19 But Joshua told the people, “You will not be able to worship Yahweh, because He is a holy God. He is a jealous God;(A) He will not remove your transgressions and sins.(B) 20 If you abandon the Lord and worship foreign gods, He will turn against you, harm you, and completely destroy(C) you, after He has been good to you.”

21 “No!” the people answered Joshua. “We will worship the Lord.”

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19 Joshua said to the people, “You are not able to serve the Lord. He is a holy God;(A) he is a jealous God.(B) He will not forgive(C) your rebellion(D) and your sins. 20 If you forsake the Lord(E) and serve foreign gods, he will turn(F) and bring disaster(G) on you and make an end of you,(H) after he has been good to you.”

21 But the people said to Joshua, “No! We will serve the Lord.”

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