Hebrews 11:30 (YLT)

Passage

by faith the walls of Jericho did fall, having been surrounded for seven days;

Nearby Context

Hebrews 11:28 by faith he kept the passover, and the sprinkling of the blood, that He who is destroying the first-born might not touch them.

Hebrews 11:29 By faith they did pass through the Red Sea as through dry land, which the Egyptians having received a trial of, were swallowed up;

Hebrews 11:30 by faith the walls of Jericho did fall, having been surrounded for seven days;

Hebrews 11:31 by faith Rahab the harlot did not perish with those who disbelieved, having received the spies with peace.

Hebrews 11:32 And what shall I yet say? for the time will fail me recounting about Gideon, Barak also, and Samson, and Jephthah, David also, and Samuel, and the prophets,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "faith", "walls", "jericho", "fall", "having", "been", "surrounded", 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 did pass through the..." 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.