You might say to yourselves,“ These nations are stronger than we are. How can we drive them out?”

“你若心里说，这些国的民比我更多，我怎能赶出他们呢？

“你若心里说，这些国的人数比我多，我怎能赶出他们呢？

“你若心里说，这些国的人数比我多，我怎能赶出他们呢？

“也许你们心里会说，‘这些民族都比我们强大，我们怎能赶走他们呢？’

“如果你心里说：‘这些国的人比我多，我怎能把他们赶出去呢？’

「你若心裏說，這些國的民比我更多，我怎能趕出他們呢？

「你若心裏說，這些國的人數比我多，我怎能趕出他們呢？

「你若心裏說，這些國的人數比我多，我怎能趕出他們呢？

「也許你們心裡會說，『這些民族都比我們強大，我們怎能趕走他們呢？』

“如果你心裡說：‘這些國的人比我多，我怎能把他們趕出去呢？’

『你若心裏說：「這些國的人比我多；我怎能把他們趕出呢？」

爾若意謂、此諸族較多於我、何能驅逐、

勿意謂斯民、較我眾多、曷能驅逐。

爾若意謂此諸國之民、較我眾多、何能驅逐、

You may say to yourselves,“ These nations are stronger than we are. How can we drive them out?”

“ If you say in your heart,‘ These nations are greater than I. How can I dispossess them?’

Perhaps you will think to yourselves,‘ How can we ever conquer these nations that are so much more powerful than we are?’

“ If you say to yourself,‘ These nations are greater than I; how can I drive them out?’

“ If you say in your heart,‘ These nations are greater than I; how can I dispossess them?’

“ If you should say in your heart,‘ These nations are greater than I; how can I dispossess them?’—

If thou shalt say in thy heart, These nations are more than I; how can I dispossess them?

“ If you say to yourself,‘ These nations are greater than I; how can I drive them out?’

If thou shalt say in thine heart, These nations[ are] more than I; how can I dispossess them?

If you think,“ These nations are more numerous than I– how can I dispossess them?”

If you shall say in your heart,“ These nations are more than I; how can I dispossess them?”

Take the land as your own. Make your homes in it. I have given it to you.

The men spread a bad report about the land among the Israelites. They said,“ The land we checked out destroys those who live in it. All the people we saw there are very big and tall.

Jesus knew what they were thinking. So he took a little child and had the child stand beside him.

You might say to yourself,“ My power and my strong hands have made me rich.”

You will say to yourselves,“ How can we know when a message hasn’t been spoken by the Lord?”

Be careful not to have an evil thought in your mind. Don’t say to yourself,“ The seventh year will soon be here. It’s the year for forgiving people what they owe.” If you think like that, you might treat the needy people among you badly. You might not give them anything. Then they might make their appeal to the Lord against you. And he will find you guilty of sin.

You said in your heart,‘ I will go up to the heavens. I’ll raise my throne above the stars of God. I’ll sit as king on the mountain where the gods meet. I’ll set up my throne on the highest slopes of Mount Zaphon.

The people in Joseph’s family line replied,“ The hill country isn’t big enough for us. And all the Canaanites who live in the plains use chariots that have iron parts. They include the people of Beth Shan and its settlements. They also include the people who live in the Valley of Jezreel.”Joshua spoke again to the people in Joseph’s family line. He said to the people of Ephraim and Manasseh,“ There are large numbers of you. And you are very powerful. You will have more than one piece of land.You will also have the central hill country. It’s covered with trees. Cut them down and clear the land. That whole land from one end to the other will belong to you. The Canaanites use chariots that have iron parts. And those people are strong. But you can drive them out.”

Then you will say to yourself,‘ Whose children are these? I lost my children. And I couldn’t have any more. My children were taken far away from me. And no one wanted them. Who brought these children up? I was left all alone. So where have these children come from?’ ”

“ So listen, you who love pleasure. You think you are safe and secure. You say to yourself,‘ I am like a god. No one is greater than I am. I’ll never be a widow. And my children will never be taken away from me.’

Suppose you ask yourself,“ Why has this happened to me?” It’s because you have committed so many sins. That’s the reason your skirt has been torn off. That’s why your body has been treated so badly.