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Joshua 10:25

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“Do not be afraid or discouraged,” Joshua said. “Be strong and courageous, for the LORD will do this to all the enemies you fight.”
Joshua 10:25 · Berean Standard Bible
Parallel translations
  • WEB Joshua said to them, “Don’t be afraid, nor be dismayed. Be strong and courageous, for Yahweh will do this to all your enemies against whom you fight.”
  • KJV And Joshua said unto them, Fear not, nor be dismayed, be strong and of good courage: for thus shall the LORD do to all your enemies against whom ye fight.
  • NKJV Then Joshua said to them, “Do not be afraid, nor be dismayed; be strong and of good courage, for thus the Lord will do to all your enemies against whom you fight.”
  • NASB Joshua then said to them, “Do not fear or be dismayed! Be strong and courageous, for the Lord will do this to all your enemies with whom you fight.”
  • NLT “Don’t ever be afraid or discouraged,” Joshua told his men. “Be strong and courageous, for the Lord is going to do this to all of your enemies.”

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Quick answer

Joshua exhorts his men not to fear but to be strong and courageous, for God will defeat all their enemies. The victory becomes encouragement for future battles.

Overview

Echoing God's own charge to Joshua, the leader urges his commanders toward courage grounded in God's certain triumph. The defeated kings serve as a visible pledge that the LORD will do the same to every enemy Israel faces. This call to fearless faith resounds for God's people in every age who trust His promised victory.

Cross-references & the web

Cross-references · 11

  • 2 Cor 1:10He has delivered us from such a deadly peril, and He will deliver us. In Him we have placed our hope that He will yet again deliver us,
  • Josh 1:9Have I not commanded you to be strong and courageous? Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.”
  • Eph 6:10Finally, be strong in the Lord and in His mighty power.
  • 1 Sam 17:37David added, “The LORD, who delivered me from the claws of the lion and the bear, will deliver me from the hand of this Philistine.” “Go,” said Saul, “and may the LORD be with you.”
  • Rom 8:37No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us.
  • Deut 7:19the great trials that you saw, the signs and wonders, and the mighty hand and outstretched arm by which the LORD your God brought you out. The LORD your God will do the same to all the peoples you now fear.
  • Deut 31:6–8Be strong and courageous; do not be afraid or terrified of them, for it is the LORD your God who goes with you; He will never leave you nor forsake you.”
  • 2 Tim 4:17–18But the Lord stood by me and strengthened me, so that through me the message would be fully proclaimed, and all the Gentiles would hear it. So I was delivered from the mouth of the lion.
  • Deut 3:21–22And at that time I commanded Joshua: “Your own eyes have seen all that the LORD your God has done to these two kings. The LORD will do the same to all the kingdoms you are about to enter.
  • Ps 77:11I will remember the works of the LORD; yes, I will remember Your wonders of old.
  • Ps 63:9But those who seek my life to destroy it will go into the depths of the earth.

Themes, concepts, people & topics

Topics (11)
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Christ at the center

Joshua — the same name as Jesus, 'the LORD saves' — leads God's people into their inheritance, a shadow of the greater Joshua who brings us into the true rest and the promised land that remains.

How Joshua 10:25 points to him is part of the one story that runs through all Scripture — meet Jesus at the heart of the web, or follow a trail that traces him from Genesis to Revelation.

Original language

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And Joshuaיְהוֹשׁוּעַsaidאָמַרunto them, Fearיָרֵאnot, nor be dismayedחָתַתbe strongחָזַקand of good courageאָמַץfor thus shall the LORDיְהֹוָהdoעָשָׂהto all your enemiesאֹיֵבagainst whom ye fightלָחַם
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