10 so they cried out to the Lord, saying, “We have sinned against you.(A) We have abandoned our God and worshiped the Baals.”

11 The Lord said to the Israelites, “When the Egyptians,(B) Amorites, Ammonites, Philistines, 12 Sidonians, Amalekites, and Maonites[a](C) oppressed you, and you cried out to me, did I not deliver you from them? 13 But you have abandoned me and worshiped other gods. Therefore, I will not deliver you again. 14 Go and cry out to the gods you have chosen.(D) Let them deliver you whenever you are oppressed.”

15 But the Israelites said, “We have sinned. Deal with us as you see fit; only rescue us(E) today!” 16 So they got rid of the foreign gods(F) among them and worshiped the Lord,(G) and he became weary(H) of Israel’s misery.

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  1. 10:12 LXX reads Midianites

10 Then the (A)sons of Israel cried out to the Lord, saying, “We have sinned against You, for indeed, we have abandoned our God and served the Baals.” 11 And the Lord said to the sons of Israel, “Did I not save you (B)from the Egyptians, (C)the Amorites, (D)the sons of Ammon, and the Philistines? 12 And when the Sidonians, the Amalekites, and the Maonites (E)oppressed you, you cried out to Me, and I saved you from their hands. 13 Yet (F)you abandoned Me and served other gods; therefore I will no longer save you. 14 (G)Go and cry out to the gods which you have chosen; let them save you in the time of your distress.” 15 Then the sons of Israel said to the Lord, “We have sinned, (H)do to us whatever [a]seems good to You; only please save us this day.” 16 (I)So they removed the foreign gods from among them and served the Lord; and [b](J)He could no longer endure the misery of Israel.

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  1. Judges 10:15 Lit the good in Your eyes
  2. Judges 10:16 Lit His soul became impatient with the misery