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The Angel of Yahweh Speaks to Israel

Then (A)the angel of Yahweh came up from Gilgal to (B)Bochim. And he said, “(C)I brought you up out of Egypt and led you into the land which I have sworn to your fathers; and I said, ‘(D)I will never break My covenant with you, and as for you, (E)you shall cut no covenant with the inhabitants of this land; (F)you shall tear down their altars.’ But you have not listened to My voice; what is this you have done? Therefore I also said, ‘(G)I will not drive them out before you; but they will [a]become (H)as thorns in your sides, and their gods will become a snare to you.’” So it happened that when the angel of Yahweh spoke these words to all the sons of Israel, the people lifted up their voices and wept. So they named that place [b]Bochim; and there they sacrificed to Yahweh.

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Footnotes

  1. Judges 2:3 Some ancient mss be adversaries, and
  2. Judges 2:5 Lit weepers

Israel is Rebuked

Some time later, the angel of the Lord came up from Gilgal to Bochim and announced to Israel,[a] “I brought you up from Egypt and led you into the land that I promised to your ancestors. I had told them,[b] ‘I’ll never breach my covenant with you. As for you, you must not make any treaties[c] with the inhabitants of this land. Instead, tear down their altars.’ But you haven’t obeyed me. What have you done? Therefore I’m now saying,[d] ‘I won’t expel them before you. Instead, they’ll remain at your side, and their gods will ensnare you.’”

Because the angel of the Lord said these things to all of the Israelis, the people wept out loud, which is why they named the place Bochim.[e] And there they sacrificed to the Lord.

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Footnotes

  1. Judges 2:1 The Heb. lacks to Israel
  2. Judges 2:1 The Heb. lacks to them
  3. Judges 2:2 Or covenants
  4. Judges 2:3 Lit. I also said
  5. Judges 2:5 MT Bochim means weeping