1And it came to pass after many days , when Jehovah had given rest unto Israel from all their enemies round about , and Joshua was old and well stricken in years ; 2that Joshua called for all Israel , for their elders and for their heads , and for their judges and for their officers , and said unto them , I am old and well stricken in years : 3and ye have seen all that Jehovah your God hath done unto all these nations because of you ; for Jehovah your God , he it is that hath fought for you . 4Behold , I have allotted unto you these nations that remain , to be an inheritance for your tribes , from the Jordan , with all the nations that I have cut off , even unto the great sea toward the going down of the sun . 5And Jehovah your God , he will thrust them out from before you , and drive them from out of your sight ; and ye shall possess their land , as Jehovah your God spake unto you .
Warning Against Apostasy
6Therefore be ye very courageous to keep and to do all that is written in the book of the law of Moses , that ye turn not aside therefrom to the right hand or to the left ; 7that ye come not among these nations , these that remain among you ; neither make mention of the name of their gods, nor cause to swear by them , neither serve them , nor bow down yourselves unto them ; 8but cleave unto Jehovah your God , as ye have done unto this day . 9For Jehovah hath driven out from before you great nations and strong : but as for you , no man hath stood before you unto this day . 10One man of you shall chase a thousand; for Jehovah your God , he it is that fighteth for you , as he spake unto you . 11Take good heed therefore unto yourselves , that ye love Jehovah your God . 12Else if ye do at all go back , and cleave unto the remnant of these nations , even these that remain among you , and make marriages with them , and go in unto them , and they to you ; 13know for a certainty that Jehovah your God will no more drive these nations from out of your sight ; but they shall be a snare and a trap unto you , and a scourge in your sides , and thorns in your eyes , until ye perish from off this good land which Jehovah your God hath given you .
The Certainty of God's Promises
14And , 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 Jehovah your God spake concerning you ; all are come to pass unto you , not one thing hath failed thereof. 15And it shall come to pass , that as all the good things are come upon you of which Jehovah your God spake unto you , so will Jehovah bring upon you all the evil things , until he have destroyed you from off this good land which Jehovah your God hath given you . 16When ye transgress the covenant of Jehovah your God , which he commanded you , and go and serve other gods , and bow down yourselves to them ; then will the anger of Jehovah be kindled against you , and ye shall perish quickly from off the good land which he hath given unto you .