Joshua 7:8

8 Pardon your servant, Lord. What can I say, now that Israel has been routed by its enemies?

Joshua 7:8 in Other Translations

8 O Lord, what shall I say, when Israel turneth their backs before their enemies!

8 O Lord, what can I say, when Israel has turned their backs before their enemies!

8 Lord, what can I say now that Israel has fled from its enemies?

8 Oh, Master, what can I say after this, after Israel has been run off by its enemies?

8 What can I say, Lord, now that Israel has turned its back [and run] from its enemies?

Joshua 7:8 Meaning and Commentary

Joshua 7:8

O Lord, what shall I say
For the comfort and encouragement of the people of Israel, in vindication of thy power and faithfulness, and against the charge of weakness in thyself, unfaithfulness to thy promises, and unkindness to thy people, brought by our enemies:

when Israel hath turned their backs before their enemies?
or after they have done it; what is to be said now, this being the case? he speaks as a man confounded, and at the utmost loss how to account for the power, the providence, and promises of God.

Joshua 7:8 In-Context

6 Then Joshua tore his clothes and fell facedown to the ground before the ark of the LORD, remaining there till evening. The elders of Israel did the same, and sprinkled dust on their heads.

7 And Joshua said, “Alas, Sovereign LORD, why did you ever bring this people across the Jordan to deliver us into the hands of the Amorites to destroy us? If only we had been content to stay on the other side of the Jordan!

8 Pardon your servant, Lord. What can I say, now that Israel has been routed by its enemies?

9 The Canaanites and the other people of the country will hear about this and they will surround us and wipe out our name from the earth. What then will you do for your own great name?”

10 The LORD said to Joshua, “Stand up! What are you doing down on your face?