Josué 7:9

9 Pois os cananeus e todos os moradores da terra o ouvirão e, cercando-nos, exterminarão da terra o nosso nome; e então, que farás pelo teu grande nome?

Josué 7:9 Meaning and Commentary

Joshua 7:9

For the Canaanites
Those that dwell on the east and on the west of the land, see ( Joshua 11:3 ) ; who were one of the seven nations:

and all the inhabitants of the land shall hear [of it];
of this defeat; not only the Amorites, among whom they now were, and the Canaanites before mentioned, but the Hittites, the Hivites, the Perizzites, and the Jebusites;

and shall environ us round;
come with all their forces from all parts of the land, and surround us, so that there will be no escaping for us:

and cut off our name from the earth;
utterly destroy us, that we shall be no more a nation and people, and the name of an Israelite no more be heard of, see ( Psalms 83:4 ) ;

and what wilt thou do unto thy great name?
this, though mentioned last, was uppermost in the heart of Joshua, and was reserved by him as his strongest argument with God to appear for them and save them; since his own glory, the glory of his perfections, his wisdom, goodness, power, truth, and faithfulness, was so much concerned in their salvation.

Josué 7:9 In-Context

7 E disse Josué: Ah, Senhor Deus! por que fizeste a este povo atravessar o Jordão, para nos entregares nas mãos dos amorreus, para nos fazeres perecer? Oxalá nos tivéssemos contentado em morarmos além do Jordão.

8 Ah, Senhor! que direi, depois que Israel virou as costas diante dos seus inimigos?

9 Pois os cananeus e todos os moradores da terra o ouvirão e, cercando-nos, exterminarão da terra o nosso nome; e então, que farás pelo teu grande nome?

10 Respondeu o Senhor a Josué: Levanta-te! por que estás assim prostrado com o rosto em terra?

11 Israel pecou; eles transgrediram o meu pacto que lhes tinha ordenado; tomaram do anátema, furtaram-no e, dissimulando, esconderam-no entre a sua bagagem.