Now behold, today I am going the way of all the earth, and you know with all your heart and soul that not one of the good promises the LORD your God made to you has failed. Everything was fulfilled for you; not one promise has failed.
Parallel translations
- WEB “Behold, today I am going the way of all the earth. You know in all your hearts and in all your souls that not one thing has failed of all the good things which Yahweh your God spoke concerning you. All have happened to you. Not one thing has failed of it.
- KJV And, behold, this day I am going the way of all the earth: and ye know in all your hearts and in all your souls, that not one thing hath failed of all the good things which the LORD your God spake concerning you; all are come to pass unto you, and not one thing hath failed thereof.
- NKJV “Behold, this day I am going the way of all the earth. And you know in all your hearts and in all your souls that not one thing has failed of all the good things which the Lord your God spoke concerning you. All have come to pass for you; not one word of them has failed.
- NASB “Now behold, today I am going the way of all the earth, and you know in all your hearts and in all your souls that not one word of all the good words which the Lord your God spoke concerning you has failed; they all have been fulfilled for you, not one of them has failed.
- NLT “Soon I will die, going the way of everything on earth. Deep in your hearts you know that every promise of the Lord your God has come true. Not a single one has failed!
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Quick answer
Facing death, Joshua testifies that not one of God's good promises has failed. It is his dying witness to God's faithfulness.
Overview
As he approaches the end of his life, Joshua calls Israel to know in their hearts that every good word God spoke has been fulfilled. His testimony reinforces the central theme that God keeps His promises completely. This confidence in God's faithfulness is meant to anchor Israel's continued obedience.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 14
- Luke 21:33Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will never pass away.
- 1 Kgs 2:2“I am about to go the way of all the earth. So be strong and prove yourself a man.
- Lev 26:3–13If you follow My statutes and carefully keep My commandments,
- Josh 21:43–45Thus the LORD gave Israel all the land He had sworn to give their fathers, and they took possession of it and settled in it.
- Eccl 9:10Whatever you find to do with your hands, do it with all your might, for in Sheol, where you are going, there is no work or planning or knowledge or wisdom.
- Num 23:19God is not a man, that He should lie, or a son of man, that He should change His mind. Does He speak and not act? Does He promise and not fulfill?
- Deut 28:1–14“Now if you faithfully obey the voice of the LORD your God and are careful to follow all His commandments I am giving you today, the LORD your God will set you high above all the nations of the earth.
- 1 Sam 3:19And Samuel grew, and the LORD was with him, and He let none of Samuel’s words fall to the ground.
- 1 Kgs 8:56“Blessed be the LORD, who has given rest to His people Israel according to all that He promised. Not one word has failed of all the good promises He made through His servant Moses.
- Eccl 12:5when men fear the heights and dangers of the road, when the almond tree blossoms, the grasshopper loses its spring, and the caper berry shrivels—for then man goes to his eternal home and mourners walk the streets.
- Exod 3:8I have come down to rescue them from the hand of the Egyptians and to bring them up out of that land to a good and spacious land, a land flowing with milk and honey—the home of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites.
- Exod 23:27–30I will send My terror ahead of you and throw into confusion every nation you encounter. I will make all your enemies turn and run.
- Heb 9:27Just as man is appointed to die once, and after that to face judgment,
- Job 30:23Yes, I know that You will bring me down to death, to the place appointed for all the living.
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