Joshua 7:10 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And the LORD said unto Joshua, Get thee up; wherefore liest thou thus upon thy face? Wherefore liest thou thus upon thy face? - It is plain there was nothing in Joshua's prayer or complaint that was offensive to God, for here there is no reprehension: Why liest thou thus? this is no time for complaint; something else is indispensably necessary to be done.