destroy the nations which Josue left when he died:
Revised Standard Version
I will not henceforth drive out before them any of the nations that Joshua left when he died,
I will not henceforth drive out before them any of the nations that Joshua left when he died,
New American Standard Bible (1995)
I also will no longer drive out before them any of the nations which Joshua left when he died,
I also will no longer drive out before them any of the nations which Joshua left when he died,
Contextual Overview
6After Joshua had dismissed them, the People of Israel went off to claim their allotted territories and take possession of the land. The people worshiped God throughout the lifetime of Joshua and the time of the leaders who survived him, leaders who had been in on all of God 's great work that he had done for Israel. Then Joshua son of Nun, the servant of God , died. He was 110 years old. They buried him in his allotted inheritance at Timnath Heres in the hills of Ephraim north of Mount Gaash. 10 Eventually that entire generation died and was buried. Then another generation grew up that didn't know anything of God or the work he had done for Israel. 11The People of Israel did evil in God 's sight: they served Baal-gods; they deserted God , the God of their parents who had led them out of Egypt; they took up with other gods, gods of the peoples around them. They actually worshiped them! And oh, how they angered God as they worshiped god Baal and goddess Astarte! God 's anger was hot against Israel: He handed them off to plunderers who stripped them; he sold them cheap to enemies on all sides. They were helpless before their enemies. Every time they walked out the door God was with them—but for evil, just as God had said, just as he had sworn he would do. They were in a bad way. 16But then God raised up judges who saved them from their plunderers. But they wouldn't listen to their judges; they prostituted themselves to other gods—worshiped them! They lost no time leaving the road walked by their parents, the road of obedience to God 's commands. They refused to have anything to do with it. 18When God was setting up judges for them, he would be right there with the judge: He would save them from their enemies' oppression as long as the judge was alive, for God was moved to compassion when he heard their groaning because of those who afflicted and beat them. But when the judge died, the people went right back to their old ways—but even worse than their parents!—running after other gods, serving and worshiping them. Stubborn as mules, they didn't drop a single evil practice. 20And God 's anger blazed against Israel. He said, "Because these people have thrown out my covenant that I commanded their parents and haven't listened to me, I'm not driving out one more person from the nations that Joshua left behind when he died. I'll use them to test Israel and see whether they stay on God 's road and walk down it as their parents did." 23 That's why God let those nations remain. He didn't drive them out or let Joshua get rid of them.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Judges 2:3, Judges 3:3, Joshua 23:13, Ezekiel 20:24
Reciprocal: Joshua 13:6 - them Judges 3:1 - the nations
Cross-References
1 Samuel 26:12
David took the spear and water jug that were right beside Saul's head, and they slipped away. Not a soul saw. Not a soul knew. No one woke up! They all slept through the whole thing. A blanket of deep sleep from God had fallen on them.
David took the spear and water jug that were right beside Saul's head, and they slipped away. Not a soul saw. Not a soul knew. No one woke up! They all slept through the whole thing. A blanket of deep sleep from God had fallen on them.
Job 33:15
"In a dream, for instance, a vision at night, when men and women are deep in sleep, fast asleep in their beds— God opens their ears and impresses them with warnings To turn them back from something bad they're planning, from some reckless choice, And keep them from an early grave, from the river of no return.
"In a dream, for instance, a vision at night, when men and women are deep in sleep, fast asleep in their beds— God opens their ears and impresses them with warnings To turn them back from something bad they're planning, from some reckless choice, And keep them from an early grave, from the river of no return.
Proverbs 19:15
Life collapses on loafers; lazybones go hungry.
Life collapses on loafers; lazybones go hungry.
Daniel 8:18
A Vision of a Ram and a Billy Goat "In King Belshazzar's third year as king, another vision came to me, Daniel. This was now the second vision. "In the vision, I saw myself in Susa, the capital city of the province Elam, standing at the Ulai Canal. Looking around, I was surprised to see a ram also standing at the gate. The ram had two huge horns, one bigger than the other, but the bigger horn was the last to appear. I watched as the ram charged: first west, then north, then south. No beast could stand up to him. He did just as he pleased, strutting as if he were king of the beasts. "While I was watching this, wondering what it all meant, I saw a billy goat with an immense horn in the middle of its forehead come up out of the west and fly across the whole country, not once touching the ground. The billy goat approached the double-horned ram that I had earlier seen standing at the gate and, enraged, charged it viciously. I watched as, mad with rage, it charged the ram and hit it so hard that it broke off its two horns. The ram didn't stand a chance against it. The billy goat knocked the ram to the ground and stomped all over it. Nothing could have saved the ram from the goat. "Then the billy goat swelled to an enormous size. At the height of its power its immense horn broke off and four other big horns sprouted in its place, pointing to the four points of the compass. And then from one of these big horns another horn sprouted. It started small, but then grew to an enormous size, facing south and east—toward lovely Palestine. The horn grew tall, reaching to the stars, the heavenly army, and threw some of the stars to the earth and stomped on them. It even dared to challenge the power of God, Prince of the Celestial Army! And then it threw out daily worship and desecrated the Sanctuary. As judgment against their sin, the holy people of God got the same treatment as the daily worship. The horn cast God's Truth aside. High-handed, it took over everything and everyone. "Then I overheard two holy angels talking. One asked, ‘How long is what we see here going to last—the abolishing of daily worship, this devastating judgment against sin, the kicking around of God's holy people and the Sanctuary?' "The other answered, ‘Over the course of 2,300 sacrifices, evening and morning. Then the Sanctuary will be set right again.' "While I, Daniel, was trying to make sense of what I was seeing, suddenly there was a humanlike figure standing before me. "Then I heard a man's voice from over by the Ulai Canal calling out, ‘Gabriel, tell this man what is going on. Explain the vision to him.' He came up to me, but when he got close I became terrified and fell facedown on the ground. "He said, ‘Understand that this vision has to do with the time of the end.' As soon as he spoke, I fainted, my face in the dirt. But he picked me up and put me on my feet.
A Vision of a Ram and a Billy Goat "In King Belshazzar's third year as king, another vision came to me, Daniel. This was now the second vision. "In the vision, I saw myself in Susa, the capital city of the province Elam, standing at the Ulai Canal. Looking around, I was surprised to see a ram also standing at the gate. The ram had two huge horns, one bigger than the other, but the bigger horn was the last to appear. I watched as the ram charged: first west, then north, then south. No beast could stand up to him. He did just as he pleased, strutting as if he were king of the beasts. "While I was watching this, wondering what it all meant, I saw a billy goat with an immense horn in the middle of its forehead come up out of the west and fly across the whole country, not once touching the ground. The billy goat approached the double-horned ram that I had earlier seen standing at the gate and, enraged, charged it viciously. I watched as, mad with rage, it charged the ram and hit it so hard that it broke off its two horns. The ram didn't stand a chance against it. The billy goat knocked the ram to the ground and stomped all over it. Nothing could have saved the ram from the goat. "Then the billy goat swelled to an enormous size. At the height of its power its immense horn broke off and four other big horns sprouted in its place, pointing to the four points of the compass. And then from one of these big horns another horn sprouted. It started small, but then grew to an enormous size, facing south and east—toward lovely Palestine. The horn grew tall, reaching to the stars, the heavenly army, and threw some of the stars to the earth and stomped on them. It even dared to challenge the power of God, Prince of the Celestial Army! And then it threw out daily worship and desecrated the Sanctuary. As judgment against their sin, the holy people of God got the same treatment as the daily worship. The horn cast God's Truth aside. High-handed, it took over everything and everyone. "Then I overheard two holy angels talking. One asked, ‘How long is what we see here going to last—the abolishing of daily worship, this devastating judgment against sin, the kicking around of God's holy people and the Sanctuary?' "The other answered, ‘Over the course of 2,300 sacrifices, evening and morning. Then the Sanctuary will be set right again.' "While I, Daniel, was trying to make sense of what I was seeing, suddenly there was a humanlike figure standing before me. "Then I heard a man's voice from over by the Ulai Canal calling out, ‘Gabriel, tell this man what is going on. Explain the vision to him.' He came up to me, but when he got close I became terrified and fell facedown on the ground. "He said, ‘Understand that this vision has to do with the time of the end.' As soon as he spoke, I fainted, my face in the dirt. But he picked me up and put me on my feet.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
I also henceforth will not drive out and from before them,.... At least not as yet, not very soon nor hastily, as in Judges 2:23;
of the nations which Joshua left when he died; that is, unsubdued; which was owing either to the infirmities of old age coming upon him, which made him incapable of engaging further in war with the Canaanites; or to the sloth and indolence of the people, being weary of war, and not caring to prosecute it; or to want of men to cultivate any more land, and people other cities, than what they were possessed of; and chiefly this was owing to the providence of God, who had an end to answer hereby, as follows.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Judges 2:21. I will not henceforth drive out — As a people, they never had personal courage, discipline, or hardihood, sufficient to stand before their enemies: the advantages they gained were by the peculiar interference of God. This they had while obedient; when they ceased to obey, his strong arm was no longer stretched out in their behalf; therefore their enemies continued to possess the land which God purposed to give them as their inheritance for ever.
