Joshua 22:17 “Was not the sin of Peor enough for us, from which we have not cleansed…”

Joshua 22:17

Was not the sin of Peor enough for us, from which we have not cleansed ourselves to this day? It even brought a plague upon the congregation of the LORD.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Is the iniquity of Peor too little for us, from which we are not cleansed until this day, although there was a plague in the congregation of the LORD,

World English Bible

Is the iniquity of Peor too little for us, from which we have not cleansed ourselves to this day, although there came a plague on the congregation of the LORD,

American Standard Version

Is the iniquity of Peor too little for us, from which we have not cleansed ourselves unto this day, although there came a plague upon the congregation of Jehovah,

Geneva Bible 1599

Haue we too litle for the wickednesse of Peor, whereof we are not clensed vnto this day, though a plague came vpon the Congregation of the Lord?

Darby Translation

Is the iniquity of Peor too little for us? from which we are not cleansed until this day, although there was a plague in the assembly of Jehovah.

Young's Literal Translation

Is the iniquity of Peor little to us, from which we have not been cleansed till this day — and the plague is in the company of Jehovah,

Bible in Basic English

Was not the sin of Baal-peor great enough, from which we are not clear even to this day, though punishment came on the people of the Lord,

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Cross references

“Is the iniquity”

Numbers 25:3 Numbers 25:4–18 Deuteronomy 4:3 Deuteronomy 4:4 Psalm 106:28 Psalm 106:29

Numbers 25:3 · BSB

So Israel joined in worshiping Baal of Peor, and the anger of the LORD burned against them.

Numbers 25:4–18 · BSB

Then the LORD said to Moses, “Take all the leaders of the people and execute them in broad daylight before the LORD, so that His fierce anger may turn away from Israel.”

Deuteronomy 4:3 · BSB

Your eyes have seen what the LORD did at Baal-peor, for the LORD your God destroyed from among you all who followed Baal of Peor.

Deuteronomy 4:4 · BSB

But you who held fast to the LORD your God are alive to this day, every one of you.

Psalm 106:28 · BSB

They yoked themselves to Baal of Peor and ate sacrifices offered to lifeless gods.

Psalm 106:29 · BSB

So they provoked the LORD to anger with their deeds, and a plague broke out among them.

“from which”

1 Corinthians 10:8 1 Corinthians 10:11 Ezra 9:13 Ezra 9:14

1 Corinthians 10:8 · BSB

We should not commit sexual immorality, as some of them did, and in one day twenty-three thousand of them died.

1 Corinthians 10:11 · BSB

Now these things happened to them as examples and were written down as warnings for us, on whom the fulfillment of the ages has come.

Ezra 9:13 · BSB

After all that has come upon us because of our evil deeds and our great guilt (though You, our God, have punished us less than our iniquities deserve and have given us such a remnant as this),

Ezra 9:14 · BSB

shall we again break Your commandments and intermarry with the peoples who commit these abominations? Would You not become so angry with us as to wipe us out, leaving no remnant or survivor?

Also

Numbers 25:1–18

Numbers 25:1–18 · BSB

While Israel was staying in Shittim, the men began to indulge in sexual immorality with the daughters of Moab,

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

16“This is what the whole congregation of the LORD says: ‘What is this breach of faith you have committed today against the God of Israel by turning away from the LORD and building for yourselves an altar, that you might rebel against the LORD this day?

18And now, would you turn away from the LORD? If you rebel today against the LORD, tomorrow He will be angry with the whole congregation of Israel.

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