Joshua 3:11

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Joshua 3:9–13 · Berean Standard Bible

9 So Joshua told the Israelites, “Come here and listen to the words of the LORD your God.”

10 He continued, “This is how you will know that the living God is among you and that He will surely drive out before you the Canaanites, Hittites, Hivites, Perizzites, Girgashites, Amorites, and Jebusites.

11 Behold, the ark of the covenant of the Lord of all the earth will go ahead of you into the Jordan.

12 Now choose twelve men from the tribes of Israel, one from each tribe.

13 When the feet of the priests who carry the ark of the LORD—the Lord of all the earth—touch down in the waters of the Jordan, its flowing waters will be cut off and will stand up in a heap.”

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Joshua 3:13

When the feet of the priests who carry the ark of the LORD—the Lord of all the earth—touch down in the waters of the Jordan, its flowing waters will be cut off and will stand up in a heap.”

Psalms 24:1

The earth is the LORD’s, and the fullness thereof, the world and all who dwell therein.

Isaiah 54:5

For your husband is your Maker— the LORD of Hosts is His name— the Holy One of Israel is your Redeemer; He is called the God of all the earth.

Jeremiah 10:7

Who would not fear You, O King of nations? This is Your due. For among all the wise men of the nations, and in all their kingdoms, there is none like You.

Micah 4:13

Rise and thresh, O Daughter of Zion, for I will give you horns of iron and hooves of bronze to break to pieces many peoples. Then you will devote their gain to the LORD, their wealth to the Lord of all the earth.

Zephaniah 2:11

The LORD will be terrifying to them when He starves all the gods of the earth. Then the nations of every shore will bow in worship to Him, each in its own place.

Zechariah 4:14

So he said, “These are the two anointed ones who are standing beside the Lord of all the earth.”

Zechariah 6:5

And the angel told me, “These are the four spirits of heaven, going forth from their station before the Lord of all the earth.

Zechariah 14:9

On that day the LORD will become King over all the earth—the LORD alone, and His name alone.

Joshua 3:3

and commanded the people: “When you see the ark of the covenant of the LORD your God being carried by the Levitical priests, you are to set out from your positions and follow it.

Joshua 3:4

But keep a distance of about two thousand cubits between yourselves and the ark. Do not go near it, so that you can see the way to go, since you have never traveled this way before.”

Joshua 3:5

Then Joshua told the people, “Consecrate yourselves, for tomorrow the LORD will do wonders among you.”

Joshua 3:6

And he said to the priests, “Take the ark of the covenant and go on ahead of the people.” So they carried the ark of the covenant and went ahead of them.

Isaiah 3:12

Youths oppress My people, and women rule over them. O My people, your guides mislead you; they turn you from your paths.