Joshua 7:6-8

Christian Standard Bible

⁶ Then Joshua tore his clothes and fell facedown to the ground before the ark of the Lord until evening,^(A) as did the elders of Israel; they all put dust on their heads.^{(B) 7} “Oh, Lord God,” Joshua said, “why did you ever bring these people across the Jordan to hand us over to the Amorites for our destruction? If only we had been content to remain on the other side of the Jordan! ⁸ What can I say, Lord, now that Israel has turned its back and run from its enemies?