Joshua 23:12-14

Expanded Bible

¹² “[^LBut] If you turn away from the way of the Lord and ·become friends with [ally yourselves with; cling to] ·these people who are not part of Israel [the remnant of these nations who remain among you] and marry them, ¹³ the Lord your God will not ·help you defeat [drive out] your enemies. They will be like ·traps [^La snare and a trap] for you, like whips on your back and thorns in your eyes, ·and none of you will be left in [^Luntil you perish from] this good land the Lord your God has given you.

¹⁴ “·It’s almost time for me to die [^LLook, today I am going the way of all the earth]. You know ·and fully believe [^Lin your hearts and souls] that the Lord has not failed to keep a single one of the good promises he made. He has fulfilled every one of them. Not one of them has failed.