14 The Lord’s anger burned against Israel, and He handed them over to marauders who raided them. He sold(A) them to[a] the enemies around them, and they could no longer resist their enemies. 15 Whenever the Israelites went out, the Lord[b] was against them(B) and brought disaster on them, just as He had promised and sworn to them.(C) So they suffered greatly.

16 The Lord raised up(D) judges, who saved them from the power of their marauders,

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  1. Judges 2:14 Lit into the hand of
  2. Judges 2:15 Lit the hand of the Lord

14 In his anger(A) against Israel the Lord gave them into the hands(B) of raiders who plundered(C) them. He sold them(D) into the hands of their enemies all around, whom they were no longer able to resist.(E) 15 Whenever Israel went out to fight, the hand of the Lord was against them(F) to defeat them, just as he had sworn to them. They were in great distress.(G)

16 Then the Lord raised up judges,[a](H) who saved(I) them out of the hands of these raiders.

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Footnotes

  1. Judges 2:16 Or leaders; similarly in verses 17-19