Judges 2:11-19
Legacy Standard Bible
Israel Serves Baals
11 Then the sons of Israel did (A)what was evil in the eyes of Yahweh and [a]served the (B)Baals, 12 and (C)they forsook Yahweh, the God of their fathers, who had brought them out of the land of Egypt, and followed other gods from among the gods of the peoples who were around them and bowed themselves down to them; thus they provoked Yahweh to anger. 13 So they forsook Yahweh and (D)served Baal and the Ashtaroth. 14 (E)And the anger of Yahweh burned against Israel, and He gave them into the hands of plunderers who plundered them; and (F)He sold them into the hands of their enemies around them, so that they could no longer stand before their enemies. 15 Wherever they went, the hand of Yahweh was against them for evil, as Yahweh had spoken and (G)as Yahweh had sworn to them, so that they were severely distressed.
Yahweh Raises Up Judges
16 (H)Then Yahweh raised up judges [b]who saved them from the hands of those who plundered them. 17 Yet they did not listen to their judges either, for they played the harlot after other gods and bowed themselves down to them. They turned aside quickly from the way (I)in which their fathers had walked in obeying the commandments of Yahweh; they did not do as their fathers. 18 Now when Yahweh raised up judges for them, (J)Yahweh was with the judge and saved them from the hand of their enemies all the days of the judge; for Yahweh was (K)moved to pity by their groaning because of those who oppressed and suppressed them. 19 But it happened when the judge died, that they would turn back and act more corruptly than their fathers, in following other gods to serve them and bow down to them; they did not abandon their practices or their stubborn ways.
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- Judges 2:11 Or worshiped
- Judges 2:16 Lit and they
Judges 2:11-19
New King James Version
Israel’s Unfaithfulness
11 Then the children of Israel did (A)evil in the sight of the Lord, and served the Baals; 12 and they (B)forsook the Lord God of their fathers, who had brought them out of the land of Egypt; and they followed (C)other gods from among the gods of the people who were all around them, and they (D)bowed down to them; and they provoked the Lord to anger. 13 They forsook the Lord (E)and served [a]Baal and the [b]Ashtoreths. 14 (F)And the anger of the Lord was hot against Israel. So He (G)delivered them into the hands of plunderers who despoiled them; and (H)He sold them into the hands of their enemies all around, so that they (I)could no longer stand before their enemies. 15 Wherever they went out, the hand of the Lord was against them for calamity, as the Lord had said, and as the Lord had (J)sworn to them. And they were greatly distressed.
16 Nevertheless, (K)the Lord raised up judges who delivered them out of the hand of those who plundered them. 17 Yet they would not listen to their judges, but they (L)played the harlot with other gods, and bowed down to them. They turned quickly from the way in which their fathers walked, in obeying the commandments of the Lord; they did not do so. 18 And when the Lord raised up judges for them, (M)the Lord was with the judge and delivered them out of the hand of their enemies all the days of the judge; (N)for the Lord was moved to pity by their groaning because of those who oppressed them and harassed them. 19 And it came to pass, (O)when the judge was dead, that they reverted and behaved more corruptly than their fathers, by following other gods, to serve them and bow down to them. They did not cease from their own doings nor from their stubborn way.
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- Judges 2:13 A Canaanite god
- Judges 2:13 Canaanite goddesses
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