KJV ORIGINAL
And the LORD said unto Joshua, Get thee up; wherefore liest thou thus upon thy face?
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
The LORD said to Joshua, 'Get up! Why are you lying face down on the ground like this?'
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
God is telling Joshua to stop lying in despair and get up to take action, because there's work to be done.
📚 Historical Context
This occurs after Israel's devastating defeat at Ai, their first military loss since entering the Promised Land. Joshua had fallen face down before the ark of the covenant in grief and confusion, not understanding why God had allowed this defeat. God is now revealing that the defeat happened because someone in Israel had disobeyed by taking forbidden items from Jericho.
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