Joshua 23:16
For ye brake the covenant of your Lord God, which he made with you, and served alien gods, and worship-ped them, soon and swiftly the strong vengeance of the Lord shall rise onto you; and ye shall be taken away from this best land, which he gave to you.This verse in the real world
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- מְהֵרָהmᵉhêrâhproperly, a hurry; hence (adverbially) promptly
- חָרָהchârâhto glow or grow warm; figuratively (usually) to blaze up, of anger, zeal, jealousy
- אָבַדʼâbadproperly, to wander away, i.e. lose oneself; by implication to perish (causative, destroy)
- שָׁחָהshâchâhto depress, i.e. prostrate (especially reflexive, in homage to royalty or God)
- אַחֵרʼachêrproperly, hinder; generally, next, other, etc.
- בְּרִיתbᵉrîytha compact (because made by passing between pieces of flesh)
- עָבַדʻâbadto work (in any sense); by implication, to serve, till, (causatively) enslave, etc.
- אַףʼaphproperly, the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also (from the
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