11 The Israelites did what was evil in the Lord’s sight.(A) They worshiped the Baals(B) 12 and abandoned the Lord, the God of their fathers, who had brought them out of Egypt. They went after other gods from the surrounding peoples(C) and bowed down to them. They infuriated the Lord,(D) 13 for they abandoned Him and worshiped Baal and the Ashtoreths.(E)

14 The Lord’s anger burned against Israel, and He handed them over to marauders who raided them. He sold(F) 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(G) and brought disaster on them, just as He had promised and sworn to them.(H) So they suffered greatly.

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Footnotes

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

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