Joshua 7:8 meaning and explanation

O Lord, what can I say, now that Israel has turned its back and run from its enemies?

Joshua 7:8, Berean Standard Bible

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Joshua is speaking to God, facedown before the ark with the elders, after Israel's small force was routed at Ai and about thirty-six men died. His question is stunned and rhetorical: the army that carried God's name has fled, and he has no explanation to offer.

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