Now look, God is with us as our leader. His priests are ready to blow the trumpets to signal the attack against you. You Israelites, don't fight against the Lord God of your ancestors, for you will not win!"

The sons of Aaron, the priests, must blow the trumpets; and they will be to you for an eternal ordinance throughout your generations.

but if it is from God, you will not be able to stop them, or you may even be found fighting against God." He convinced them,

But Moses said, "Why are you now transgressing the commandment of the Lord? It will not succeed!

He has not looked on iniquity in Jacob, nor has he seen trouble in Israel. The Lord their God is with them; his acclamation as king is among them.

So Moses sent them to the war, one thousand from every tribe, with Phinehas son of Eleazar the priest, who was in charge of the holy articles and the signal trumpets.

for the Lord your God goes with you to fight on your behalf against your enemies to give you victory."

You will feel your way along at noon like the blind person does in darkness and you will not succeed in anything you do; you will be constantly oppressed and continually robbed, with no one to save you.

When Joshua was near Jericho, he looked up and saw a man standing in front of him holding a drawn sword. Joshua approached him and asked him, "Are you on our side or allied with our enemies?"

The seven priests carrying the seven rams' horns before the ark of the Lord marched along blowing their horns. Armed troops marched ahead of them, while the rear guard followed along behind the ark of the Lord blowing rams' horns.

When the ark of the covenant of the Lord arrived at the camp, all Israel shouted so loudly that the ground shook.

God's Spirit energized Zechariah son of Jehoiada the priest. He stood up before the people and said to them, "This is what God says: 'Why are you violating the commands of the Lord? You will not be prosperous! Because you have rejected the Lord, he has rejected you!'"

He is wise in heart and mighty in strength -- who has resisted him and remained safe?

for he stretches out his hand against God, and vaunts himself against the Almighty,

Do you have an arm as powerful as God's, and can you thunder with a voice like his?

Some trust in chariots and others in horses, but we depend on the Lord our God.

Devise your strategy, but it will be thwarted! Issue your orders, but they will not be executed! For God is with us!

One who argues with his creator is in grave danger, one who is like a mere shard among the other shards on the ground! The clay should not say to the potter, "What in the world are you doing? Your work lacks skill!"

No weapon forged to be used against you will succeed; you will refute everyone who tries to accuse you. This is what the Lord will do for his servants -- I will vindicate them," says the Lord.

Moreover, you will come away from Egypt with your hands covering your faces in sorrow and shame because the Lord will not allow your reliance on them to be successful and you will not gain any help from them.

I set a trap for you, Babylon; you were caught before you knew it. You fought against me. So you were found and captured.

"'Say to them: This is what the sovereign Lord says: "'Will it prosper? Will he not rip out its roots and cause its fruit to rot and wither? All its foliage will wither. No strong arm or large army will be needed to pull it out by its roots.

And they will be like warriors trampling the mud of the streets in battle. They will fight, for the Lord will be with them, and will defeat the enemy cavalry.

He fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to him, "Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?"

What then shall we say about these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?

For it was fitting for him, for whom and through whom all things exist, in bringing many sons to glory, to make the pioneer of their salvation perfect through sufferings.

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And, behold, God himself is with us for our captain, and his priests with sounding trumpets to cry alarm against you. O children of Israel, fight ye not against the LORD God of your fathers; for ye shall not prosper.

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God

He has not looked on iniquity in Jacob, nor has he seen trouble in Israel. The Lord their God is with them; his acclamation as king is among them.
When the ark of the covenant of the Lord arrived at the camp, all Israel shouted so loudly that the ground shook.
Devise your strategy, but it will be thwarted! Issue your orders, but they will not be executed! For God is with us!
And they will be like warriors trampling the mud of the streets in battle. They will fight, for the Lord will be with them, and will defeat the enemy cavalry.
What then shall we say about these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?

For our captain

for the Lord your God goes with you to fight on your behalf against your enemies to give you victory."
When Joshua was near Jericho, he looked up and saw a man standing in front of him holding a drawn sword. Joshua approached him and asked him, "Are you on our side or allied with our enemies?"
Some trust in chariots and others in horses, but we depend on the Lord our God.
For it was fitting for him, for whom and through whom all things exist, in bringing many sons to glory, to make the pioneer of their salvation perfect through sufferings.

His priests

The sons of Aaron, the priests, must blow the trumpets; and they will be to you for an eternal ordinance throughout your generations.
So Moses sent them to the war, one thousand from every tribe, with Phinehas son of Eleazar the priest, who was in charge of the holy articles and the signal trumpets.
The seven priests carrying the seven rams' horns before the ark of the Lord marched along blowing their horns. Armed troops marched ahead of them, while the rear guard followed along behind the ark of the Lord blowing rams' horns.

Fight ye

for he stretches out his hand against God, and vaunts himself against the Almighty,
Do you have an arm as powerful as God's, and can you thunder with a voice like his?
One who argues with his creator is in grave danger, one who is like a mere shard among the other shards on the ground! The clay should not say to the potter, "What in the world are you doing? Your work lacks skill!"
I set a trap for you, Babylon; you were caught before you knew it. You fought against me. So you were found and captured.
but if it is from God, you will not be able to stop them, or you may even be found fighting against God." He convinced them,
He fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to him, "Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?"

Ye shall not

God's Spirit energized Zechariah son of Jehoiada the priest. He stood up before the people and said to them, "This is what God says: 'Why are you violating the commands of the Lord? You will not be prosperous! Because you have rejected the Lord, he has rejected you!'"
But Moses said, "Why are you now transgressing the commandment of the Lord? It will not succeed!
You will feel your way along at noon like the blind person does in darkness and you will not succeed in anything you do; you will be constantly oppressed and continually robbed, with no one to save you.
He is wise in heart and mighty in strength -- who has resisted him and remained safe?
No weapon forged to be used against you will succeed; you will refute everyone who tries to accuse you. This is what the Lord will do for his servants -- I will vindicate them," says the Lord.
Moreover, you will come away from Egypt with your hands covering your faces in sorrow and shame because the Lord will not allow your reliance on them to be successful and you will not gain any help from them.
"'Say to them: This is what the sovereign Lord says: "'Will it prosper? Will he not rip out its roots and cause its fruit to rot and wither? All its foliage will wither. No strong arm or large army will be needed to pull it out by its roots.

General references

The sons of Aaron, the priests, must blow the trumpets; and they will be to you for an eternal ordinance throughout your generations.
As you move forward for battle, the priest will approach and say to the soldiers,

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