Joshua 6:8 (DRB)

Passage

And when Joshua had ended his words, and the seven priests blew the seven trumpets before the ark of the covenant of the Lord,

Nearby Context

Joshua 6:6 Then Joshua, the son of Nun, called the priests, and said to them: Take the ark of the covenant: and let seven other priests take the seven trumpets of the jubilee, and march before the ark of the Lord.

Joshua 6:7 And he said to the people: Go, and compass the city, armed, marching before the ark of the Lord.

Joshua 6:8 And when Joshua had ended his words, and the seven priests blew the seven trumpets before the ark of the covenant of the Lord,

Joshua 6:9 And all the armed men went before, the rest of the common people followed the ark, and the sound of the trumpets was heard on all sides.

Joshua 6:10 But Joshua had commanded the people, saying: You shall not shout, nor shall your voice be heard, nor any word go out of your mouth: until the day come wherein I shall say to you: Cry, and shout.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "joshua", "ended", "words", "seven", "priests", "blew", and "trumpets". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "joshua" and "ended", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 7's "And he said to the people Go..." into verse 9's "And all the armed men went before...", so "joshua" and "ended" belong inside that flow. In Joshua context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

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