Hebrews 11:30 (DBY)

Passage

By faith the walls of Jericho fell, having been encircled for seven days.

Nearby Context

Hebrews 11:28 By faith he celebrated the passover and the sprinkling of the blood, that the destroyer of the firstborn might not touch them.

Hebrews 11:29 By faith they passed through the Red sea as through dry land; of which the Egyptians having made trial were swallowed up.

Hebrews 11:30 By faith the walls of Jericho fell, having been encircled for seven days.

Hebrews 11:31 By faith Rahab the harlot did not perish along with the unbelieving, having received the spies in peace.

Hebrews 11:32 And what more do I say? For the time would fail me telling of Gideon, and Barak, and Samson, and Jephthah, and David and Samuel, and of the prophets:

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "faith", "walls", "jericho", "fell", "having", "been", "encircled", and "seven". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "faith" and "walls", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 29's "By faith they passed through the Red..." into verse 31's "By faith Rahab the harlot did not...", so "faith" and "walls" belong inside that flow. In Hebrews context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "faith" and "walls" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.