Hebrews 11:30 (KJV)

Passage

By faith the walls of Jericho fell down, after they were compassed about seven days.

Nearby Context

Hebrews 11:28 Through faith he kept the passover, and the sprinkling of blood, lest he that destroyed the firstborn should touch them.

Hebrews 11:29 By faith they passed through the Red sea as by dry land: which the Egyptians assaying to do were drowned.

Hebrews 11:30 By faith the walls of Jericho fell down, after they were compassed about seven days.

Hebrews 11:31 By faith the harlot Rahab perished not with them that believed not, when she had received the spies with peace.

Hebrews 11:32 And what shall I more say? for the time would fail me to tell of Gedeon, and of Barak, and of Samson, and of Jephthae; of David also, and Samuel, and of the prophets:

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "faith", "walls", "jericho", "fell", "down", "after", "compassed", 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 the harlot Rahab perished 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.