Joshua 7:9
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Joshua 7:9 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Joshua 7:9 is a verse from the book of Joshua in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "For the Canaanites and all the inhabitants of the land shall hear of it, and shall environ us round, and cut off our nam..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Joshua 7:9 — KJV
“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 (KJV)
Joshua 7:9 in Context — About the Book of Joshua
Joshua is the book of possessed promises. After Moses' death, Joshua leads Israel across the Jordan, around Jericho's walls, and into the inheritance God swore to Abraham. It is a manual for courage — God's command to be strong and courageous frames the whole conquest.
Cross-References for Joshua 7:9
“And I was with thee whithersoever thou wentest, and have cut off all thine enemies out of thy sight, and have made thee a great name, like unto the name of the great men that are in the earth. out of...: Heb. from thy face”
Shares key themes with Joshua 7:9: cut, off, name
“And I have been with thee whithersoever thou hast walked, and have cut off all thine enemies from before thee, and have made thee a name like the name of the great men that are in the earth.”
Shares key themes with Joshua 7:9: cut, off, name
“And when the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites, saw the mourning in the floor of Atad, they said, This is a grievous mourning to the Egyptians: wherefore the name of it was called Abelmizraim, which is beyond Jordan. Abelmizraim: that is, The mourning of the Egyptians”
Shares key themes with Joshua 7:9: canaanites, inhabitants, land
“Namely, of the gods of the people which are round about you, nigh unto thee, or far off from thee, from the one end of the earth even unto the other end of the earth;”
Shares key themes with Joshua 7:9: round, off, name
“Swear now therefore unto me by the LORD, that thou wilt not cut off my seed after me, and that thou wilt not destroy my name out of my father's house.”
Shares key themes with Joshua 7:9: cut, off, name
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