And the people said unto Joshua, Nay; but we will serve the LORD. And the people said - Nay; but we will serve, etc. - So they understood the words of Joshua to imply no moral impossibility on their side: and had they earnestly sought the gracious assistance of God, they would have continued steady in his covenant.
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Joshua 24:21
21 And the people said unto Joshua, Nay; but we will serve the LORD.